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- Day 37 | God Pursues You | The Parable of the Lost Son Mini Bible Study Chat
Welcome to Day 37 of The Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today we meditate on Luke 15:11–32 and the truth that no matter how far we’ve gone or how long we’ve wrestled, God has never stopped waiting for us. In this devotion, we reflect on the heart of the Father who runs toward His children — not away from them — and how His love dismantles the lie that He has ever left us.
As we journey through the story of the prodigal son, we are reminded that our return is not about shame, but about grace. God is not counting our failures; He is preparing our restoration.
In this devotion we will reflect on:
How God’s love pursues us even when we’ve wandered
Why returning is not rejection, but reconciliation
How to stay grounded in faith when it feels like God is distant
Reflection Question:
Where in your life do you need to believe that God is still running toward you — not away from you?💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
42 min - Day 36 | You Will Be My Witnesses: Empowered by the Holy Spirit to Walk Boldly in Testimony
Welcome to Day 36 of The Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today, we reflect on Acts 1:8 and the call to live as witnesses of God’s power, grace, and mercy. The same Spirit that filled the early disciples now fills us—equipping us to stand firm, forgive, love, and walk boldly in our testimony.
In this devotional, we remember that being a witness is not about performance or platforms—it’s about living a life that reflects God’s truth and light in every moment. As we near the final days of this fast, we pause to thank God for His Spirit that comforts, counsels, and strengthens us daily.
Let’s draw near to the Holy Spirit, rest in His guidance, and carry His light into the world as living testimonies of His glory.
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💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
23 min - Day 35 | Confidently Resting in God: Trusting the One Who Makes All Things New
Welcome to Day 35 of the Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today, we are learning how to confidently rest in the Lord — to trust His renewal even when we cannot see it yet. Our focus is Revelation 21:5, where God declares, “Behold, I am making all things new.”
In this devotion, we reflect on what it means to rest while God rebuilds, to trust His timing when the process feels long, and to find confidence in the truth that His work is trustworthy and true. Together, we remember that our part is to behold — to stay watchful, prayerful, and surrendered — as God recreates what could never exist without His touch.
In this episode, we reflect on:
How to rest without striving, trusting that God is working
What it means to behold God’s renewal in your life
How confidence in God’s faithfulness brings peace to your waiting season
Let’s take a deep breath, release what we’ve been holding, and rest in the truth that He is making all things new — even here, even now.
💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
17 min - Day 34 | Seated in God’s Presence: Finding Peace in the Stillness
Welcome to Day 34 of the Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today, we slow down and talk about what it means to be seated in God’s presence—to release perfection, surrender our striving, and let God meet us in the middle of our emotions.
Together, we reflect on how healing and transformation begin when we stop trying to fix everything and simply rest in His presence. Like Job, David, and Moses, we learn that God has space for our tears, our questions, and our praise. Being still doesn’t mean doing nothing—it means trusting that God is doing the deep work within us.
In this devotion we reflect on:
How surrender positions us for God’s transforming peace
What it looks like to rest instead of reach
Why stillness is the sacred place where renewal begins
Let’s draw near, find our seat at His feet, and remember: even when everything shifts, He remains steady.
💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
17 min - Day 33 | Seeing Through God’s Eyes: Trusting the Seeds He’s Already Planted
Welcome to Day 33 of the Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today, we’re talking about shifting our perspective — learning to see the hand of God at work in places that don’t look finished yet. So often we focus on what hasn’t bloomed, but God is reminding us that He’s been planting all along.
When we pause and look back, we realize God has already gone before us — planting people, opportunities, and moments of grace that will meet us right when we need them. Our waiting seasons are not wasted; they’re watering seasons. God is faithful to bring to life what He has planted.
In this devotion, we see how God has consistently plants us in the right places, even when it didn’t feel like it. From connections that became divine assignments to moments of grace that confirmed His promises, we see that His timing is never random.
Together, we’ll reflect on how to look beyond what we can see and trust that God’s promises are unfolding even now.
Biblical Reflection:
Use Joseph’s story (Genesis 37–50) as an illustration. Joseph couldn’t see how God was using the pit, the prison, and the palace as connected seeds of purpose — but each season was a planting ground for the promise.In this devotion we reflect on:
How to shift our focus from what’s missing to what God is planting
Why every delay or detour can still be divine preparation
How to hold hope that God’s promises are already in motion
Reflection Question:
Where can we recognize the evidence of God’s planting in our lives — the places, people, and moments He’s already aligned for our good?💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
27 min - Day 32 | Grace in Our Weakness: Finding Strength Through Surrender
Welcome to Day 32 of the Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today we meditate on 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 and remember that God’s power is made perfect in our weakness. We don’t have to hold it all together; we only have to hold onto Him.
Together, we rest in the truth that grace is not earned—it’s given. In our most vulnerable moments, God shows up with love that strengthens, heals, and carries us. We are learning that faith is not about appearing strong, but about trusting the One who is strong for us.
In this devotion we reflect on:
How God’s grace meets us in weakness
Why surrender allows His power to work through us
What it means to live unashamed of our process of healing
Reflection Question:
What area of weakness could become a testimony of God’s strength in our lives?💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
28 min - Day 31 | God Is Giving Us a New Heart
Welcome to Day 31 of the Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today we sit with Ezekiel 36:26-27 and reflect on how God is giving us a new heart and a new spirit. As we’ve been returning to Him, He’s been trading the places in us that are weary, guarded, and broken for hearts that are soft, responsive, and filled with His Spirit.
Together, we remember that healing is not about perfection but about allowing God to do the deep work within us. When we surrender the hard parts of our hearts, He replaces them with His tenderness, love, and strength.
In this devotion we reflect on:
How God restores and renews our hearts through His Spirit
What it means to let God exchange our pain for His peace
How to stay open and responsive to God’s love in this season
Reflection Question:
Where have we resisted God’s heart work, and what might it look like to let Him give us a new heart today?💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
13 min - Day 30 | A Heartfelt Pause: Trusting God in the Middle of Our Story
Dear Healing Besties,
As I write this, my heart is tender and reflective and honestly this is so hard if I can be honest. Over the past two weeks, I’ve received some devastating news at the top of last week that has been tough to navigate through and towards the end of the week experienced a personal loss that has deeply impacted me and my family. In this season, I sense the Lord calling me to pause, to rest at His feet, and to allow Him to carry my heart through the waves of grief and healing.
As a minister and leader, I have always believed in serving from a place of wholeness and integrity and not perfection, but a heart that is aligned with God’s presence. And right now, that means stepping back for a time so that I can let the Lord minister to me the same way I’ve encouraged so many of you to let Him minister to you.
We are now on Day 30 of the Returning Daughter Fast, and I am so proud of every single one of you who has said yes to returning to God with your whole heart. Whether you’ve been walking through it day by day or joining in spirit, I want to encourage you to see it through to Day 40. God is doing something beautiful in your obedience, and I truly believe your faith will not go unrewarded.
I don’t yet know when I’ll return to leading in ministry spaces, but I do know that this pause is holy and it’s necessary. And I trust that the same God who has carried me this far will continue to carry me and all of you with grace and mercy.
Thank you for the prayers, love, and support that so many of you have shown to me and my family. I feel them. I see them. And I am grateful. Just know that I am holding each of you, my Healing Besties close to my heart and in prayer and I just know even though I can not see it that God has a bigger plan in the midst of all of this. I trust Him and I love Him with all my heart. Most importantly I know that He will finish what He started and complete a good work.
Until I return, may we each remember that God’s heart is near to the brokenhearted, and He never stops redeeming our stories even in the silent, tender places.
I love you Healing Bestie and Jesus loves you so much!
Toni Your Healing Bestie 💜
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3
11 min - Day 29 | Renewing Our Minds: Let God Transform the Way We Think
Welcome to Day 29 of the Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today we meditate on Romans 12:1-2 and the truth that transformation begins in the mind. God is inviting us to release old thoughts, surrender the patterns that keep us stuck, and allow His Spirit to renew how we see ourselves and the world around us.
Together, we slow down to be still before the Father — not striving, not performing, but simply being His daughters. Renewal is not about perfection; it’s about letting God reshape our beliefs, our hearts, and our desires until they reflect His will.
In this devotion, we reflect on:
How healing begins with the renewal of our thoughts and beliefs
Why transformation is a daily surrender, not a single moment
How to rest in God’s love instead of striving for approval
Reflection Question:
What old thoughts or beliefs is God asking us to release so He can renew our minds?💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
37 min - Day 28 | Something Has to Shift: A Prayer of Faith, Fire, and Return
Welcome to Day 28 of the Returning Daughter 40-Day Fast. Today’s devotional is different. Together, we press into God’s presence with prayer, worship, and declaration. This is a moment of faith, fire, and returning — a time to lay everything before God and believe that something has to shift.
In this prayer-led devotion, we cry out for breakthrough, restoration, and renewed faith. We ask God to shake up what needs to move, restore what’s been lost, and remind us who we are as His daughters. As we close out our week of faith and trust, we take our rightful seat at the Father’s feet and declare that no weapon formed against us will prosper.
In this devotion, we reflect on:
How to pray through weariness and press into breakthrough
Why surrender unlocks renewal and fresh oil
How to take our seat as daughters at the feet of Jesus
Reflection Question:
Where do we need to let God shift our hearts, our faith, or our focus today?💌 Join the Returning Daughter Fast: https://mailchi.mp/traumatotestimony/returning-daughter-40-day-fast-landing-page
Grab the Returning Daughter Prayer & Fasting Guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2BnAuUvFtC426x6TyoSRCpO9QoGegpG/view?usp=sharing
Share your testimony with us here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5QGEio8CQ0cnYmntduWOtoZpl8EJR5LMDPvxTmbBKcAkgWg/viewform?usp=header
Helpful Links & Resources:
She Is Redeemed Devotional on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gu5p4SM
She Is Redeemed Bible Plan – YouVersion She Is Redeemed
Visit the Website: http://www.traumatotestimony.org
Join the Healing Besties Group: http://facebook.com/groups/healingbesties
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About Trauma to Testimony | Healing From Trauma for Christian Women
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Trauma to Testimony is the proclamation of the truth and narratives of Christian women who have endured trauma and shook up their pain and purposefully walk daily in their victories giving God their…
“yes!” We are standing and affirming Revelation 12:11- Listen- The surrender, The resurrection, Overcoming trauma, The becoming better, The inner work- ALL HEAVY!!! Each week will dissect the walk of faith as we have the hard conversations to grow deeper relationships with God. This right here is for my girls who have endured trauma BUT have a lot of Jesus!