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Being Sensitive To Others

Tuesday September 17, 2019

In the Bible we read over and over again how Jesus was sensitive to people and what they were going through. He reached out to them with compassion. Recovering the life God intends us to live is learning how to move from being overly sensitive about our own needs and feelings to becoming aware what others are going through and truly caring about them.




 Don’t be jealous or proud but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.  Care about them as much as you care about yourselves.  (Philippians 2:3-4 CEV)


It’s important to be sensitive about what we say, when we say it, and how we say it.  We need to learn to be honest but compassionate to those we are speaking with. This goes hand-in-hand with truth telling.

…Everyone should be quick to listen.  But they should be slow to speak.  They should be slow to get angry.  ...Say only what will help to build others up and meet their needs.  Then what you say will help those who listen.  (James 1:19, Ephesians 4:29 NIRV)

God’s word instructs us to be careful and sensitive about what we do or say so we don’t offend others.  When we insensitively say and do “what we want when we want,” we may harm those who are seeking to recover from hurtful situations.

You say, “I have the right to do anything.”  But not everything is helpful.  Again you say, “I have the right to do anything.”  But not everything builds us up.  No one should look out for their own interests.  Instead, they should look out for the interests of others.  (1 Corinthians 10:23-24 NIRV)

God desires us to have confidence in being the person He created us to be.  He longs for us to leave behind feelings of inferiority which lead to living over-sensitively to the words and actions of others.  God encourages us to stand strong in His love and acceptance. 



Prayer:  Heavenly Father, help me to speak and behave with wisdom and compassion.  Help me to be gentle and kind in all my dealings with others.  Amen


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