One thing I’m learning through recovery is that bringing something into the light doesn’t mean you immediately understand everything that was underneath it.
Over the past six months, I’ve had to face things about myself, my choices, and the damage I caused that I either didn’t recognize before or wasn’t willing to honestly acknowledge. And even after everything initially came out, the uncovering didn’t stop.
It has felt more like a domino effect.
One realization exposes another. One difficult conversation reveals something else that needs attention. And sometimes what I thought was the problem turns out to be connected to something much deeper.
That process isn’t comfortable… at all.
But I’m learning that we can’t experience freedom from something we’re unwilling (or afraid) to honestly face and see.
And while my own recovery journey is different from what someone may bring into a Freedom Group, I understand better today why creating a safe place to look honestly at our wounds, beliefs, patterns, and choices matters so much.
Sometimes we know something isn’t right, but we don’t know what’s underneath it… or we do, and that terrifies us.
A hurt we’ve carried for years.
A relationship that still affects the way we see ourselves.
A pattern we recognize but don’t quite understand or don’t know how to change.
A lie we’ve believed for so long that it simply feels true.
And sometimes, the thought of uncovering any of it feels overwhelming.
That’s part of why I’m excited that Lacey is leading our next Women’s Freedom Group.
Freedom Groups provide a small, intentional environment where participants can walk through The Freedom Process together — identifying wounds, recognizing lies, listening to the Holy Spirit, and discovering what God says is actually true.
Perhaps the best way to describe what that can look like, though, is through the women who have already experienced it.
Sonya described working through the material as “life-changing,” saying it gave her a framework to process years of hurt and unforgiveness that otherwise would have felt overwhelming.
But she also discovered something important about doing it with others: “The group experience enriched the healing process even further.”
Robin described her experience similarly. After walking through painful family relationships, questions about her identity, and difficulty believing that God truly loved her, she wrote: “I have been released — I am free.”
She walked away recognizing truths that had been difficult for her to believe before: Jesus loves her. God has been pursuing her. She is blessed. And she has friends willing to walk beside her.
That’s what I appreciate about Freedom Groups.
The goal isn’t simply to complete another workbook or learn more information.
It’s to create space to honestly process what you’ve experienced, invite the Holy Spirit into it, and allow Him to reveal what is true — all while surrounded by a few other individuals courageously doing the same.
Lacey’s next Freedom Group is now open for registration.
Maybe there’s something in your own life you’ve known needs attention. Or maybe you simply know something isn’t right, but you haven’t yet discovered what’s underneath it.
You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Learn more about Freedom Groups: CultivateMinistries.org/Freedom-Groups
With hope,
Lacey
