Prayer Pointers - Week 11

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
-Matt 9:36,NIV

This week we'll be sharing abt de heart of compassion. Why must we hav a heart of compassion? Because Jesus did, and Jesus is our role model. Look around us, more than half of our classmates are non-christians. They are like sheep without a shepherd, and Jesus has a heart of compassion for all of them. God's heart is for them! We hav to exercise God's heart, serve his heart and do his will.

Recently, I've been to the Jackie Pullinger Conference abt Ministry with the Poor. Jackie Pullinger said tt there is a sacrifice. If you hav a heart of compassion, you'd make tt sacrifice. The sacrifice is breaking your heart, time, resources, energy....etc. It's not ez but as you break your heart, you get more of God's! And as you keep running out, grace keeps flowing in and you become more reliant on God! Are you willing to make tt sacrifice?

How to hav a heart of compassion? For the lost, why not try to put ourself in their shoes. Think if you are going to hell and going to be seperated from God 4eva.... How horrible would tt be? Do you want ur neighbours to suffer tt? They dun deserve it! For the physically poor, why not go hungry and try to not spend money and see how it feels. For the academically poor hu needs ur tution, why not imagine getting all Fails for all ur subjects, and go back to get caned by ur parents.... No1 deserves it, so share with them and meet their needs!

Having a heart of compassion would drive you to bring more to Christ, to be more caring to them. If someone asks you to bring 3 pple to Christ, you'll bring 30. You'll care so much for them they'll be more open to you that God has touched to be so caring....

I'll be sharing more on Jackie Pullinger's conference next week. For now, just build up this care for them and meet their needs.

Prayer Pointers this week:
- Pray for having a heart of compassion/more compassion in ur heart as a driving force for evangelising, praying, caring...etc.
- Pray for the willingness to make the sacrifice to reach out and touch these pple
- Pray for a second chance and more opportunities to care for these pple and touch them in a different way
- Pray for salvation and revival in 1D, 1L, 1P and 1Q
- Pray for open hearts and opportunites to bring more to Christ.