come-to-Jesus moment
noun
come-to-Je·sus moment
variants
or come to Jesus moment
plural come-to-Jesus moments or come to Jesus moments
: a moment of sudden realization, comprehension, or recognition that often precipitates a major change
Many patients emerge from illness having had a come-to-Jesus moment that reorients their thinking.—James Hamblin
… I had … a come-to-Jesus moment with myself. I remember thinking, "What will you regret if you don't try?" So I went after my dream …—Dianne Derby
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