Your Prayer Is More Powerful Than Your Opinion

So the Fresno Police Department is facing another scandal involving an officer; this time a high ranking officer in the department.  Of course the social media sites are full of people who are sharing their opinions on the matter.  Some of the comments are vicious and really reveal the ignorance and hatred towards police in general, but now at Chief Jerry Dyer.

The reality is, while he is the chief, he cannot possibly babysit the 1000 or so employees that are members of the department any more than the manager of your place of employment can!  Sure he is responsible as the leader of the group, but some of the criticisms are completely unrealistic, unfair and are nothing more than personal attacks on him.  None of us know all of the facts, so it is humorous to see all of the arm chair law enforcement officers spouting off about what is happening in a case that the chief did not even know about, until after the arrest was made.

While we fully expect that people will have their opinions about things, what is troubling is how people will personally attack an individual.  What is even more troubling is when so called "Christians" begin throwing stones of personal attack too.  1 Timothy 2: 1-3 says:  "The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live."

We are certainly entitled to our beliefs and opinions, but our PRAYERS are much more powerful than our opinions.  So, if you support Chief Dyer and think he is doing a good job, then pray for him.  If you think he is not doing a good job and you are not a fan, pray for him.  Pray for him and the majority of the good men and women who put on the badge, strap on the gun and go out to protect us every day.  If prayer isn't for you, or you still feel that you could do a better job, I encourage you to go to the Police Academy.  If you survive the academy, then go get a job as a cop and show us all how you can do it better.  I promise you I will pray for you.