Healing Your Inner Child with God

Brittany
Jan 16
2 min read

For many people, healing feels overwhelming — especially when it comes to wounds rooted in childhood. You may know something still affects you, but you're unsure how to face it without reopening pain or feeling ashamed for still struggling.

Healing your inner child with God is not about reliving the past.

It's about learning safety, compassion, and wholeness — one gentle step at a time.

What is the Inner Child?

Your inner child is the part of you that learned how to survive before you had choices, language, or power.

Before you could leave a situation.

Before you could speak up.

Before you could protect yourself.

The younger part of you learned how to:

Stay safe
Avoid pain
Seek love — or survive without it.

Those survival strategies may still show up today in your relationships, emotions, and faith. This doesn't mean something is wrong with you. It means your body and heart adapted to survive.

Scripture reminds us:

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

God does not shame survival. He draws near to it.

Survival Is Not a Failure

Many behaviors we judge ourselves for —people-pleasing, shutting down, staying busy, and perfectionism—often began as protection.

They were not sins.

They were not weaknesses.

They were attempts to stay safe.

Healing begins when we stop attacking ourselves for coping and begin offering compassion instead. Jesus consistently responded to wounded people with gentleness, not condemnation.

Trauma Lives in the Body

Trauma is not just something we remember — it is something the body holds.

Your nervous system was designed by God to protect you. When it sensed danger, it responded automatically. That response may still activate today, even when you are no longer in the same situation.

This is why healing must involve more than understanding. It must include safety, regulation, and patience.

Learning to pause, breathe, and notice the present moment helps your body relearn this truth:

You are safe right now.

Healing is a Process of Wholeness

Trauma often creates inner division—one part protects, one part hides, one part feels wounded. But God's desire is not to erase parts of you.

He wants to heal and integrate them.

"Give me an undivided heart." – Psalm 86:11

Wholeness does not mean becoming someone new overnight. It means allowing God to restore what was fragmented, gently and faithfully.

You Are Allowed to Heal Slowly

One of the most important truths in inner healing is this:

You are not behind.

God is patient with your process. Healing is not instant—it is intentional. Small steps matter. Kindness matters. Safety matters.

And you do not have to walk this journey alone.

A Gentle Next Step: The 3-Day Inner Healing Bootcamp

If this stirred something in you—if you feel seen, curious, or simply ready to begin—the 3-Day Inner Healing Bootcamp was created as a gentle starting place.

This faith-centered guide walks you through: