We need to PRAY NOW so that more lives are not lost to death and other lives are not snuffed away in prison. What do we do? How can we help? Most of us may not know those who are doing the killing or being killed BUT we are citizens of this area AND we are Christians called to pray(not a suggestion...it is a call) so we need to care.
Let's begin praying for our area this week for these thing:
1. That hearts will be changed. Crime is a SYMPTOM of a broken heart.
Only the Lord can repair it. Lots of reasons the heart gets
broken....let's pray that HE will start a work in every person in this
area who has a "broken" heart. He CAN repair it.
2. Pray for our public safety officers/personnel that they will have wisdom. Pray for judges and lawyers and all involved in criminal cases. Pray that they will have the wisdom to know how to handle EACH person who comes through their doors.
3. Pray for our Mental Health system to be fixed. Change needs to happen and though there are rumblings of change, it is a BIG problem...a GOD SIZED problem that needs fixing...FAST! Approximately 40% of all inmates in Alabama have severe mental health issues. Jails and prisons are not equipped to restore health to those prisoners.(Stats from NAMI-AL)
4. Pray for ourselves. YOU and I come across people every day who have the symptoms of a BROKEN heart. We are God's vehicle to bring GOOD NEWS to the brokenhearted. Are you and I ready to do that? Are you and I willing to be open to the Holy Spirit using you to bring soothing healing news to the brokenhearted? Are you and I willing to do things/help others on God's terms, not our own?
Ponder the scripture here and see what the Lord would have you do this week to be "healers of the heart" vehicles for our city!
2. Pray for our public safety officers/personnel that they will have wisdom. Pray for judges and lawyers and all involved in criminal cases. Pray that they will have the wisdom to know how to handle EACH person who comes through their doors.
3. Pray for our Mental Health system to be fixed. Change needs to happen and though there are rumblings of change, it is a BIG problem...a GOD SIZED problem that needs fixing...FAST! Approximately 40% of all inmates in Alabama have severe mental health issues. Jails and prisons are not equipped to restore health to those prisoners.(Stats from NAMI-AL)
4. Pray for ourselves. YOU and I come across people every day who have the symptoms of a BROKEN heart. We are God's vehicle to bring GOOD NEWS to the brokenhearted. Are you and I ready to do that? Are you and I willing to be open to the Holy Spirit using you to bring soothing healing news to the brokenhearted? Are you and I willing to do things/help others on God's terms, not our own?
Ponder the scripture here and see what the Lord would have you do this week to be "healers of the heart" vehicles for our city!
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