Valerie was restored by God after experiencing physical, emotional, and mental abuse during her first marriage.
Woman Restored By God
“Well, I have a pretty good upbringing. My mother was a pastor of a church. So I was raised in a Christian home,” Valerie said.
When she was eighteen, she had her first child. “My mom was gracious to, you know, not condemn me but to be by my side and encourage me,” she added.

And at a very young age, Valerie gave her heart to a man she met at a party.
“So, I met my first husband at… I actually saw him first on a bus, and he was very cute, and then after a friend invited me to a party. And at the party, there he was. And we just danced the night away, then we dated for about a year,” Valerie recalled.
But he was very controlling. He didn’t want Valerie to hang out with her friends. He just wanted her to stay at home, and he always wanted to know what she was doing.
Woman Restored By God After Abuse
It eventually escalated into physical abuse. Valerie’s husband demanded she stop working because he would easily get jealous.
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“He would say that he was sorry, that he didn’t mean to do that, that he loved me, and then I would just forgive him, and it was a disaster,” she recalled.
But one day, her husband became very jealous of her friends coming over to their house, which resulted in physical abuse.
“He punched my face into the window. My face was all bloody, and the neighbors heard, so they called the police,” Valerie said.
At first, she denied that it was her husband’s fault. But because of the witnesses, he was taken by the police.
Coming Back To God
The healing process and the separation took a toll on Valerie’s mental state. One night, she was sent to the hospital due to a nervous breakdown. But because of her therapist’s help and the support of the body of Christ, Valerie started going to church more frequently. She chose to renew her commitment to God.
“By God’s help, my life story was turned around. I could’ve died, and one of those blows could have killed me. But by God’s grace, I’m alive. I cling to Him for everything, and now, I’m blessed and highly favored,” Valerie concluded.
Header image: Valerie [Gracemade]. YouTube, 28 January 2023, https://youtu.be/-0Hj3P1dIfM