Marnie C. Ferree > Quotes

“But the father had a different relationship in mind. He didn’t want a slave or a servant or a friend or even a relative. The father longed for a son. The father knew his boy’s sinfulness and he loved him anyway. He knew the perversions of the son’s heart and he loved him anyway. He knew the shame in the young man’s spirit, and the father went running gladly to meet him and welcomed him with open arms.”
― Marnie C. Ferree, No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction

“Forgiveness is an intellectual decision not an emotional one. That means you make a conscious choice no matter how you feel. You may still be angry, yet you forgive. You may still be in pain, but you forgive. You may still be wearing the scars of the abuse, but you forgive.”
― Marnie C. Ferree, No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction

“When we experience enough grace from human hands, we begin to trust that God also extends his grace.”
― Marnie C. Ferree, No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction

“There’s joy in the journey, not just in its destination.”
― Marnie C. Ferree, No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction

“Healing from trauma requires that you tell the story . . . and tell the story . . . and tell the story. There are a variety of ways to tell the story. You can write it out in a narrative. Assemble a memory book of pictures of yourself at different ages and describe the pain of each one. Create a collage of pictures that illustrate your feelings because of your abuse or abandonment. Verbally share with safe people. With each repetition part of the shame falls away and God’s voice of truth becomes louder.”
― Marnie C. Ferree, No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction

“We must pursue truth as God himself is pursuing us. He’s seeking worshippers who are vulnerable before him—those who are “honestly themselves.” There is no willful disconnect between the life of the spirit and the life of the flesh. Instead an adoring child praises God with her very being, her spirit, her true self.”
― Marnie C. Ferree, No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction