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[depthofpassion]

“Too sad to talk...too tired to care. Just wondering how many times the human heart can be broken? :'( And when does one stop coming back for more? Why is it the more you care, the less the ones you love care? Why does their self-destruction affect others more than them? How do I begin to be as careless as others...

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[depthofpassion]

Mmm, yes, lots of good insight. I've been looking in Scripture, too, trying to follow the model that Jesus sets in Matthew, but also just looking at the many examples he sets throughout the Gospels. I see two methods: (1) the harsh, honest method he uses with the Pharisees etc. and (2) the softer, compassionate, but still stern treatment of prostitutes, tax collectors, and his followers. I think a lot it comes down to motive (but doesn't everything?). I keep doing heart checks when I'm trying to figure out what to do with those around me--am I confronting them for my sake or God's. It's helped...

I'm amazed to see what God's teaching me through all of this--basically an echo of what you said in terms of our hearts breaking for others being a small picture of what God's heart looks like. As much as it hurts and as uncomfortable as it is, I feel like I'm being drawn closer to the heart of God through all of it--and it sounds like you're finding the same.

I'm looking for books on the subject to supplement what I'm finding in Scripture. I'll let you know what I find...

And thanks for your encouragement :)