Maybe you're not actually "too sensitive". Maybe your sensitivity is a gift from God that you just need to learn how to refine and use for His glory and not to your own detriment. We need sensitive souls in this world. Learn to use your sensitivity for God's glory.
Deception can easily lie below the surface of a high position, great theological knowledge, stunning verbal skills, and excellent performance. As a matter of fact, those are power tools that allow people to live deceptively AND hide the fact that they are doing so.
The Lord considers prayer a central part of the work rather than simply preparation for the work. Prayer is the path toward fruit-producing, fruit-abiding work. How foolish we are to think that we can carry out the work of God without continually talking and listening to Him.