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Have you ever felt too broken, too guilty, too afraid—or simply not good enough for God?
I have.
I've known Jesus for as long as I can remember, but grief, guilt, doubt, and fear have sometimes made Him feel far away. Through it all, I've returned again and again to the life-changing promise of Romans 8:
Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
In Made a Conqueror, I share Scripture alongside honest, sometimes humorous, and deeply personal stories of discovering God's grace in life's messiest moments.
This isn't a book for perfect Christians with tidy testimonies. It's for those of us who've wondered if we've failed too often, wandered too far, or simply aren't enough.
Friend, you don't have to conquer life on your own.
Through the One who loves you, you were made a conqueror.
Some of the promises you will unfold...
Letting go of guilt and discovering the grace of forgiveness.
Trusting God's promises when life is difficult.
Facing worry and uncertainty with renewed hope
Walking forward in the love that nothing can separate us from.
What others have said about Made A Conqueror
Made a Conqueror is the kind of book that invites you to slow down and look at your own story through the lens of God’s faithfulness. Candace Sessums beautifully weaves together Scripture, history, personal stories, grief, family wounds, anxiety, forgiveness, and moments of God’s unmistakable presence to remind us of a truth that is easy to forget: we are not asked to conquer life on our own. We are made to conquer through Him.
Throughout the book, Candace seems to be answering the question: What does it actually look like to conquer? It doesn’t necessarily mean that everything turns out the way we hoped. Sometimes conquering looks like forgiveness. Sometimes it looks like releasing anger. Sometimes it looks like trusting God through grief, or choosing faith when anxiety is screaming louder than truth.
Candace has written a thoughtful, honest, and encouraging book that reminds us that we don’t have to conquer life in our own strength. We are made conquerors because He is with us.
Jaylene Rodriguez-Garau,
Author of Creating Our Eden
This book is such an encouraging and thought-provoking study through Romans 8 and what it means to be more than conquerors in Christ! Candace weaves Scripture together with personal stories that are vivid, honest, and deeply moving. There were moments that tugged at my heart and made the truths she was sharing feel so personal and relatable.
I also really appreciated the questions at the end of each chapter. They invite you to slow down, reflect on what you've read, and consider how these truths apply to your own walk with the Lord. This book encourages you to dig deeper into Scripture and examine what it looks like to actually live in the victory and security we have in Christ.
If you're looking to grow in your relationship with the Lord and better understand the wonderful truths found in Romans 8, this is the perfect book to pick up.
Eliza Boyd, author of
Change of Heart
Who is this unfolding Grace for?
I pictured the person who loves Jesus but sometimes wonders whether they are doing faith wrong. The person carrying grief, guilt, unanswered questions, or a story that does not fit neatly into a testimony box.
I pictured someone a lot like me.
Made a Conqueror is my invitation to sit beside me in Romans 8 and discover, layer by layer, the grace that has been there all along.