May 3, 2026
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3
“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” Proverbs 4:23
“May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23
There was a season in my life, and even more clearly during my years working in behavioral health and coordinating psychiatric services, when I began to notice a pattern that I could not ignore. Many of the individuals I encountered were not just dealing with present struggles; they were responding to unresolved wounds from their past. I wasn’t just assessing and seeing symptoms; I was hearing stories. But as I listened, I began to hear something deeper, something beneath the diagnoses or the prognosis. I heard unanswered questions, childhood trauma, and unprocessed pain.
I remember thinking, “This didn’t start here.” What was never healed was still speaking.
Patterns that didn’t begin yesterday. Childhood wounds that were never healed only carried pain that didn’t start in adulthood. Patients would come in with anxiety, depression, mood instability, or relational struggles. On the surface, we addressed diagnoses, medications, and treatment plans. Many of the individuals I encountered were not just responding to life as it is now; they were reacting to life as it once was. The childhood experiences, moments of rejection, feelings of abandonment, and words that shaped identity. What struck me the most was this: What was never healed was still speaking, not always loudly but consistently. In their thoughts, in their emotions, in their relationships, and sometimes, even in their bodies. It was in that moment that God began to deepen something in me that I now know is part of my assignment!
Healing doesn’t just happen forward; sometimes God must take us back, not to relive the pain, but to redeem it.
From a clinical perspective, many psychiatric conditions are complex and multifactorial. What I observed over years of experience is this: unresolved childhood trauma often sits quietly beneath the surface, influencing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in ways people don’t always recognize. However, the deeper truth is that when questions go unanswered in childhood, the child creates their own answers.
And those answers are often rooted in pain, not truth.
- “It must be my fault.”
- “I’m not lovable.”
- “I have to earn acceptance.”
- “I’m not safe.”
Those beliefs don’t stay in childhood. They grow up!
Have you ever noticed how some reactions seem bigger than they are at the moment? A simple comment feels like rejection. A situation triggers deep sadness. A tone of voice awakens something you thought you had already overcome. The truth is not all wounds are visible. Some of the deepest pain we carry doesn’t come from our present; it comes from our past.
Childhood experiences, unspoken hurt, moments where we felt unseen, unsafe, or unloved, these moments don’t just disappear with time; they settle. Unfortunately, they shape how we see ourselves, how we respond to others, and even how we relate to God.
Inner healing is not about blaming the past. It is about acknowledging what shaped you, so it no longer controls you.
In biblical counseling and observations/participating in ministry, we often discover something profound: People love God, they serve faithfully, yet many still carry wounds they never allowed God to heal, and they often bleed on others who did not know what to do with the stain. Why?
Because we learned how to function, before we learned how to heal.
The “Inner Child” ~ A Biblical Perspective
While the phrase “inner child” is not a biblical term, the principle is deeply biblical. Scripture shows us that God is concerned about the wounded places within us: “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.” Psalm 27:10. That speaks to the abandoned place, the rejected place, the place where a child once needed love, safety, and affirmation. Inner healing is allowing God to go back into those places, not to relive the pain, but to restore truth where lies took root.
Why This Matters: Unhealed Inner Wounds Often Show Up As: Fear of rejection, difficulty trusting others, overreacting, people-pleasing, or withdrawal, and feelings of unworthiness! “What was missing in childhood often becomes what many spend their adult lives trying to find, prove, or fulfill.”
As I often share my signature phrase: “Who you are and everything you do flows from the condition of your heart.”
If your heart is wounded ~ your life will reflect it!
God’s Desire For You Is WHOLENESS! His Plan Has Always Been Holistic: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says, “May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“Healing From Within” is not just spiritual language; it is a holistic reality.
God’s design has always been Spirit – Soul – Body. He doesn’t just heal behavior. He heals the soul, the mind, the will, and the emotions. Inner healing is not optional for transformation. It is essential.
In the Pursuit of inner healing, healing does not happen by avoidance; it happens through intentional surrender.
But when you invite God into those hidden places, something powerful happens: What was once a wound becomes a place of restoration. What once triggered pain begins to reflect peace. From a behavioral health perspective, these patterns often show up as emotional and psychological conditions; however, from a spiritual perspective, there are unhealed places in the heart that God desires to restore. http://~ Consequences of Unhealed Wounds – CHART 5-2-26.docx
You cannot heal what you refuse to face!
