For The Ones Who Choose to Break their Hearts for Ours
Ask
Isaiah 58:6-9 describes the religious act of fasting as intrinsically linked to action. Do you imagine the religious acts you practice (prayer, fasting, giving, worship, attending church) as more for you or for others—or maybe both?
Listen
Certain people decide to make other people’s pain their own. Gary Haugen, founder and CEO of International Justice Mission, is one of those people. But how do you sustain heartbreaking work? “Joy,” Gary says, “is the oxygen for doing hard things.” Listen here and be encouraged:
Pray
God, show me the gift I have to offer others. Blow your winds of love all around my efforts, so they have that whiff of joy about them. Amen.