All that glitters...You know the rest

Giselle Dailey, of Dailey  & Company Hair Studio was a moderator at our 2013 Women's Retreat. She has a testimony of surviving and breaking free from the bondage of Domestic Violence. I pray her testimony can  be a source of strength, courage and freedom to someone.

I've been told but now truly grasp how your trials and tribulations are not just for you. In what is sure to be most my transparent moment ever, I'm here to share with anyone suffering in the grips of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE...physical, emotional or mental it is NOT your fault! There is absolutely NOTHING you could say or do...not say or not do that will justify having to dance with the demons of others. Sure, you'll hear repeatedly how it's your fault, how it'll never happen again and treatment is on the way but it WON"T stop until you stop it! 
 
By the grace of God and ONLY God, I am here to share what I've hidden in shame for 2 years. I was afraid of how others would view me and failure. The light that God placed inside of me was threatened to be dimmed by the sickness of someone else. I am SO...GRATEFUL that He gave me one moment of true clarity. One moment when the chaos that whirled inside me was still just long enough for Him to remind me WHO I AM and WHOSE I AM.

To every woman or man dealing with abuse at the hand of another, please know that you are loved and deserved to be treated like the Queen/King you were created to be. Anything that detracts from you operating at your optimum levels is not what was intended for you.

I thank God for giving me the strength to continue to pour into the lives of others when I was at my lowest and I'm thankful for the prayers of those who knew something was a little off with me. I am most grateful for those in my life who knew for certain that I was going through but loved me without judgement...understanding that I could only be free when I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.

There is healing that must take place but RESTORATION is at hand. Totally trusting the work that only I can do will be completed and more excited about my future than ever before.

Grace, Peace and Blessings!
 ♥ Giselle