HEART ASSESSMENT: Take a moment to examine honestly ~ Ask yourself:
~ Are there patterns in my life that seem rooted more deeply than my current circumstances?
~ Are there emotional reactions in my life that feel more deeply than the situation?
~ Is there pain from my past that I have learned to manage, but not truly heal from?
~ Have I ever asked, “Where did these responses come from?” Have I invited God into those specific places?
~ Are there childhood experiences I have never truly processed with God?
~ Are there patterns in my life that seem rooted more deeply than my current circumstances?
What happened to you may not be your fault, but healing from it is your responsibility, with God’s help!
HEART 
CHALLENGE: This week, ask God to reveal gently:
~ the places in your heart that still need healing.” Do not rush the process. Healing is not about exposure; it is about safe surrender in God’s presence!
~ not just to heal your present, but to reveal your past through His truth.
~ what you have carried that you never intended to keep.
This week, take a courageous yet gentle step: ask God not just to heal your present but to reveal your past through His truth.
STANDING ORDERS: The Master Physician for Inner Healing
The Bible is the prescription for life. God has written down a course of treatment to alleviate the effects of sin, hopelessness, guilt, shame, fear, anxiety, and countless other human ailments. The Bible is the prescription for what ails us.
Unresolved inner and/or childhood wounds are influencing/affecting your present responses to your present life!
UNDERLYING CONDITION: Unprocessed Trauma /Unanswered Emotional Questions!
PRESCRIPTION AND DOSAGE: 
Administer a daily dose of Proverbs 4:23, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”- Apply the ointment of Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” - Administer a ‘prn’ (as needed) injection of
1 John 1:9-10 when you need a dose of forgiveness. 
- Take a daily am (morning dose) dose of
1 Thessalonians 5:23 “May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (NRSV)
HOMEWORK / TREATMENT PLAN: 
~ Spend daily time with God in honesty (not just routine)
~ Surrender daily, plus intentional reflection
~ Identify emotional triggers without judgment
~ Replace lies with truth through the Word of God
~ Invite God into specific past moments
~ Acknowledge the wound without minimizing it
~ Identify the belief formed by the experience
~ Replace that belief with God’s truth
~ Invite God into the original moment for healing
MONITOR: Emotional responses or triggers, and recurring thought patterns, blocking your greater emotional stability, renewed identity, deeper peace levels, and spiritual growth.
EXPECTED OUTCOME: Increased freedom, stability, and WHOLENESS
JOURNALING FOR TRANSFORMATION: I want you to pause for a moment, because this is not just information. This is an invitation. Some have learned how to live, but have you allowed yourself to heal? You’ve managed the pain. You’ve functioned through it. You’ve even served while carrying it. But today, God is not asking you to manage it anymore. He is inviting you to release it. If you are honest, there are places in your heart that still hurt. Moments you don’t talk about. Questions that were never answered. Pain, you learned to carry quietly. And today, God is saying: “Bring it to Me.”
Not the version you’ve cleaned up, but the place that still feels broken. Right where you are, I want you to whisper this: “Lord, I’m ready to be healed.” Allow Him to meet you there. Not in judgment, but in restoration. Because the same God who saw you then is here now to heal you! You do not have to continue to manipulate, minimize, or judge others’ successes to feel comfortable with who and where you are! Today!
LET’S PRAY: Father God, thank You for Your authoritative, inerrant, and inspired Word, which gives us clear instructions on how to heal from inner-child wounds and walk in freedom and purpose. Father, You see every hidden place in our hearts, the places we have ignored, covered, or learned to live with. You see beyond our present, you see every place where pain began. Father, You see every moment we didn’t understand, every wound we’ve carried, every place we learned to survive instead of healing. Today, we invite You into those places, Father. Heal the wounds we have carried for years. Restore the places where we felt rejected, abandoned, or unseen. Replace every lie with Your truth, renewing us for Your glory. You know the moments we didn’t understand, the questions we never answered. Today, we bring those places to You, Father. Please heal not just what we feel now, but what we have carried for years. Today, restore truth where pain has shaped our thinking and make us whole, from the inside out, in the Precious, Powerful, and Preeminent Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
REFERENCES: Logos Bible Study, WORDsearch, Life Application Series, Various Study Bibles