Fostering a relaxed, heart-based relationship with God

Thirsty? Come take a look with me at a fascinating phrase King David used in one of his ancient poems. He writes, “You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures” (Psalm 36:8). Who knew God had one of those?

It was a time in my life when I had been attempting for months to overcome a tremendous offense and wounding. Like many highly sensitive people I have an obsessive mind about injustices, and this one was a doozy. I was faced with the option of giving up the fight and embracing the feelings, sinking comfortably into them, versus continuing to resist all the compelling outrage and desire for retribution that assaulted me. Then one night I had a vivid dream.

Understanding that our feelings of the moment do not necessarily represent truth for our lives allows us to better navigate our emotional responses. That surge of energy we might feel in a new project or relationship is not a herald of it’s rightness in our lives. And feelings of bottomed-out discouragement are not a message from our hearts saying, “Bail because it’s all for naught.” But if the highly sensitive person distances from his or her emotions, this can deprive life of much beauty, depth, and meaning.

You know you’re a highly sensitive person. Do you know if you might also be a gifted adult? When a gifted person has no understanding of giftedness, it’s common for them to wonder what’s wrong with them.

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 [...]