Woman, Would You Dare to Put Your Crown Back On?

By Maria A. Goodwin

Have hope, this is a love story where you will find your true self, how to love the real you with honor, how to be a friend to yourself and to others.

WOMAN, Would You Dare To Put Your Crown Back On?

Seeks to help you escape the weeds of your previous life and allow room for new seeds to bloom in a cultivated soil that will produce a better life.

Maria has worked daily to achieve a freedom, she has never known before, the value that gives her courage and to discover her purpose for living with dignity, respect, order, understanding, compassion and peace.

Now she describes her story and the lessons she has learned during her journey through variety of experiences.

She shares the conversations she has had with God and reveals how with His help, she established an abundant life by learning a new way of life--and how you can do the same.

This personal narrative and exploration of faith presents one woman’s testimony with the hope of helping other women find the value, purpose and honor they were meant to have.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Oct 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781973674702

Maria A. Goodwin

Maria works daily to walk in the light and hopes that anyone that reads this book finds the courage to believe that the rule maker is the chain braker that gives you life with freedom, peace and joy. She has recognized that our works don’t break the chains, that only when one stops fighting to keep them, will the chains fall off our hands. God is the Supreme ruler. “He alone is able to humble those who walk in pride.” (Daniel 4:37) Now rest in peace.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-7469-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-7470-2 (e)

WestBow Press rev. date: 10/18/2019

Contents

Introduction

How Did I Get Here?

In the Beginning

The Woman You Gave Me Made Me Do It

Pride and Jealousy

Women Are Born with a Purpose

Past, Present, and Future

The Change

Listen

Saved

Retaliate

The Tower of Babel

A New Language

Honor

Bad Associations

Women

Bait

Conditions

Dreams

Do

Acceptance

Poor

Empty-Handed

Time and Money

Learn to Talk

The Lost

Where Do I Go?

Stand Up

Respect

The Heart

Steps

A Religious Woman

Naïve

Competition

Alone but Not Lonely

Worship

Discouraged

New Life

Control

Clean Feet

Second Chance

Daily Walk

Instruction

Hope

Get It Back

The Key

Walk the Talk

Embarrassment Is Not Repentance

Choices

A Fish Dies by Its Mouth

Justice

Self-Control

Know Where You Are

Curse Breakers

Offspring of Deceit

Understanding

Is It Abundant Life or a Pit?

Pride

It Is Time to Get out of the Cubbyhole

Casting Out Demons

Rest

God’s Blessings

Life with Purpose

A Real Woman

Love

Quotes to Help You Walk God’s Path to an Abundant Life

Dedication

I dedicate every word of this book,

to all people that are looking for hope, value and purpose.

The walk may be hard but is better than a road without, truth and life.

Introduction

This truth has shown me how I lost my crown. I would not be here if I did not know the pain that people experience due to a lack of knowledge regarding what makes them angry, disoriented, and hopeless.

I am here to share my experiences with mental illness. Through my search and my struggles, God has taught me that mental illness comes from accumulated anger, a lack of discipline, and disorderly conduct. He gave me a list of rules that He promised would preserve my life.

When I first found that truth, I couldn’t quite understand it. I had nothing to lose, so I put it in action. I had tried to change the atmosphere of my life with psychologists and psychiatrists, medicine, religion, anger management, battered women’s groups, and prayer groups, but nothing had helped with the pain from the abuse or made a difference in my dysfunctional condition.

Finally, desperation took over. I stopped complaining, gossiping, and expecting help from the outside. Like a child, I was determined to put in action God’s rules of discipline.

The action started. I pushed the world aside and slowly started the journey. At first, it was very humbling, and I felt stupid. Some days, I called myself crazy. Some days, I lost trust. Since I had tried everything under the sun, I kept exercising those rules of discipline like there was no other choice.

As I did it daily, I began to conquer my fear and to see that order was entering into my daily routine. I was also learning that my tasks were not as heavy. I understood my pain and the pain of others—the pain that came from abuses themselves and others.

It was becoming immensely rewarding. Without being selfish, I was gaining control of my life and being firm in my convictions. If my daily routine determined my future each day, I was determined to work with or without pain for a better future.

I was learning that peace could be part of my mind and heart when I had the courage to face my needs with true love for others and myself. This was the only thing that helped me to stop fighting against others and myself in order to gain honor, respect, and love.

Keeping priorities straight and working on daily routines makes life easier for others and ourselves and helps us achieve healing and hope. If women commit to working together in harmony and care, they will find the courage and the power to demolish any unhealthy conditions that try to destroy their value and purpose.

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