Section I Summary Video (1:14)
Section I Summary
Crafting a perfect you is an art that requires dedication and precision. You have unlimited potential and just by changing your focus you can improve your situation. You were not created to be perfect. Believe how beautifully complex you are. There is no quick and easy way to build a better you, but your desire and passion to improve will carry you through. You have created coping mechanisms as your survival strategy. There is good news; God’s love can cover and heal all of the hurts you have experienced and change those coping mechanisms.
If you believe you are suffering from domestic abuse know that you are never alone. There are many resources available to help you, and thousands have experienced the pain and suffering you are facing. Recognizing that you are in an abusive situation is the first step.
Actions to Take
You’ve learned a lot of valuable concepts in this first section, but you’re just getting started the journey to a stronger you.
Here are some actions you can take to begin changing your life:
- Identify how you were created to be unique, not perfect, like a cup of espresso.
- Review your responses to the Are You Being Abused? questionnaire and seek the level of intervention suggested.
- Recognize the circumstances and events that have jolted you awake to recognize an abusive situation that must be changed.
- Practice applying your new actions from your 180-degree opposites.
- Review your coping mechanisms and pray for God to give you understanding as to how those can change.
- Accept God’s love in your life.
Summary Notebook Activity: Your Valuable Important Points (VIPs)
In your notebook, record the following:
What were the three most Valuable Important Points (VIPs) you learned in this section: