Finding Hope in God’s Word as Survivors of Childhood Trauma
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For many of us who have survived childhood trauma—whether emotional, physical, verbal, or sexual abuse—the weight of the past can feel overwhelming and impossible to shake. The pain runs deep, shaping the way we see ourselves, the world, and even God. In the quiet moments, the traumatic memories come back like waves, and we wonder if we’ll ever be truly free from the hurt and pain. As survivors, we often carry wounds that never fully heal, and pretending those wounds don’t exist only deepens the struggle.
I know that pain. I know the weight of carrying childhood trauma into adulthood. I’ve spent years trying to soothe the deep ache of those early experiences, wishing that somehow; someway, I could make the past disappear – like it never even happened. But it doesn’t work that way. No matter how much we try to push it aside, the past is always there, waiting for us to confront it.
As a child, I didn’t have the words to explain what was happening, and in my family, we didn’t talk about things that really mattered. The dysfunction was present, lingering in the background, affecting everyone. I believe it was generational, passed down without question or awareness, and I was just the next in line to bear the impact of it in my own life.
What I’ve come to realize is that Scripture speaks to this pain—not always in the way we expect, but in ways that have brought me a level of comfort I never had growing up. Some verses describe exactly how I felt, like the psalmist crying out in despair, feeling abandoned and unseen. And yet, in those same verses, I find a glimmer of hope. It doesn’t erase the trauma. The abuse happened – the dysfunction was there - and it was real. But God’s Word has helped me to see beyond it, offering moments of peace in the midst of pain.
The hope I’ve found through reading and sitting with God’s Word doesn’t magically take away the hurt and pain away. I will always have the scars. The trauma is still there, and I’m still healing. But what Scripture does is give me a sense of comfort I lacked during those dark times. It helps me to know that God sees my pain, that He cares about the brokenness I endured, and that He is still working to bring healing into my life.
Each devotional will highlight a Scripture, explore the ways in which God speaks to our pain, a prayer to help guide you on this journey, a closing thought for the day and finally, self-reflections so that you can dig deeper into the reading means to you personally. My hope is that you’ll find the same comfort I’ve found, knowing that while the trauma doesn’t magically go away, God’s Word can be a light in the darkness.
We don’t have to pretend anymore. God sees us, and there is hope for healing.
