Damaged Goods:The Restoring Power of The Father’s Love by Pastor Lewis Tucker
Category:	Women	Publisher:	Outskirts Press	ISBN-10:	1432728725	Type:
Pages:	92	Copyright:	May 5, 2009	ISBN-13:	9781432728724	Non-Fiction

You don’t know how much you’re worth! DAMAGED GOODS shares revelation that will break the bonds that the enemy has used to hold God’s daughters hostage in the chains of abuse, mistreatment, low self-esteem and self-worth. It destroys the patterns of poor choices that have led them from one unhealthy relationship to another, and finally answers the age-old question, “Why can’t I find a good man?“ Buy your copy! Amazon Barnes & Noble.com Books-A-Million Damaged Goods   10 Reasons Why You Need To Read DAMAGED GOODS By Pastor Lewis L. Tucker Jr. 1 …the majority of women fall into the category that I call “Damaged Goods”. 2 …often times the most precious gifts are the most fragile, and although they may look good on the outside, they can be broken on the inside. 3 …Most have been mistreated in some manner or another, and whether they have  been physically, verbally, or sexually abused, it leaves them emotionally  wounded and mentally scarred. 4 … And after a while she begins to wonder is she the problem, saying stuff like, “Why can’t I find the right guy, why do I always attract the crazy ones, is there something wrong with me, does God not want me to be happy?” “Why is it that so many women go through these cycles?… 5 … too many women go from relationship to relationship because of fear of being alone. And this is what the enemy wants because you never get a chance to heal, so that if God sends you the right man you’ll run him away. 6 … many women allow themselves to be used and abused by men simply because they feel like they need a man, like they can’t be alone. They’ve convinced themselves that they can’t make it by themselves, and that’s why they’ll settle for anything.” 7 … But In order to have a healthy relationship you must be able to identify what love is and what love ain’t. You see the enemy has taken advantage of low self-esteem, lack of self-love, and popular opinion and made many of you believe that your worth is tied to a man, that your identity is defined in a man, so that you think you are incomplete without one, and that’s why you spend so much of your time and energy looking for one to love, but you can no longer accept abuse and mistreatment masquerading in the name of love, 8 … Because You can’t love a man … until you first learn how to love you. And you‘ll never learn how to love you, until you learn how to love your Father. 9 … You are complete in him. … don’t you ever let the enemy tell you, you can’t make it by yourself, that you can’t be alone, that you need a man, Jesus is all the man you’ll ever need. 10 …because you mean too much to your Father and nothing but the best will do for Daddy’s little girl. Excerpt I’m writing this book in an effort to help restore women who have been mistreated, break cycles of mistreatment and abuse, and prevent those who have not been mistreated from making decisions that place them in unhealthy relationships. As a Pastor who has helped restore numerous women, and has been anointed to minister to the broken, and as a man who has done his share of damage in the past, it is my desire never to see another woman, including my two beautiful daughters, suffer because of a man.

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Lisa Conner/ Manuscript Review Team -Outskirts Press, Inc.
Your perspective on abuse is very refreshing and real. You certainly offer an interesting perspective that I can tell comes right from your heart. There are so many varying degrees of abuse and sometime you don't even realize that the situation you are in is considered abuse. It is very sad. We live in a society that forces us to behave in certain ways and to keep quiet about things that perhaps we shouldn't. Your book is excellent. It really made me think. What you said about repressed memories and your chapter following should be featured someplace. I can tell you that I know many people who wonder exactly what you have said - "What's wrong with me? Maybe it's not in the "cards" for me to be happy." It is very sad. I know many women who could benefit from a read of your book. Even with your serious subject matter your narrative voice is very familiar and friendly. You have a nice way with words and your writing has a great flow to it. Your book is nicely crafted and filled with information I am sure many people will find helpful and thought-provoking (even the abusers themselves - they too need an awareness.) It is obvious that you have done your homework and put much thought and preparation into your work. Your book is well written. I enjoyed my review of it very much.

Minister Gwen Campbell/President, Virginia - West Central Area Team -AGLOW International
I believe this book is a "must read" for every woman, because almost every woman has suffered some type of abuse from the opposite sex. For those of you who are blessed to have not suffered abuse, you probably know someone close to you who has. This book would be a tremendous help to them, in that, it will set them free from their past pain, and will put them on the road to recovery. This book is written and designed to not only help set women free from past abuse, but to also keep them from future abusive relationships. I have read books on "abuse" before, by well-known authors, and I definitely put this book in the top list of "best sellers." Pastor Tucker has poured out the heart of the Father's love for His beloved daughters.