Friday, August 19, 2011

What can I do?

Hey everyone. Hope you're all well, but even more, I hope you're all awake and watchful!

Do any of you know someone who is lost, someone who doesn't know Jesus and His love and forgiveness? Someone who will most likely go to hell and not heaven when they die if something doesn't change? Well, what are you doing about it? What can you do?

1. Pray. Pray that the Holy Spirit opens/softens their hearts. Pray that they are humbled and see their need for a Savior. Pray that God will give you opportunities to love them and share Truth with them.

2. Stop ignoring them. What do I mean here? Well, they are heading to a place that God wants no man to go. Don't be indifferent to this. This should burden your heart and what do we do with our burdens? We bring them to Jesus, so now's a good time to repeat step one...

3. Stop living like Jesus is only your Savior. He's also your Lord! You are the servant. Not visa-versa. Let His Holy Spirit fill you to overflowing. Let His fruit naturally come forth as you obey and surrender to Him. Then you're light will shine brightly to help those in the dark. Your life will be salty and those who are hungry and thirsty will be even more aware of their need for water that will cause them to never thirst again. To be wholly surrendered in this way is going to take a serious connection with Jesus, so let's go back to step one again...

4. Love and include them in your life. If they don't know Jesus yet... so what, don't you still love them? You don't have to judge them and try to clean them up, leave that work to Jesus. When you hang out with someone with different values than you, you risk taking on their habits and sin. Don't. Let's refer one last time to point one... pray. Pray that God gives you His heart, love, wisdom. Pray that He protects you as you live boldly for Him.

p.s. When you pray, God is listening. And anything that you pray for that is in accordance with His will will come to pass. Does God want to save your friend? Yes, He wants none to parish. Does God want you to have a burden for the lost. Yes, Jesus came to seek and save those who were lost. Does Jesus want you to live, knowing and living like He's your Savior. Yes. Does He want you to love with His love, even if they are sinners? Yes. Jesus came for the sick and ate with tax collectors and sinners.

So pray and pray with confidence, hope and expectation. Pray and watch lives change around you, watch your life change. And when you see these changes, praise God and tell others what you see Him doing!

We shall overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony!!!

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