The Mystery of Spiritual Sensitivity by Carol A. Brown
Review by Author Samantha Ryan Chandler
I began my read of The Mystery of Spiritual
Sensitivity by Carol A. Brown to learn a new concept of how God works in believers' lives.
What a shock to find out that Carol Brown was going to explain why I cry
reading the newspaper or can’t shake off horrific news about a stranger. I am a
God made and ordained Burden Bearer!
The book points out in our lack of
knowledge; we live out only a portion of our “design capabilities” and God’s
design for humankind is perfect.
I love this phrase from the book, “Without
empathy you cannot sense the heart of God where Burden Bearing begins.” It is
truly an honor to be a Burden Bearer, but one must learn how to give the burden
to Jesus. The Holy Spirit is our guide.
Your God given neural hardware makes it
possible to subconsciously receive spiritual, physical, and emotional
information in order to pray or to comfort another. When we Burden Bear
another’s emotions, we will need to build-in the reflex of turning to the Lord
to ask why this feeling has overcome us and how to intercede as the Lord
directs.
Without a doubt this book has amazing
insight and I thank Carol Brown for writing in such a way that the reader
hungers for the next page. She has a gift and is truly in tune with our Lord.
I am glad I read this review; it's a book I need to read. I am also a burden bearer. I have spent all my life having people laugh at me for being so sensitive about the pain and needs of others, including animals. And I have suffered immensely and never understood why me and not everyone else. Maybe it's a gift. As I have gotten older, I have come to realize that whatever it is, it's a link to God that I am glad to have. I want to read this book to see what I am supposed to do with this gift, because it's burdensome and overwhelming--too much for me to bear alone. But it's uniquely mine, as I know God makes us in His own image and the painful things in life He uses for His glory if we allow Him.
Thanks, Samantha, for introducing me to this book.
--Lorilyn Roberts, author
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I am glad I read this review; it's a book I need to read. I am also a burden bearer. I have spent all my life having people laugh at me for being so sensitive about the pain and needs of others, including animals. And I have suffered immensely and never understood why me and not everyone else. Maybe it's a gift. As I have gotten older, I have come to realize that whatever it is, it's a link to God that I am glad to have. I want to read this book to see what I am supposed to do with this gift, because it's burdensome and overwhelming--too much for me to bear alone. But it's uniquely mine, as I know God makes us in His own image and the painful things in life He uses for His glory if we allow Him.
Thanks, Samantha, for introducing me to this book.
--Lorilyn Roberts, author
