The Great Change

If my own people will humbly pray and turn back to me and stop sinning, then I will answer them from heaven. I will forgive them and make their land fertile once again.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (CEV)

You can raise awareness, educate, debate, protest, raise funds, even run for office when you are old enough. But really, can one person make any kind of difference to change America? And can a teenager even make a positive dent in all this country’s problems?

Yes, you can, in the most impactful way. You have one of the most powerful tools to use. You can pray. Too often we think of prayer as the last-ditch effort, but it should be our very first action. Without God, all the other work will be futile. Nothing will truly change. But with him, there is real, true healing.

Imagine a country full of people that follow Jesus. Crime rates drop. Unity in diversity celebrated. Compassionate care for the less fortunate. Humble servants as leaders. Careful stewardship of resources. The list continues with all the factors that would make a healthy nation. These are things that can’t be regulated and enforced. These are the products of heart change, which only our God can do.

He is the one who can help someone love their neighbor more than themselves. He’s the one who can make the land prosper. He’s the one who can give wisdom to leaders. If things are to change, we must have God.

We start by asking him. We start with prayer. Will you pray for America today?

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

Encourage your circle of friends to pray for America. Create a meme that shows the power of prayer! Post it on your social media, or text it to friends and family members.

INSPIRATION

“I have a dream that America will pray and God will forgive us our sins.”

—Alveda King, contemporary activist, author, and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help you expand Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

2 Chronicles 6:26–27

Isaiah 55:7

1 Timothy 2:1–6

James 4:10