A few years back, I had jotted down a quote by Bob Pierce on a sticky note. The note was to help me live a more fulfilling life. Little did I know God would answer that prayer so deeply. Now I know why my heart breaks when it comes to my children.
“Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.” -Bob Pierce, World Vision.
I also learned God’s mercy and grace prevail throughout any obstacle if you can find the blessing.
After reading about Pierce, I never would’ve imagined his mission work would begin with a battered and abandoned child. If we all had a heart like Pierce, this world would be a better place today. Pierce suffered from leukemia, which took his life. What an inspiration!
Although my heart-break is different from Pierce’s, my children are still my mission, to make them better servants of God’s Word in a world full of earthly desires. My heart breaks when my children seem to loose their way in the faith and begin to wonder off into a world where sometimes there’s no return. And that scares me.
I recently began meeting with our parish priest to help me find spiritual direction in raising young adults today. He reassured me that even though my children would loose their way some days, they would find their way back and return with more faith than before.
And so I find myself changing my perspective on life so that I may become a better servant of God’s Word and be the example my children need. If my heart breaks in the process, I will know that God is answering my prayer, therefore I’m living on [a] prayer. I now believe the more my heart breaks, the more I open my mind to His will. May it be done according to His will.
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