We know people are hurting. There is human trafficking, disease, people with no water, AIDs... and those are only a few of the world's problems. But how does this make us feel? What do we DO about it?
We see the stats, the photography, the stories. But often times to questions we ask ourselves is "what can I do about it?" or "How does this effect me?" Even our focus on the helpless and hopeless has to do with me, myslef, and I.
So much of the time I find meself in the center of my universe. I care about these issues- but I care about myself more. About what I can do to make me more happy or how I can more- stuff, pleasure, comfort.. the list goes on.
Often times we don't put ourselves in other people's shoes, becuase we are unable to get out of our own. We are scared to imgian the pain some of these people in these situations would be feeling or thinking- Empathy.
It's putting the other person's pain above our own. It's stepping outside of our comfort zone- to have our hearts broken by someone else's pain. The first step in this process is caring. It is caring about the people who don't know you, who are unable to give anything in return, who need help.
It's being able to see these people are God's children too. That is He loves them dearly. I think of the quote from the movie How to Save a Life- "Sometimes we ask God why He is not doing anything to help those who are hurting- God may be asking us the same question."
So for today my prayer to God is to "break my heart for what breaks Your's" from a song by Starfield. I hope you join me so we can change our focus, our hearts, and others lives.
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