Kimberly Wagner - Fierce Women: The Power of a Soft Warrior (True Woman)

Kimberly Wagner has a life message that is both provocative and reassuring. As a longtime friend, Ive seen her live her teaching and its so refreshing to watch. Now other women will have the opportunity to learn from her and to be encouraged that strong womengrounded in the Word and trusting Godare beautiful to behold. This book is good for both the newly engaged and the longtime married woman. Buy it, read it, share it!

CAROLYN MCCULLEY, author of Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? and Radical Womanhood

Kimberly Wagners life is a continual pursuit of all that is true, right, and holy. She not only strives for this in her own life but lives a life of sacrifice and investment into the lives of others, such as me, spurring us on in the faith, coming alongside, and speaking truth in love. This book portrays the beauty of strength under control His control.

MELISSA HUDNELL, wife, mom, and follower of Jesus Christ

If your marriage feels like a battlefield, you need this book! Kim presents the radical idea that fierceness is woven into Gods design for womanhood, but softness is the application. She knows what its like to wrestle with the urge to control, to crave power, and to rush toward battle. In a style that makes you feel like youre having coffee with a close friend, Kim shares her story while opening the Word to reveal Gods truth. This book has the tools you need to equip you to move you and your husband from adversaries to allies.

ERIN DAVIS, author of Beyond Bath Time: Embracing Motherhood as a Sacred Role

WOW! Pull out your highlighters, because this inspiring book is full of profound and quote-worthy truths. Dig deep into its pages and discover the power and potential of your own fierce beauty.

MARY A. KASSIAN, author of Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild

As a pastors wife, this is the book I have needed for decades! I have longed for a tool to put in the hands of struggling, discontented, strong women women who are wrestling with how and why they can restore their love for their husband and marriage. Kim does a masterful job of crafting her own life story into a message that is a handbook for restoration of any marriage. Kim is writing from the perspective of the trenches, about how to win the battle, and it is powerful!

HOLLY ELLIFF, wife of Bill Elliff, Directional Pastor of The Summit Church

Can there be such a thing as sanctified ferocity? Kimberly Wagner has walked the path of sinful, self-focused boldness to find that there is a meek and humble kind of tenacity that ought to characterize every woman who loves Jesus. Fierce and humble can, and should, describe every woman of God.

BOB LEPINE, cohost of FamilyLife Today

When I first met Kimberly Wagner, she was a miserable wife whose fierce spirit had intimidated her husband and stripped him of confidence and joy. I have watched as she has become a soft warrior who is a source of strength and encouragement to LeRoy and to others around her. I believe this account of Kims journey and the truths God used to change her heart and restore her marriage will minister much grace and help to other fierce women.

NANCY LEIGH DEMOSS, author, host of Revive Our Hearts radio

Finally, a beautiful treatise on why God made women to be strong and how that can be expressed with a gentle spirit! Kimberly writes with conviction and tells her own story with transparency. Dare to pick this up and become gently fierce!

DANNAH GRESH, bestselling author of And the Bride Wore White

THE POWER OF A SOFT WARRIOR

Fierce Women

KIMBERLY WAGNER

MOODY PUBLISHERS
CHICAGO

2012 by
KIMBERLY WAGNER

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wagner, Kimberly.
Fierce women : the power of a soft warrior / Kimberly Wagner.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8024-0620-0
1. MarriageReligious aspectsChristianity. 2. Man-woman relationshipsReligious aspectsChristianity. 3. WomenReligious aspectsChristianity. I. Title.
BV835.K63 2012
248.8435dc23

2012014084

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To my comrade in battle, my loyal friend, faithful lover.
Your silly jokes make me laugh and your
deep understanding of Scripture makes me cry.
Thank you, LeRoy, for going the long haul with me
through the years of darkness when wed lost all hope.
Of all women, I am most blessed to be loved by you.

W hen I was a little girl, I was captivated by stories of heroismespecially ones where the heroine was still younglike little Lucy in Narnia who bravely followed King Aslan into battle. I related to her willingness to valiantly serve her king. But her fierce courage was even more inspiring to me because she was a good and gentle warrior with a very merry face. Perhaps every woman holds similar little girl dreams within her heartof victorious battles for truth, love, and justicedreams that are really but a dim reflection of the Great Story that lies ahead.

Most young women dream about the man who will one day win her love. She imagines the details of her wedding day with great anticipation. When the day arrives, no bride expects heartache or broken vows, but many soon realize the marriage doesnt measure up to the dreams she had held. Two sinners attempting to meld into one glorious unit will undoubtedly experience conflict, stress, and even spiritual attack. The wise bride recognizes that her vows are an entrance to a spiritual battlefield.