Episode 57

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5th Mar 2024

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 and

principles!

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 and

hope they land” prayer, but a powerful model of prayer we can use in just six steps! In just seven verses Nehemiah incorporates six steps:

  1. Recall God’s goodness.
  2. Request God’s attention.
  3. Repent of wrongdoing.
  4. Remind God of his promises.
  5. Remind God of his relationship.
  6. Request God’s favor for others and yourself.

Download a beautiful PDF for yourself and your kids to learn and use this model of

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Presents for this and other free resources.


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Together, we can build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart

generations!


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Stephanie Smith

Stephanie knows from experience good intentions aren't enough to be spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart--or to raise kids who are. She shares powerful Scriptural principles and science-backed insights into human behavior to equip people to grow good intentions into godly impact.

Stephanie's authenticity creates immediate connection with audiences both virtual and on the stage, while gracious authority provides clarity and confidence for listeners. Her leadership experience includes being a certified Primal Question coach, Christian school founding board member and teacher, homeschool cooperative founder, and Teen Theater Director.

Stephanie is a wife, mother of five grown sons, mother-in-law of four, and Nana to a growing tribe of awesome grandkids. She is committed to Psalm 17:17-18, proclaiming God's power to generations through wisdom forged in real life.