Being Sensitive To Others

In the Bible we read that Jesus was repeatedly sensitive to people and what they were going through, and He reached out to them with mercy and compassion.  Recovering the life God intends us to live includes learning how to move from being overly sensitive about our own needs to becoming more aware of what others are going through, and truly caring for 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)

…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 about what we do and say, so we won’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. 

God desires that we have confidence in being the person He created us to be.  He longs for us to get rid of feelings of inferiority which lead to us 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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