THE FREEDOM THEY CAN’T TAKE

WALKING IN THE LIBERTY OF WHO YOU REALLY ARE

Dear Sisterfriend,

Today, while the world celebrates independence with fireworks and flags, I want to talk about a different kind of freedom, the one they can’t legislate, limit, or take away.

The kind of freedom you don’t get from systems but from surrender.
The kind that doesn't come wrapped in red, white, and blue, but in truth, healing, and identity.

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” – John 8:36

Sis, you are free from more than you know.

You are free from the need to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.
You are free from the fear that held you hostage in rooms God already gave you authority to walk into.
You are free from the lies that said you were too broken, too late, or too much.

You are free from the cage of people-pleasing.
From generational expectations.
From the silent screams of unspoken pain.
From the cycle of over-functioning and under-receiving.

You are free to feel.
Free to rest.
Free to speak.
Free to dream again.
Free to be her—the healed version of you that’s been waiting for permission to rise.

This Independence Day, don’t just celebrate a nation’s freedom, own your personal one.
Walk in the liberty Jesus died for.
Live in the fullness of the woman He called you to be.
And remember, real freedom doesn’t always look loud. Sometimes it looks like peace.

With fire and freedom,
Dr. Anita McDaniel
The Unmute Queen