Heavy...

Posted by Amanda , Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:14 PM

Break
Break
Break

Shatter…

God’s heart shatters.

Because…

Because Joe was supposed to live.
Because Nancy was His ballerina
Who’s feet never touched the ground.
Because Rosa’s smile was supposed
To fill rooms with light.
Because Greg was His soccer player
With a heart full of love.

But…

But instead God’s heart is in pieces
Because there never was a Joe…
Or a Nancy…
Or a Rosa…
Or a Greg…

Their breaths were never counted
Their smiles never enjoyed
Their eyes never opened
Their cries long forgotten.
They were never known.

But God knew them.
And now His heart is in pieces.



Tonight at prayer night, we prayed for abortion. It’s said that 24% or 1 out of every 4 children are never born because of abortion. Think about that.

My heart broke when I heard that statistic. Not only that, but God showed me how broken His heart is as well. I sat and thought about all the children in my life: the kids on the base that I see every day, the children we work with through our ministries, my cousins back at home, the kids from church. I see their talents, passions and the joy they bring to people. I’m so blessed to have each and every one of them in my life. But, what if 1 out of every 4 of them didn’t exist?

Millions and millions of babies have been aborted. Those are millions upon millions of lives that God planned out, but ended before they even had a chance to begin. God is crying…His heart is broken because He knew each one of those children and had a specific plan for their life. He knew what they would love to do, He knew each moment of pain, love, joy and anguish that would happen in their life. He was SO excited to know them. But then, someone made a choice. And that life is no longer being lived out. And God lost someone that He was so excited to know. And He will never have a chance to know them ever again. The weight of this is phenomenal. God’s heart is breaking. So is mine.

1 Response to "Heavy..."

rachel Says:

Amanda, glad but at the same time sad that your heart is being broken over the people/lives God's heart is being and has been broken over for so long.... it was a great intercession time