I have spent so much time being strong for others that I don’t even know what it feels like to fall apart. I carry their pain like it’s my own, holding them up when they are weak, whispering words of comfort even as my own soul is screaming for relief. But what about me? What about my grief? I don’t get to grieve. I don’t get to lay down the weight of responsibility and just be. I don’t get the luxury of breaking down because there’s always something that needs to be done—bills to pay, people to care for, tasks that won’t wait. I watch others mourn, and I stay strong for them, pushing my own pain aside like it doesn’t matter. But it does. I read the scriptures. I know that Jesus tells me to lay my burdens at His feet, and I try—I really do. But laying them down doesn’t mean they disappear. It doesn’t mean the ache in my chest stops. It doesn’t mean the memories fade or the weight of loss magically lifts. It just means I’m trusting that God sees me, even when no one else does.

This book is my truth. It’s my journey through love, deception, spiritual warfare, and ultimately, deliverance. I didn’t write this for sympathy—I wrote it because I know I’m not the only one who has been through something like this. I know what it feels like to be trapped in a cycle, believing in someone who keeps showing you who they really are, yet holding onto hope that they will change. I know what it’s like to pray for a breakthrough, to fast for clarity, and to have God reveal things that shake you to your core. This is my testimony of survival. Of learning the difference between love and control. Of recognizing manipulation, both in the physical and spiritual realm. Of seeing the signs God was giving me, even when I didn’t want to accept them. This book is about the battle I fought, not just against a toxic relationship, but against the unseen forces that tried to keep me bound. I share this because I want someone—maybe you—to know that you’re not crazy. The dreams, the tension, the shifts in energy—you’re not imagining them. There is a spiritual battle happening, and the enemy works through people, even those we love. But there’s a way out. There’s healing. There’s life after the storm. This book is for the ones who are searching for answers, for the ones who feel stuck, and for the ones who need to be reminded that God always makes a way.

This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.