Healing From Trauma: The Science & the Scripturesनमुना

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18

I often get asked - does the Bible even speak to trauma? To mental illness?

And the answer is a loud YES! God’s heart for us extends to our deep pain and suffering.

We see this in scripture, and as science and research into trauma healing develops, it showcases God's incredible design in creation.

Over the next few days we are going to look at a few of the important intersections in trauma healing –bringing together the science and the scripture. My prayer is that we will find hope that healing is possible, see how the Bible beautifully speaks into our healing in practical ways and have a roadmap of the steps you need to take on your own journey.

First, let’s talk briefly about what trauma is.

We are usually quite familiar with what is considered "big T” trauma: war, an accident, a natural disaster, an assault, etc.

But we aren't always aware that we can be deeply impacted by "little t” traumas: growing up in an unstable household, being exposed to the silent treatment often by parents, ongoing bullying, etc.

These "little t" traumas still have BIG effects on how our brain is formed, the visceral core beliefs we hold about ourselves, God, the world, and the relationships we have.

God is with us in our pain.

Jesus himself experienced pain, trauma, and suffering. His compassion for us is beyond what we could fathom.

And the good news is he doesn't turn us over to our pain but rescues us instead.