Release The Thorns and Embrace the Rose: A guide to letting go is the first book of a five part series on how author Marisa McClinton has journeyed through the valley of oppression and reached the mountain top of healing and freedom. In this first rendition, Marisa identifies the thorns that are stuck deep within our flesh that block, stunt, and stagnate our purpose and quench our fire for pushing forward into the battle for our souls for the purpose of greatness and excellence. Once the thorns of our stagnation are identified, Marisa dives into great detail on how to open our hearts up to God and allow him to strengthen us so we can release the thorns that are preventing our wounds from healing completely. This book is not only contains a dynamic testimony, but reveals the secrets that God has for his children on the path of becoming full, complete, and totally healed.