You know the songs:
Break my heart for what breaks yours;
Everything I am for your kingdom's cause;
As I walk from earth into eternity.
~Hosanna - Hillsong UNITED
Father, break my heart for what breaks yours;
Give me open hands and open doors;
Put your light in my eyes and let me see;
That my own little world is not about me.
~My Own Little World - Matthew West
Oh Jesus, friend of sinners;
Open our eyes to the world at the end of our pointing fingers;
Let our hearts be led by mercy;
Help us reach with open hearts and open doors.
Oh Jesus friend of sinners: break our hearts for what breaks yours.
~Jesus, Friend of Sinners - Casting Crowns
To name a few.
But do we REALLY want that? Do we want our hearts and sould moved with compassion at the"least of these." Do we want to look around and see so much pain that our hearts break with every turning? Do we want to see the begger and instantly feel compassion? Empathy is a scary thing ya'll.
One thing that I'm realizing is that we can't just stop there. We can't end the prayer there. Look at the above lyrics. Every single time it's preceded or followed by action. We can't just look around and so "ooh that's bad" and just move on with our lives. The purpose of the heart breaking is to cause us to move into action. We all have different gifts and talents to help this world in some way. Don't believe me? Check out Romans 12. I guarantee you'll find something in there that you have the absolute capability of doing.
My heart broke earlier today. But at the same time, I feel much more motivated to enact change. Even if it's a little change, I'm going to try. Even if I don't see results, I have to press on because I don't know the work to Jesus is doing in their life.
Don't just pray the simple prayer if you're not ready to do the HUGE action.
