Kindle Notes & Highlights
Dear Sister, I will repeat it again and again until the day I die; submission is not permission for abuse. And, when you become aware of the truth, you will never again be unaware.
Awareness develops when those weird and awkward awakening moments occur repeatedly, and the trust in the marriage slowly erodes. You are no longer disillusioned, denying, or dismissing the reality of your dysfunctional marriage. In this awareness phase, awakening incidents will create a feeling of misery. You will forever second-guess anything and everything once awakening starts to occur.
Dear Sister, here is a warning for this phase. Ok, are you ready? When you enter the cocoon at the end of this phase, it feels like death. It will smell like death, even look like death on some occasions. My advice to you is to find and connect with a safe counselor. Take one day at a time between release and action. Finally, build trust through new relationships.
the one who spends her entire life searching for the next perfect mate, spiritually and mentally dying in the process. The worst advice anyone ever told you was to make a “mate list” and dream about him. The one I fell in love with was not the one I was looking to find. But God knew that all along!
Restoration is discovering what God has in store for you on the other side of your hurts and healing. Therefore, I calculate the span of my complete Metamorphosis to be ten years, from 2012 to 2022. And guess what? All ten years make complete sense…now!
Your stage of Metamorphic restoration allows you to migrate and return to help the next generation of women sacrificially – and we need you! Restoration is a time to discover your unique purpose, layered majestically into your wings. Take time to be grateful for where you are by finding joy daily. Do not forsake the caterpillars coming behind you, as they will need encouragement. Enjoy the small things. Your time has been focused on the big picture – searching for healing and mapping out your future. Now is the time to focus inward and embrace the small things in life.
