Feel Empathy, then Pray Powerfully in Six Steps

Real leaders always begin by leading themselves. Power only needs a position. Leadership requires position, capacity, and skill. The Old Testament story of Nehemiah is a gold mine of leadership practices andprinciples!In the first chapter Nehemiah models two leadership practices: initiative and prayer.Nehemiah’s initiative leads to empathy, and his empathy leads to action. Genuine empathy always leads to action. If it’s only an emotion, it’s not empathy!Nehemiah’s empathy first leads to fasting and prayer. Not just a “toss up a few words andhope they land” prayer, but a powerful model of prayer we can use in just six steps! In just seven verses Nehemiah incorporates six steps:Recall God’s goodness.Request God’s attention.Repent of wrongdoing. Remind God of his promises.Remind God of his relationship.Request God’s favor for others and yourself.Download a beautiful PDF for yourself and your kids to learn and use this model ofprayer! Visit the website and subscribe to Hi(Impact) at StephaniePresents for this and other free resources.Invite Stephanie to speak at your women, mom, or parents’ event. Email [email protected] or visit the website for more information!Together, we can build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smartgenerations!#bible#faith#truth#biblestudy#familydevotions#christianfaith#christianfamilies#christianparenting#christianwomen#christianity#familybiblestudy#lifeskey3