This week, the Georgia General Assembly will gavel in for their penultimate week of the 2025 legislative session. If you were to visit the Capitol, you would immediately notice the frantic business as everyone in the building works to ensure their priorities get done.

Work at the Capitol is unique – whether you are a legislator, lobbyist, or other interested party. From the moment they gavel in to Sine Die, you have less than three months to achieve what you came to do. Any failures or shortcomings will take more than nine months to rectify, and everybody, especially us, is working hard to ensure they don’t return home having come up short.

Beyond the busyness, though, it wouldn’t take an astute observer to note a sense of heaviness. Big decisions are being made, and obstacles are being thrown up. Much becomes outside of your control as information gets scarce and decisions get made by a small handful of people.

Darkness, too, can descend upon the building. Money becomes a factor. Opponents of virtue become more loud and desperate. The halls and committee meetings of the building abound with angry, left-wing “activists” while well-funded special interests will also weigh in heavily. And, we cannot dismiss a real and present spiritual battle from an Enemy that seeks to do harm to individual members and to our state as a whole.

That’s why I’m calling on you to pray with intentionality over the next two weeks for what happens in that building. Here are some ways to pray:

Pray for the legislators, for their families, and that the Lord will bless faithful service.

Pray that, in the midst of busyness, heaviness, and darkness, the Lord would draw people to Himself – that not simply good policy would happen but also real opportunity for Gospel impact.

Pray for wisdom for every legislator in how they vote and also how they steward their leadership. How, when, and over what should they compromise? What should be said in public and what should be said in private? These are some of the decisions to be wrestled with in the coming days.

Pray for wisdom for those in high elected positions, especially the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker. How should they assert their priorities? How hard should they push? When do they let things go? What are the best ways to work together? When do they lead and when do they let the collective will guide the day?

Pray for integrity – that decisions will get made for the right reasons, not because of special interests or personal gain.

Pray for positive legislative outcomes for the people of Georgia.

Pray, specifically, for RFRA (the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, SB 36). What I saw during last week’s committee hearing was alarming in so many ways. Clearly, the forces of the Enemy were at work. In the closing days, pray for swift action, a removal of a toxic amendment, and passage of the bill out of House Judiciary, the full Chamber, and a signature by the Governor (which he has already promised – pending a return to a federal mirror language).

Pray, specifically for efforts to protect girls’ sports and spaces. The House and Senate are both considering the other Chamber’s bills. Pray that the only objectives will be to pass the most sweeping, comprehensive, and strong bill.

Pray, specifically, for legislation to ban puberty blockers for the sake of “gender reassignment.” Media outlets kindly described that bill as being met with “skepticism” by the Committee. The truth conveyed in that bill was met with hostility by many members. Pray that our General Assembly and that Committee will act with boldness to protect children.

Pray, I humbly ask, for Frontline. We strive to honor the Lord, and we strive to be effective. Sometimes it seems like one must be compromised for the other. I do not ultimately believe that to be the case, but decision at this stage can be challenging. We want to be bold, willing to speak with clarity, and also love our neighbor at the Capitol well. It’s not an easy thing to do, and we are trying to set a new model for how things are done. Please pray that we have an abundance of wisdom, the right conversations, and the Lord’s favor.

Significant issues are being discussed in the closing days. I entreat you to lift them up to the One who has the power to see His will be done.

With Humility,

Cole Muzio

President, Frontline Policy Council

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PS. Last week, Frontline hosted a candidate for our Church Ambassador Network role. Please pray that the Lord guides our decisions over next steps with that crucial ministry.

PPS. It’s not cheap being Georgia’s strongest pro-family organization at the Capitol. Any gift you can make to our ministry to help fund these closing days would be most appreciated. No amount - $5, $10, $25 – is too small to be used by God. Certainly, we won’t tell you any amount is too large either 😊 [[link removed]]

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