Meaningful Messages of Transformation from the Trenches

By D. Monique Brown

When I began writing this book in 2021, I was the highest-ranking black female in the Navy JAGC, as well as the only black judge in the U.S. Navy. I am a servant-leader at my church. I mentor young girls and adults, men and women. As a civilian, I am one of five black Administrative Judges in my agency. I am a franchisee, real estate investor, and an Independent Travel Agent. So, I get why people look up to me thinking I "have it going on" so to speak. I wrote this book for that reason. Because while by society's standards, I may "have it going on," I have been through a lot. Born to teenaged parents; molested by multiple people as a child; physically abused; divorced twice; filed bankruptcy; hit by my own car, just to name a few things. What people see now is the living, breathing, walking testimony of what God can and will do in spite of you and others. There is nothing fake about anything that I do. My worship is for real. The joy that I have now is for real. I do not seek accolades. Rather, I want to be an inspiration to others who find themselves going through and as a consequence, believe they will never achieve true joy and success. The goal of this book is help people get to a place of living in a permanent state of continual transformation. I know that it sounds like an oxymoron to permanently transform, but to maximize the most out of the time we have on earth, we must understand that we should always be working to be better. To get the most out of the process, you will have to be open and transparent with God and yourself. Own your struggles regardless of what your struggles may be-finances, sexual impurity, unforgiveness, addiction to pornography, drugs, or alcohol, etc.-whatever they are. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. It is just you and God. Then, you have to decide that you want to be better. The last step is being intentional about the specific steps you are going to change. That's where this book will prayerfully come in. Read each devotional and answer the questions for yourself. Then have the courage to accept the assigned tasks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DCHXLPY9
• ISBN13: 9798325809071
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 393 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"