"break my heart for what breaks yours"

Is His GRACE sufficient for you? And don't say yes because you're supposed to. 

A friend texted me this a few days ago and I've been thinking about it ever since. Honest answer? In theory, yes. In practice, no. That makes me sad. It's definitely something I need to work on. Strangely though, as so many of my friends are becoming more and more unglued in this season of Senior Stress, I am starting to refine my behavior. I am still concerned but applications, school work, etc. but I am able to keep it in better focus. Especially when I avoid words and stick with face to face "You need to calm down now." moments. 

Also, this morning I thought of this verse:

‎"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom." -- Isaiah 40:28

In writing college applications for my Christian faith schools as well, I am feeling very encouraged and at peace with what I believe and why I believe it. There is power in Christ that I will never understand fully, it is so much larger than my existence. It is hard to be going through this time, but I want to be viewing this time in a better perspective than I have been of late. I want to pray "break my heart for what breaks yours" and accept that trials are there to produce perseverance, and perseverance, character.