4 effective ways to heal from childhood trauma.
Dealing with our history is tough for many reasons. It is difficult to discuss difficult experiences. To deal with the past, we must consider and analyze what occurred. It takes a tremendous lot of guts to talk about difficult situations in the past and express how they affect one's life. We are frequently so intent on going forward that we neglect to address past events. The healing process is hampered when we do not process past events or grieve a loss. To repress these difficult periods can have physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences. Rather than distracting oneself from what has transpired, facing what has happened is the best way to foster growth and healing.
And he said: “Truly I tell you unless you change
and become like little children,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven -Mattew 18:3
Childhood is an important phase in a person's life. It's a state of being a child, a stage or phase in one's life characterized by innocence, vulnerability, dependence, and purity.
Jesus speaking in Matthew 18:3 that anyone who will enter the kingdom of God will need to have the heart of a child. The heart of a child is like a clean page of a book whatever is written on it has a lasting effect on a person's life. Our adulthood is a reflection of what was sowed into our childhood.
If looking back and all you could remember was a trauma-free childhood, then you are truly blessed. Childhood for some is a memory best forgotten, a scar that has not completely healed.
Some were a victim of abandonment or a broken home, some lost their childhood to a pedophile, some are caged by the effects of negative words since childhood, and some have witnessed something that has changed their view of life, but pushing back or ignoring the memories of the trauma won't heal it.
Here are 4 ways to heal from childhood trauma:
1. Accept that you need help: The first stage of healing is realizing that you need help. The realization of helplessness comes with brokenness and desperation to seek the needed help.
2. Speak to Jesus about it: Yes, He's all the help you need. He is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. A confidant and companion you need.
Although your past is filled with tragedy and pains; Jesus still offers the balm that heals,
He wants to heal your past and give you a fresh beginning,
He is here to help you.
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28
3). Forgiveness: Accepting the peace and healing of Jesus demands that you let go of the grudge and pain in your heart you need to forgive yourself as well as the perpetrators of your scarred childhood.
"And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us" Matthew 6:12
4). Seek Godly counsels: In your journey to complete healing, there's a need for a godly mentor someone to teach and prune you to be what God has purposed for you.
You don't have to carry the burden of your past alone, allow the life, light, and love of Christ to fill every vacuum created by your childhood trauma.
You are healed!
