IHeartLarrytheCucumber

Hi everyone. Got a question here. Some people say that a sensitive person is blessed because he or she cares about other people's feelings.

I am very sensitive. And it's true-I don't like to hurt anyone so I constantly censor what I say. Because I'm SO sensitive, that if people get hurt, I get hurt. It's also because if people get hurt, I know what it's like.

If someone gets mad at me my day is ruined. I even think about it for days afterword. That's why I wonder if being SO sensitive is a curse from Satan. God doesn't want us to be unhappy all day. But I'm so sensitive that that's what happens to me if someone gets mad at me or hurt by me.

I kinda wish I was stronger so that I don't get so hurt by people. At the same time, though, it comes with a knowledge of how to talk to other people without hurting them.

What are your thoughts on this?

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Mark_18

God can take you into a place with the best of both worlds - making you stronger and not worried, but at the same time taking care of other's feelings when you can.

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Luke 15:31 - And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
Joel 2:28 - I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Matthew 7:7 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Psalms 126:5 - Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.

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IHeart

You are not the only one who is a sensitive person. I am one as well. The only difference between you and me is that I have honed out people because they have hurt me so badly I am mistrustful of them.

I express my sensitivity to animals, and sometimes if I do trust people, I will express it to them. I know when people are angry, when they're tense, sad, elated - I also can judge a person's emotions just by their posture, their voice, the way they study other people.

I think that sensitive people are all different - it's not just getting hurt when some else is. I consider it a talent, in some ways. Where other people are blind to things, you can see beyond it, you see things that other people don't.

I am so sensitive to animals, no matter what kind, that I can tell when they're in pain, or aggravated, or fearful. When I'm around horses, I become so in-tune with my mount that I learn about his or her personality; I know how they'll react to things and then I "mesh" with them.

It's just something you're born with. God made you sensitive and you shouldn't be ashamed of it. You are a kind and caring person and that is a true blessing these days; so many people are basically hard-hearted and selfish.

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Boanerges

It could of course be a blessing or a curse depending on how you look at it. My wife gets upset that she cannot express herself at times of great stress without the tears flowing and she thinks that is weakness (I disagree). One the other hand her tender heart is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Being sensitive she can take immense pleasure out of even the simplest things, her compassion is what I consider to be a great strength and attribute.
Like all things we look for balance and move forward in the gifts our God has given us- personally I think it would a much darker world without your sensitive hearts.

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“Neither skill nor knowledge is needed to go to God, all that is necessary is a heart dedicated entirely and solely to Him out of love for Him above all others.”
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Banarenth

I am sometimes oversensitive as well. But I've come to only one real conclusion about it. SImply put, I'm not willing to do what it takes to not get hurt. I will not harden my heart, I will not desensitize myself to other people, I will not love any less.

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Boanerges

Amen x 10! Many times I look at the love I have sown and the pain I received back but in my spirit I know I must continue to love still. Keep a tender heart and you will readily hear His voice.

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Dusty

Amen , Brother Ban. Good words.

Over the years as I reflect sensitivity has gotten me into and out of a lot of situations , good and bad We all have different personalities and God made us that way. Sensitivity in my estimation brings us closer to God cause we can and will be more like Jesus , more loving , more giving . I think of my own sensitivity and thank God for what He has given me .

Yes, there were times in my life when I was oversensitive thinking that that would gain me more love from the other person but realize now , that was my thinking not God's . I wanted to please people but now realize that is not what I am here for. I am here to please my God and He comes first and all the rest will fall into place.

Through all of lifes lessons we learn. We learn through the school of hard knocks. Because I was a people pleaser.... I became a door mat . I now know that God wants me to be the head and not the tail.

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