Shed a God-sized Tear and Impact the World

Spiritual Advantage with Sam Stone

One of the most inspiring prayers for me is,

“Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.”

Do you know who said it? It was by Robert Pierce, the founder of World Vision, which has helped millions of children and orphans out of poverty over the years.

On a visit to an island in Korea after the war, in 1949, Bob Pierce saw many suffering children running on the streets without proper clothes because their fathers died in the war and their mothers were missing. Touched by the plight of those children, he wrote this famous prayer inside the cover of his Bible:

“Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.” ~Bob Pierce

Soon, he founded World Vision in 1950, which has fed and educated 3.5 million children around the world to date. It has assisted 20.1 million disaster survivors, refugees, and internally displaced people. A small prayer of compassion ends up touching millions of lives.

Previously, I spoke about the importance of having a God-sized dream. Having a God-sized dream cures many mental and emotional problems because you have a sense of mission and focus away from your personal problems. When we don’t have a purpose greater than ourselves, we become anxious, depressed, and unfocused. You can review that message online, named “Dream a God-sized Dream.”

So, this week we want to explore how to find that God-sized dream. If you don’t have a God-sized dream, begin with this prayer, “Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God,” asking God to help you see a real problem in the world that you are called to solve.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have the ability or resources to solve the problem. If you shed a God-sized tear, God will provide you with God-sized resources. So, don’t worry about whether you have the capability to solve the problem. Worry about what breaks your heart that also breaks God’s heart.

When Bob Pierce wrote down that prayer on the flyleaf of his Bible, he had no money as a young missionary. He just saw a big problem. But that little prayer changed millions of lives.

The Bible revealed that Jesus’ heart broke when he saw the crowd like sheep without a shepherd.

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” (Mt 9:36).

So, today, let’s look at what breaks Jesus’ heart that also breaks our hearts that also breaks your heart and how he teaches us to solve that problem. Let’s begin!