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MAY 2025

On Toxic Parents and Jesus

by | 202505, Devotionals

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Narrated by Felichi Pangilinan-Buizon & Written by Alma S. de Guzman

Mga magulang, huwag ninyong pagagalitan nang labis ang inyong mga anak at baka masiraan sila ng loob.

Mga Taga-Colosas 3:21

Para sa mga anak na may mga magulang na naging marahas, mapang-abuso, makasarili, at iresponsible, trauma is real.

Hindi biro ang emotional and mental pain na naidudulot ng toxic parents sa kanilang mga anak. We can’t just preach to them to love and honor their parents without recognizing the depth of their wounds. Minsan madali lang sabihin na magulang mo pa rin ’yan, mahalin mo na lang. Pero hindi ganun kadali ’yun. In fact, may ilang mga anak na patuloy na nakakaranas ng trauma kahit nasa kabilang buhay na ang mga magulang.

Kung pag-iisipan natin, paano nga ba natin mase-settle sa ating puso ang sinabi sa salita ng Diyos na, “Honor your father and mother” (Exodus 20:12) kung halos buong buhay natin ang naapektuhan, in a bad way, dahil sa kanila?

Apostle Paul wrote in Colossians 3:21 (NLT), “Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.” Sa verse na ito malinaw na pinapaalala sa mga magulang na huwag i-push ang mga anak na sumama ang loob.

God’s command to honor our father and mother does not imply that we should tolerate, accept, or enable abuse. At siyempre, hindi rin naman kalooban ni Lord na forever na lang tayong stuck sa trauma, resentment, and unforgiveness. Author Christopher R. Smith once shared, “You are not honoring them if you make yourself available to them to continue acting in a way so contrary to God’s intentions.”

Today, Jesus is offering His grace for you and your parents. Nakita Niya ang mga paghihirap mo, at nauunawaan Niyang sinubukan mong i-honor ang iyong magulang. God sees our traumas, including those we experienced from having toxic parents. Let the grace of Jesus carry you and fulfill its work in your heart.

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LET’S PRAY

Lord Jesus, I need Your grace. Reclaim my life, and help me to break the cycle of abuse and toxicity in me. Restore my life and let me live beyond my trauma

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