A Taste of a Broken Heart

"Show me how to love like you have loved me. Break my heart for what breaks Yours." These are lyrics from Hillsong United's song, "Hosanna". So this is my desire. I want to show people love like the love that has been so freely and undeservedly given to me. I want to be so in step with God's heart that my heart truely does break for the same things that break His. Not only do I want my heart to be broken, but I want that broken heart to lead me to help with the healing. It's easy to be disturbed or saddened by situations-it's much harder to figure out how to help and how to bring the restoration that I believe God desires. So what things break my heart? Where do I begin? It's not that I don't see so much hope, but I see so many things that aren't as they should be. There are far too many broken families, hungry people, orphaned children, countries torn apart by war and political figures, people bound by slavery, children taken advantage of, people struggling with addictions, and people who don't see their own personal value. So what can I, as one person do to reach these people with God's love? It's overwhelming sometimes. A good friend shared this verse with me. "Once our eyes have been opened, we cannot pretend we do not know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows we know, and holds us responsible to act." Proverbs 24:12 So how do we act out that love? I think it starts with loving each person God puts into my life. That person is in my life for a reason. I have the opportunity to either show that person God's love or to not. I have the opportunity to show God's love in a tangible way by how I treat each person. I have the opportunity to show that person that I believe they have value. God works in amazing ways. Who is to say that the person I show love to won't turn around and do the same for someone else? Maybe I'm an idealist, maybe I'm a dreamer, but I think it could catch on.