I love Sweden, and I share stuff like this with a heavy heart. This is about other things than helping people in their deepest needs (then they would help the Yazidis etc). It’s about “extreme” immigration policies. Today Sweden is the second most violent country in Europe. Sweden used to be the safe haven for people around the world. Including my Finnish ancestors, and Jews, during the WWII. Today most of their politics are based on atheistic secular humanism, which might look good on the surface but is destructive. Have you heard that ISIS terrorists that have returned to Sweden are offered free apartments, instead of international war crime tribunals? Did you know that if they rape a woman on the street, they get short sentences and are probably not sent back to their home countries? Did you know that you can travel to Sweden (car, ferry) without any further security control. It’s easy to smuggle illegal drugs and weapons. I could go on, but no digits left.
@tanjaostman I know of a similar situation abroad. Years ago believers in Jesus Christ there made it a point to say hello to foreign neighbours asking them if they needed prayer. At first there was silence or nos, in time the walls were eroded & requests & the message of hope was shared and accepted.
Years ago we prayed IS would put down the gun & pick up the Bible, be saved & carry the Gospel to the desert places. In 6 weeks IS stopped fighting. President Obama could not explain this as American led intervention was imminent. As soon as he said so, I said they will start to fight again. They did, but the warfare was different as the previous organizational structure was destroyed (but not by American intervention). Years later the Lord gave me evidence of how He had answered our heartfelt cry for men & women blinded by the god of this world. Jude 20 tells us to pray as the Holy Spirit tells us to-in this way in, partnership with Christ we alter the direction of people & situations.
@moamfj thank you for those inspiring lines!