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Sensitivity, Pain, & Sanity

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Welcome to The Highly Sensitive Christian!

February 11, 2011

If you’re a Christian who is highly sensitive or highly sensitive-gifted, you most likely have pains and struggles related to your sensitivity that aren’t addressed at church. In fact for many of you, church might sometimes even stir up some of these pains and struggles.
The difficulty lies in that while the “not-sensitive” half of the world needs to be [...]

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Just a Spoonful of Sugar – Sanctification for the Highly Sensitive Christian

December 31, 2010

I don’t speak for the other 80-some percent of the world, but with highly sensitive people, the Holy Spirit Himself escorts us into and through the most lovely seasons of cleansing. When He does, He is very specific, very effective, and very kind. And it feels so good to get free.

With us highly sensitive types, the Holy Spirit’s way is to address our stuff in manageable, bite-size pieces. One very specific bite at a time. AND the tiny bites are all sweetened with His warm, loving regard and kind patience. It’s like Mary Poppins where “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down… in the most delightful way”.

The post concludes with a deeper look at the scriptural basis for these concepts.

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Health, Healthcare, & the Highly Sensitive Person

November 30, 2010

a slide presentation about the highly sensitive person and healthcare concerns. It’s targeted at both patients and providers. It has a bit of review about the trait of high sensitivity, some information about the special health needs of highly sensitive people, and then advice for healthcare providers and patients.

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God Loves You Dearly. Yes, You.

September 22, 2010

Just a reminder that God loves you dearly. Yes, you. Yeah, her too, but you. You. Just like you are. There’s nothing you can do to make Him love you more or to make Him love you less. He just loves. It’s Who He Is. And you’re the target of that love.

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Highly Sensitive in a Not So Sensitive World

July 11, 2010

What exactly is the trait of high sensitivity? And how do we make sense of this less sensitive world we live in? When we try to keep pace with the lives and expectations of less sensitive people, we squander our gifts and hide our light under the proverbial bushel.

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Do You Feel Different From Other Christians?

May 2, 2010

People whose created design falls outside the cultural norm in any time or place can have a difficult time growing into the people God created them to be. I’d like to suggest that maybe your weaknesses can be signposts that something wonderful lies hidden deep inside.

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Breathing Underwater* for Christian Highly Sensitive Persons

December 22, 2009

Have you ever been in a nightmarish situation that needed a resolution really badly and you felt like you were trapped underwater holding your breath, hoping that a breakthrough would come before you drowned? And you felt like something had to shift soon!!! because you just couldn’t hold your breath much longer? But with no [...]

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Six Shopping Days ‘Til Christmas for the Highly Sensitive Person

November 19, 2009

In the U.S., the Christmas shopping season officially begins the day after Thanksgiving. But for me, that’s when my shopping season officially ends. I’m not a Scrooge, I’m just a highly sensitive person, and so from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, I avoid the stores as much as possible.

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Free to Think Different – for Christian Highly Sensitive People

October 5, 2009

Back when the Roman government was feeding frightened people to the lions for the entertainment of the masses, the Apostle Paul wrote the following instructions. “Whatever things are true, … whatever things are lovely, … — meditate on these things.” These words were written to all believers, but I find them particularly important for the highly sensitive person. However, they’re not easy to implement. In fact, we highly sensitive people can find it extra challenging to follow these instructions.

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