Highly Sensitive: Understanding Your Gift of Spiritual Sensitivity

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HSP’s get angry if they haven’t eaten in a while, because of changes in blood sugar. And a fair number of them are easily affected by alcohol and caffeine.

The gift of mercy is the capacity to feel and express unusual compassion and sympathy for those in difficult or crisis situations and provide them with the necessary help and support to see them through tough times.

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As children, most HSP’s withdrew from overstimulation and were seen by parents or teachers as shy or sensitive introverts (But some are extroverts who learned to crave the excitement of overstimulation.) Burden bearers are also seen this way, but for them it’s more because of what they sense in their spirit.

Burden bearers are easily overwhelmed by what they sense in their spirit, such as others’ troubled emotions or the negative feel of a building or location. HSPs’ ability to process so much through their five senses and to imagine detailed situations inspires a craving to find answers to the mysteries of life. They might ask, “Why are things the way they are?” “What is my role in the grand scheme of life?” They wonder why others aren’t as concerned as they are about such questions. As children, their penchant for deep thinking may have inspired them to daydream or to create imaginary friends or fantasy play. As adults, their dreams may be very vivid. For burden bearers, the need to withdraw has more to do with being loaded down with what they sense in their spirit. The gift of encouragement (also called the gift of exhortation) involves motivating, encouraging, and consoling others so they mature in their walk with Jesus.

The gift of faith is the ability to envision what needs to be done and to trust God to accomplish it even though it seems impossible to most people. Do you that when you counsel people, God the Spirit gives you wisdom to share with them from Scripture, which they accept as God’s truth to them through you?

When studying God’s Word, do you find that you discover the meaning and its implications before others do? Do you find other believers coming to you for hope when they face a seemingly overwhelming trial or task?

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