Avalanche of Childhood Wounds

If we look at this picture below, what thoughts and questions are racing in your mind? What are your emotions as you view the physical abuse? We all are human beings and sense pain in very similar ways and we all reflect the desire to help this child. If we see physical pain and cringe, why do we look the other way when we hear inner-soul wounds? 

Many childhood wounds stay with us into young adult years, marriage, middle-age, and even carry over into our senior years. Why? What makes us hold on to pain and reflect its brutal grip on us throughout our lifetime? Is it possible that emotional, sexual, and verbal abuse caused deeper wounds and scars than any physical violence ever could? 

Many of us encountered hurt and deep inner scarring  as a child growing up that is following us to this day. The stronghold of pain and its web of lies continues to undermine our faith and belief that Jesus Christ is powerful enough to set us free from ALL pain. We hear stories of sexual abuse, verbal anger lashed out at us, and even degrading ones life emotionally through the power of words, and hear how they overcame their struggles. Yet, we give our own lives, our own childhood areas of pain no chance for healing. The pain creates roots and starts to affect many layers of our lives from personal relationships to work conflict to depression symptoms. We cannot look the other way at the internal pain thousands of people including you and I have endured. We have hope in the news that Christ Jesus not only came to forgive our sins but to heal our brokenness and all of our pain. 

Internal Childhood Wounds That Need To Be Healed: 

1. Sexual abuses, inappropriately touched, forced to engage in acts, controlled by fear to continue the sexual acts. (Examples: Rape, peer intimidation, homosexual encounters, invite to porn, viewing sexual acts, forced to participate in sexual forms and positions, guilt and shame that carries itself with these things)

2. Verbal abuses, the use of derogatory words against your life, words and phrases like: stupid, dumb, weird, not normal, life without you is better, you are at fault, you have no meaning, you will never become what you want, you are a mistake, you failed, you are not strong enough, someone can do it better than you. 

3. Emotional abuses, the rejection and cold-shoulder effect of your life. For example, parents rejected you, your siblings thought of you as worthless, your friends bullied and made jokes of you, church members or leaders did not see raw talent so disregarded you, unacceptance of your peer group, constant desire for affirmation. 

If physical abuse is criminal and scorned in our society, why is the soul that moves us and gives us life worth less time and importance? The more I counsel and minister with people, the more I understand how deep internal pain and childhood wounds take its toll in the course of your life.

"The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." -Romans 8:15. 

Father-God is willing and able to heal your pain, free your from fear, and give you boldness to live a life of supernatural freedom in the Holy Spirit. Are you willing to cry, "Abba, Father."? 

Jesus the Son of God does not want His bride walking in pain. He is gentle, kind, and loving and desires to touch EVERY area of our life so that it is a wellspring of life. Give God a chance to heal your childhood wounds. If man cannot understand the pain you went through, Jesus Christ can! 

If you would like prayer or additional counsel on a personal life experience feel free to contact me.
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