Is being an empath a spiritual gift from god

The spiritual gift of empathy is the ability to physically and emotionally experience the feelings of another. In most cases, this gift is experienced on an individual basis. In some cases, those with the gift of empathy are also able to experience the feelings or emotions of a group of people. This has proved especially true in the case of national and global tragedies such as with the most recent mass shooting in Florida.

For those who are unaware of the gift or how to use it, the experience of the spiritual gift of empathy can feel disturbing. This is even truer when the empathy experienced is related to a collective tragedy.

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Identifying the Spiritual Gift of Empathy

The spiritual gift of empathy is recognized in an uncomfortable physical sensation or emotion that doesn’t seem to have a specific origin. Empathy might show itself as physical pain, anxiety, fear, sadness, anger or even worry. The first step in the effective use of this gift is to distinguish what emotions/feelings are your own and when they might belong to someone else. If after searching your own consciousness and finding that there are no identifiable triggers for the feelings you are experiencing, you can be almost certain that they belong to someone else.

The Purpose of Empathy

The purpose of empathy as a spiritual gift is to be a source of healing for those who need it. When the feelings arise in those who possess this gift it is merely a signal to activate one’s gifts of healing to support the individual or the group who is suffering. This healing can take the form of prayer, Loving Kindness, distance Reiki, or any other method or vehicle for sending positive intentions to another.

When the Spiritual Gift of Empathy Becomes a Challenge

The challenge with the spiritual gift of empathy is when one forgets that its true purpose is for healing and takes the energy on themselves. When this happens, you might find yourself becoming overwhelmed, even ill from the negative effects of another’s experience. The solution to this is to remember the purpose of the spiritual gift of empathy and to activate your gifts of healing. Once this is accomplished you will feel immediate relief from the effects of the empathy while sharing the healing that is needed.

Anticipatory Empathy

A final interesting phenomenon with the spiritual gift of empathy is the anticipatory nature of this gift, especially as it relates to events that take on a global awareness. For those with the spiritual gift of empathy, it is not unusual to feel the negative feelings or sensations of a group event before the event actually happens. Some examples of this phenomenon might be the buildup of anxiety or restlessness that doesn’t dissipate until an earthquake strikes; or to experience the weight of grief just prior to a hurricane making landfall. Another example might be an irrational, obsessive fear relating to the safety of our children just prior to hearing the announcement of another school shooting. Perhaps one day there will be a way through the gift of anticipatory empathy to prevent such tragic events. In the meantime, we can continue to use our healing gifts for those who have been both directly and indirectly affected by these tragedies.

Am I An Empath?

Being an empath is not something you do, it’s something you are. You have been hard-wired since birth to be this way for a reason: to anchor the light of your soul onto planet Earth.

The first time I understood this concept I was really taken by the fact that most empaths I have been mentoring do have a special affinity for light and anything that is of the light. The problem is that they don’t realize how much of a difference that can create in the world if they only would let their inner light shine.

Empaths are here incarnated during this time period on earth in ever increasing numbers. The reason for being an empath during this time of transformation is that empaths are like cosmic cleaners. If they choose to use their spiritual gift in service of themselves and others, their presence on this planet is what creates the highest level of transformation for humankind.

In reality the only thing that empaths are asked to do is to work on themselves, which for them is very hard to do because they are natural givers. Their major life purpose is really to learn how to take care of themselves and their gift. In doing so, they have the power to transform their lives and the lives of others in a very profound way. Read this article on energy clearing.

Am I An Empath? How Do I Know?

There are many degrees of being an empath, you can take the Empath Test here. Also, empaths reach different stages throughout their life. To learn more, read this article.

If you are an empath, your soul chose to come here on this planet and work on this aspect of your soul because here an empath really sticks out!
As an empath you probably have already felt the negative aspects of this gift, like:

1. You absorb negative energies from the environment you are in, either from objects, electronics or people. You may also be sensitive to ghosts, discarnate entities and low energies.

2. You carry a heavy load and it is not yours. You are affected by negative behaviour of others and often chose to engage in negative behaviour yourself in order to fit in.

3. You always seem to know what people are thinking and feeling and are affected because you care so much and want to help. This causes you to be in codependent relationships with narcissists and selfish people, who don’t really care about you.

4. You have a very hard time sticking up for yourself and feel taken advantage of by family members, friends and even strangers.

5. Somehow you feel responsible for what happens to others in your life and end up participating in their sorrow. You also feel resentful of not being appreciated.

How Do I Survive Being So Sensitive?

In a selfish world where only the selfish succeed, there is no room for those who have an open heart. You have probably already learnt this lesson in life. But I am here to tell you that this learning is only one part of the equation.

Now that you have experienced the negative aspect, it’s time to resurrect the power of the light within you. It’s time to realign to this God-given gift and show to the world that empowerment and strengths come from loving, caring and giving to others.

Empaths are here to teach humanity that there is power in being a giver and that the real success is that of the soul not of the ego.

Benefits of Developing Your Empathic Abilities

People often tell me that being an empath has ruined their life. They feel strange, different and isolated by the rest of humanity. I say to them, that the soul did not make a mistake in birthing them here.

There is a purpose and the main one is to love and embrace who you are without judgement.

In many places on the internet and offline, people who define themselves as empaths tend to talk a lot about how this has affected in a negative way. They blame people in their lives and describe themselves has being codependent with narcissistic personalities and having struggled for years to get out of abuse and low self-worth. Please, do not do this to yourself.

I know that the ego mind wants to create a sense of drama around who you are, but this is really not helping your highest purpose at all.

I encourage you not to go into blame and victimhood mode. I do understand clearly what being an empath is because I am one. Every day of my life I deal with this aspect of myself. I used to see it as a curse and I felt unloved, taken advantage of and energetically used as a dump of others negativity and problems.

The truth is: I also allowed it. At some level, the empath has a benefit in being their friends and family’s negative energy repository. Because this is the way an empath feels love and appreciation. Is this appropriate? Of course not! Is it part of your life path as an empath? Yes, it is.

Look back at your life, would you be here right now reading this article, if you had not gone through what you have gone through in life? Probably not!

This is your soul’s path working through you. I am here to teach you how to love that and how to use your gift to empower yourself and others.

When you discover the power of this gift you will agree with me.
Being an empath is the highest level of spiritual development available on this plane of reality. If you are an empath, you are here to play this game. You have all that it takes to be successful.

Spiritual Benefits Of Being An Empath

These is a simple list of the spiritual benefits of being an empath:

1. Your intuitive abilities can skyrocket practically overnight, once you learn how to manage your energy. You are very intuitive, clairaudient, clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairknowing. You can learn how to tap into the universal consciousness to gain wisdom and advice.

2. You are a great manifestor! Your manifesting abilities are very strong once you learn how to use the power of intention with emotional vibrational alignment. 

3. You are a natural healer. Your healing abilities will improve overtime, once you learn to let go and trust your energy flow, without fearing becoming drained by others. In reality, when you heal others, you heal yourself.

4. You can connect easily with your inner guidance for help and support. Most empaths have feelings of angels helping them.

I wanted to write this article to show you that being an empath is not a curse but a blessing. Now that you are realizing your gift, you can turn things around in your life. You see, the soul often chooses to live the negative polarity of its life lesson before it can really learn the positive one.

I believe that this is true for most empaths. For whatever reason, we begin our life path in disempowerment only to find the strength and the power within us to become who we are meant to be.

If you are now experiencing the negative aspect of being an empath, you too can turn things around if you chose to do so. I can honestly tell you that it will be hard in the beginning, but definitely worth any effort you put into it.

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