the LOST

Would you join me in praying for some friends and family members that are lost? By lost I mean they do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Some of them don't seem to care. Others seem to choose to ignore Him on purpose and with a bit of pride and attitude. As much as I love the Lord it is very difficult to see, hear or read about someone belittling Him. At the same time the Lord is working in me not to be critical of these people, but to have compassion on their souls and to reach out to them in love ( not judgement). I have realized that I wasted a perfectly good field of folks to reach out to when in high school. I was so busy judging their actions that I neglected to share the good news. One example: Once on a field trip a group of us were on the bus waiting for the teacher. Someone mentioned going out to clubs and I said I didn't do that sort of thing. Everyone on the bus made fun of me and called me Miss Goody Two Shoes; even one of my "church going" friends who I just knew would be on my side joined in the teasing. I got on the defense of how I didn't drink and I didn't dance so I had no reason to go to a club. I will never forget that day and how I felt. After that I didn't want to talk to those people. I had a strong sense of the Bible and it did say to come out from among them, but still I could have taken the approach of sharing Jesus' love but I didn't.

Well, that was then and this is now. Considering the fact that many of those same people still don't seem to care about their spiritual life has prompted this request. I don't want to neglect them twice. Thanks to face book and all of the communication tools at my finger tips, I can share with many what the Lord has done for me. I just want to be obedient to the Lord's will and not my will. My will always seems to mess things up, but God's will is perfect.

Will you pray for me as I seek to know how to approach several friends and family members about their walk (or lack of a walk ) with the Lord. I love them to much not to warn them about hell ( a place many of them think is make believe).

Thanks for listening and please pray.