I can't believe how easily my feelings get hurt.  I mean, sometimes it's just a little thing.  And then I think, I wonder how easily I have hurt others' feelings. 

Take the other day for example.  It's amazing how fragile men's egos are and how easily they are hurt.  I was on the phone with my friend and my husband comes in all excited about the football game he is watching.  Now, don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE football, but I was engrossed in a very deep conversation with my friend.  I sort of brushed him off and it really hurt his feelings.  My friend caught it right away, but not me.  At first I could not figure out why he was acting angry at me, but when she asked if I had hurt his feelings I thought -- yep, that's what it is alright!

Then yesterday after church I was again talking with my friend and we were again continuing the deep conversation.  At one point I said something that I realized after getting off the phone that she could have taken not at all the way I intended and it could really have hurt her feelings.  I have not talked to her today (nor has she emailed me) so I hope she is not upset with me.  I love her dearly and would hate to think I had said anything to hurt her.

As humans we are so easily hurt, aren't we?  And we hurt others easily, also.  Thankfully, God is there to help us when these things happen -- or else I don't know what I would do.  Since the first of the year I have been trying to get my act together as far as my prayer life, Bible study, and "being still" goes.  I want to be able to hear the Holy Spirit when he tries to get through to me.  And I don't want to hurt God's feelings when he is trying to show me something and I just brush Him off.  I don't want to say things that will hurt Him when we are conversing.  I want to be more in touch with Him.

I have a calendar hanging beside my desk here at home with different verses on it.  This month's verse is "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart." (Psalm 27:14).  So I want to practice "waiting" -- so maybe that way my feelings won't get hurt so easily if I "wait" before speaking, jumping to conclusions, or taking offense.