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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October 7, 2010
As much as we would like it to be otherwise, we usually can’t see growth happening in the moment. It happens too slowly and the process is too hidden. And that can make it easy to feel discouraged with ourselves. It can so help to understand that transitional seasons are important times of our life and are fodder for the Holy Spirit to work His transformation in our hearts and lives. Best of all, it’s at such times we have an opportunity to practice our faith in our very good God, that our Good Shepherd is and will continue to be calmly and kindly gentle with our hearts on this journey, because that’s just how He is with us highly sensitive people.
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