25-226 Healing Inner Wounds

Some wounds bleed on the inside. They don’t leave scars you can point to—but they shape the way you think, feel, and even pray. These are the silent hurts—abandonment, betrayal, rejection, trauma—and they don’t just go away with time. They require the touch of the Healer.

Our springboard for today’s discussion is:“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3 (ESV)

There’s no such thing as “just get over it” in the Kingdom. God never calls you to suppress pain—He calls you to surrender it. Inner wounds aren’t proof you’re weak. They’re reminders you’ve lived. And Jesus doesn’t avoid brokenness—He walks right into it.

Think about how Jesus treated the bleeding woman, the leper, the demon-tormented boy. He never turned away. And He doesn’t turn away from your pain, either.

Many believers limp through life, spiritually strong but emotionally broken. And we’ve convinced ourselves that as long as we’re doing God’s work, our wounds don’t matter. But the truth is—unhealed wounds eventually leak. Into relationships. Into leadership. Into faith.

Healing starts when we stop hiding. When we let the Holy Spirit into the places we’ve closed off. The lies we believed. The grief we buried. The trauma we minimized.

And healing is often a process, not a moment. But every step of honesty, every whisper of surrender, every tear in prayer is a stitch in the hands of the Great Physician.

He doesn’t just heal your wounds—He uses them. He turns pain into purpose and scars into testimonies. And He’s doing that for you.

Question of the Day:What unspoken pain are you still carrying that Jesus is inviting you to bring into the light?

Mini Call to Action:Find a quiet place today. Sit with Jesus. Say out loud what hurt you. Don’t filter it. Then ask Him to begin healing what you can’t fix.

Let’s Pray:Jesus, You see every invisible wound. I bring You my pain. I stop pretending. Touch the places I’ve hidden. Bind up the broken places, and breathe healing into my soul. In Your name, amen.

Let’s Get To Work!You don’t have to fake being whole. You serve the One who heals the brokenhearted. And He’s not finished with you yet.

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