Heartbroken

February 21, 2017

Day 52: A Confident Heart: 
"My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!"
—Psalm 57:7

Today, Anderson shares a story about a man named Keith whose family had a history of heart problems.  He went to see Dr. Anderson because he was experiencing shortness of breath when doing simply activities like walking up stairs. They found out that he had "99 percent blockage in one artery and significant blockages in three others." Luckily, Keith came in when he did and they were able to save him before his heart failed. Anderson uses the story to remind us to put our confidence in God because he "can fix all kinds of broken hearts," and to "see [our] physicians if [we] have a family history of heart problems."

I really need to have a confident heart today. Yesterday, I found out that a mother in one of my Facebook transgender groups lost her son to suicide. He hung himself yesterday and I am completely devastated. I have been crying on and off since I found out. I just want God to protect our kids. I know that tragedy is everywhere and lives are lost everyday, but this particular loss hits so close to home. I can barely breathe at the thought of losing my child in that way... in any way.

What else can I say?  I am heartbroken.