Becoming the Woman You Were Meant to Be

There’s a version of you—soft, strong, sacred—waiting to be remembered. This raw, spiritual piece is for the woman who’s walked through the fire, felt forgotten by God, and is slowly finding her way back to herself. It's not about perfection; it’s about coming home. Includes soulful journal prompts to guide your journey of becoming.

EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT

Ava Hope Monroe

9/18/20253 min read

She’s Been Waiting for You.

There is a version of you—the real you—that has been waiting quietly in the shadows.

She’s not perfect. She doesn’t smile through pain.
She doesn’t pretend she’s fine when she’s breaking inside.
She doesn’t hustle for her worth.

She’s soft.
And strong.
And scarred.
And sacred.

And maybe…
just maybe…

She’s the woman you were always meant to be.

But First—You Had to Break.

No one tells you that becoming her would hurt this much.

No one prepares you for the grief of outgrowing who you used to be.
Or the aching silence of feeling lost in your own life.

You wonder, “Am I the only one who feels this way?”

You're not.

I promise you—you are not alone in this.

This becoming is not a tidy process. It’s raw. Messy. Holy.
It starts with the breaking.
Because sometimes, life has to crack you wide open
so the light can finally get in.

God Didn’t Leave You.

In your lowest moment…
When the tears wouldn’t stop.
When your heart was so heavy it felt like it would fold in on itself.

You may have thought God left.

But He didn’t.

He sat with you in the dark.
He held you through the storm.
He whispered, “This pain won’t destroy you—it will deliver you.”

You weren’t being abandoned.
You were being refined.

What felt like the end was the beginning of your becoming.

The Beautiful Ache of Unbecoming

Sometimes, we have to unbecome everything we’re not,
so we can finally come home to who we truly are.

And that hurts.

Letting go of old versions of yourself…
The woman who said yes to everything to keep the peace.
The one who put herself last, again and again.
The one who smiled when she wanted to scream.

Saying goodbye to her is like mourning someone you once loved.

But you’re not losing her.
You’re releasing her.

You’re making room for the woman who’s been buried under all the noise and survival.

The one who feels deeply.
Who loves wildly.
Who walks with God—not for approval, but from relationship.

This Isn’t Self-Help. It’s Soul Healing.

Becoming her isn’t about building a brand.
It’s not about manifesting the perfect life.
It’s about remembering who you are beneath the pain.

It’s about walking with limp and laughter.
Holding grief in one hand and gratitude in the other.

It’s holy work.
Sacred work.

And it doesn’t happen in a weekend retreat.
It happens in the everyday…

In the breath you take before answering the phone.
In the moment you choose rest over guilt.
In the prayer you whisper through tears.

Let Your Soul Speak: Journal Prompts for the Woman Becoming

This journey? It’s slow, sacred, and deeply personal.

Give your soul a voice. Grab a journal. Light a candle. Breathe.

Write not for answers—but for release. For remembrance.

🕯️ Journal Prompts for the Soul:
  • What have I been carrying that no longer belongs to me?

  • Where do I still seek permission to be who I truly am?

  • What has God been trying to tell me in the silence?

  • Who was I before the world told me who to be?

  • What would it feel like to trust that I am already enough?

You don’t need to write perfectly.
Just truthfully.

If You’re Weary, It’s Okay to Rest

You don’t have to prove anything anymore.

You don’t have to earn your healing.
You don’t have to justify your softness.
You don’t have to be "strong" all the time.

You’re allowed to pause.

To lay down the weight.

To say, “I don’t know who I am anymore…”
and still be worthy of love and grace and miracles.

Your becoming doesn’t demand perfection.
It asks only for presence.

She’s Not Somewhere “Out There”—She’s In You

The woman you’re becoming?

She’s not a goal to chase.
She’s not five years away.
She’s already inside you.

She’s the voice that whispers, “You don’t have to settle.”
The feeling in your gut that says, “There’s more for me.”
The quiet bravery that rises when you thought you had nothing left.

You don’t have to find her.

You only have to remember her.
And choose her—again and again.

One Last Thing, From My Heart to Yours

Becoming the woman you were meant to be will stretch you.
It will break your heart open in the most holy way.
It will ask you to trust again, breathe again, believe again.

But she is worth it.
You are worth it.

So keep going.
Even when it’s quiet.
Even when it’s slow.

God is not done with you.
He’s just getting started.

And the woman you’re becoming?

She’s already proud of you.