When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
A headline about another war, or a flood, or children who didn't make it home, might slide past your thumb on the way to a friend's photo of their new puppy. In that second your chest could tighten, and then a quiet voice might tell you not to let it get to you. God is in control, it says, so feeling this heavy about the world must mean you don't really trust him.