Sense or Sensitivity

I have always thought of myself as having relatively good sense. Still at times I wonder! What is good sense anyway? Is it making right decisions? Is it knowing how to accomplish a certain task or work out a difficult problem? Or is it having sense enough to keep your mouth shut and walk away from what might become a bad situation. Sometimes we as adults think we have more sense than the younger generation. After all we have experience at life. But there are times when sense needs to give way to sensitivity. Being sensitive to the needs of others is what actually makes more sense in almost every situation.

Did you ever have a bad day? Have you ever needed a pat on the back? I certainly have, and if you've been around teens very long you know that many of them have as many bad days as they have good ones. Maybe a not so good report card; or perhaps a so called friend made fun of them or put them down in front of their peers. Or quite possibly they don't come from the best home environment. But praise the Lord they choose to come to church! Maybe they aren't dressed like we would prefer. They may even have holes in their jeans or smudges on their faces. But deep down on the inside they have feelings just like yours and mine.

The next time you see one of our students, or anyone else for that matter, who isn't smiling, or isn't wearing what we you think they should, give them a hug or a pat on the back or maybe even one of your smiles. They might be having a bad day. Be sensitive, which by the way shows good sense.