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the "empathetic gift" ????

Hi, not on a witch hunt here, but I have been reading the bible for 26 years, as long as i have been a christian.

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Hi, Kinipela!

I actually understand quite well what you are saying. I too feel the emotions others are feeling, but not as strongly as it seems you do. It's not so bad when you like the feelings, but yes it's a drag when you don't like the feelings.

But I am encouraged by your testimony of being able to minister to people because of this. I struggle with depression, and often cry out to the Lord about why He wants me here on earth, and if I could somehow see myself being useful to the Lord's work on earth I might find value in my existence here. It may sound weird, but in a way I think you are lucky - because you have figured out how to use this to help others. When I can tell someone is hurting emotionally, I don't have a clue what to do to help them.

In that vein, I would like to encourage you embrace this ministry calling the Lord has given you. Remember that healing the brokenhearted was one of Jesus' ministries. And there are many broken hearts in this world in need of the Lord's healing.

I know it's hard to be pulled by sadness all the time, but I have found that my best times of worship have been when I was in the most emotional pain. Use the pain to draw nearer to the Lord. :whistling:

I keep hearing prophets saying how much they hate being prophets. I would consider what you have a type of prophetic gift. The Bible doesn't say how the prophets knew the things they did - perhaps some of them were able to "feel" what was going on around them, too?

I do hope and pray that you can begin to be thankful from your heart for being used of the Lord to minister to the brokenhearted, and I pray that you will draw closer to the Lord as you find healing for the hurt you feel as you worship Him.

Jesus bless!

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:laugh: For now - virtual hug!!
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Interesting article on the matter:

We feel your pain: Extreme empaths

15 March 2010 by Helen Thomson

HORROR films are simply a disconcerting watch for the majority of us, but for Jane Barrett they are literally torturous. She writhes in agony whenever the actors on the screen feel pain. "When I see violence in films I have an extreme reaction," she says. "I simply have to close my eyes. I start to feel nauseous and have to breathe deeply."

She is just one of many people who suffer from a range of disorders that give rise to "extreme empathy". Some of these people, like Barrett, empathise so strongly with others that they experience the same physical feelings - whether it's the tickle of a feather or the cut of a knife. Others, who suffer from a disorder known as echopraxia, just can't help immediately imitating the actions of others, even in inappropriate situations.

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There is a general consensus that empathy-linked conditions arise from abnormalities in the common mechanisms for empathy found in all humans: although few of us experience sensations as powerful as Barrett's, we all wince at a brutal foul on the football field and feel compassion for someone experiencing grief. Many studies have suggested that our capacity for empathy arises from a specific group of neurons, labelled mirror neurons. First discovered in macaque monkeys, they are situated in and around the premotor cortex and parietal lobe - regions that span the top of the brain near the middle of the head. These neurons fire both when you perform an action and when you see someone else perform that action.

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I wonder if this is tied to the gift of discernment. Often I get feelings and knowledge that seem to oppress me. It usually involves other people. It’s like empathy, but I always thought it was either discernment or knowledge. 

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