3 Ways to Seek Healing from Trauma
October 15, 2023

3 Ways to Seek Healing from Trauma

Trauma is a response to a

or event.

The wounds you

see can hurt as much as the ones you see.

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. Romans 8:28 NLT

3 Types of Trauma:

  1. Acute-response from a one time traumatic event
  2. Chronic-long term response from prolonged or repeated events
  3. Complex-response to multiple and ongoing events




3 Ways to Seek Healing From Trauma:


  1. We process the pain of our trauma

    Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again. Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. 2 Corinthians 11:23-28 NLT
    …We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 2 Corinthians 1:8b NLT

  2. We prayerfully press into God with our trauma

    Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 2 Corinthians 12:8 NLT
    Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses,… That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9a,10 NLT
    Nothing can

    your past, but God can your broken heart.
    The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalms 34:18 NLT

  3. We pursue purpose in our trauma

    All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NLT
    And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. Romans 8:28 NLT