(2 Corinthians 4:2 MSG) We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. Reveal to Heal: Unmasking Trauma: A to a painfully disturbing event. wounds hurt as much as wounds. 3 Types of Trauma: Response to a tragic event. : response to repeated events. : Response to multiple events. Unresolved trauma affects how we respond to , , and . How To Heal 1. Change your of God. (Acts 9:3-5 NIV) As he (Saul) neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. (Matthew 18:1-3 NIV) At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (1 John 3:1 NLT) See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! 2. Change the on yourself and others. (Acts 9:13-15 NIV) “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.” “But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. Instead of we seek . (Acts 9:17-19 NIV) Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. Healing happens in not . 3. Find in the . (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV) “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness…That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. Your trauma may not be your , but pursuing God and for healing is your .