Breaking Hearts

Do I have a heart that can break?How can I step out of my comfort zone and help others?As I consider these questions, I know:  yes!  I do have a heart that can break.  And break so easily.  And sometimes I question it.  Wonder what is wrong.  But God tells me that it’s good.  He made me this way.  He made me with a sensitive heart that breaks all too easily.

Nehemiah 1:4  “When I heard these things I sat down and wept.  For some days, I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.”

And I realize that I do a great job of mourning and weeping.  But I have much more difficulty with prayer and with allowing God to come in and do His good work.And in my comfort zone?  No problem helping others.  But when I’m not in my comfort zone?  I fall apart.As I think about what my heart breaks for, today, this is what it is:

• Broken marriages.
• Women that prostitute their bodies.
• Men that choose to objectify women at strip clubs or the like.
• Single Moms, especially those who give it their all and their marriage is a casualty because their husband chose their selfish sexual behaviors over their family.
• Innocent Children

So I ask:  How can I help these people, even more?  And it scares me.  Some of this is so far out of my comfort zone.  Is God taking the wounds of the last week and preparing even more of a broken heart within?  For His purpose?  And for His good?And here is what I heard this morning and what I believe:  God wants an available heart.  If it’s something good and something you care about and it’s within God’s will; then it’s right.So I must ask:  what breaks your heart?  And how can you step out of your comfort zone and help these people that break your heart?