At ang mga pusong wasak ay kanya ring lulunasan, ang natamo nilang sugat ay bibigyang kagalingan.

Awit 147:3

Narinig na ba ninyo ang phrase na “healing my inner child”? Ito ay naging matunog sa online community particularly sa Millenials at Gen Z. This trend showed different people enjoying their childhood hobbies or doing things they never experienced when they were younger.

Ang konsepto ng inner child healing ay hindi bago. Si Carl Jung, isang psychologist, ang unang nag-coin ng term na ito. Jung discovered that the “inner child” is the collection of our experiences that develops into scripts or mindsets. Ito ang naggagabay sa atin in decision making and is responsible for most of our behavioral patterns.

This inner child may be healthy or wounded. These wounds can be either wounds of invasion or deprivation. Ito ‘yung mga maling ginawa o mga hindi ginawa para sa iyo nung ikaw ay bata pa. And because we live in a broken world, along with imperfect people, it is inevitable to have a wounded inner child.

Healing our inner child then is beyond rewarding ourselves with gifts and experiences. It is a divine work that only God can do. When Jesus died on the cross, hindi lang Niya binayaran ang ating mga kasalanan at binigyan tayo ng buhay na walang hanggan. He also brought us back to our original identities and purpose. Part of this restoration is by healing the wounds we received from people. This is done through receiving God’s forgiveness and extending forgiveness to those who wounded us.

Healing the wounds of your inner child takes time. But God is faithful. God is not only our Savior, but He is also our Healer. By His stripes, we are healed — physically and emotionally.