EMPATHY

Good day everyone.

I'll like to talk about empathy today. Empathy is the ability to share another's emotions and feelings. Though the word "empathy" does not appear in the scriptures, it's synonyms such as compassion, kindness do.

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble

 

The closest synonym to "Empathy" is compassion, in my opinion. Our words, as believers, ought to build up and not tear down.

 

"Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped."

Isaiah 35:3-5

 

I'm ashamed to say that believers are amongst the worst people that people dealing with challenges can turn to these days. We are too quick to pronounce judgments and give verdicts. This ought not to be so amongst us. Our words ought to give life to those hearing us (Proverbs 12:18)

 

I put up a post about husbands that don't make love to their wives. The responses from some men and woman are shocking. The general feedback is that it is not possible for men to have low libidos. Unfortunately, that is not true. There are truly men like that. Such men are not likely to seek help because society refuses to recognize them. I got feedback from one wife that she has moved all her things away and is about to move her person away. I can imagine the kind of verdicts that have been passed on her and her husband by those they may have sought counsel from in the past. Please hang in there, sister. Help is on the way.

 

Brethren, I beseech you by the mercies of God; watch your words and actions towards those that are hurting (and to people in general). They are in the valley of decision. Though they are responsible and accountable for their ultimate decision, Jesus says "There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!" (Luke 17:1)