{"id":760050,"date":"2010-01-20T21:43:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agracefullplace.com\/?p=760050"},"modified":"2010-01-20T21:43:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T21:43:00","slug":"loving-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agracefullplace.com\/?p=760050","title":{"rendered":"Loving Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A season of quietness here&#8230;..my Father has been speaking to my heart in quiet ways.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have been asking a question&#8230;&#8230;many times over my 30+ years of walking with Him, but really, truly, wanting to know&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>How do I pray?&nbsp; I mean, really, truly, touch-the-heart-of-God pray?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s been answering.&nbsp; Not a 1-2-3 and you&#8217;re done formula.&nbsp; For God doesn&#8217;t work in formulas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He works with hearts.&nbsp; Humble, broken, yielded, trusting-in-Him-alone hearts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Probably one of the biggest things we pray for and about is the salvation of the lost and getting along with hard-to-love people (both saved and not!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I just want to share a few thoughts from Michael Catt&#8217;s book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/product?item_no=448680&amp;item_code=WW&amp;netp_id=616345&amp;event=ESRCN&amp;view=details\">The Power of Persistence<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;William Law said, &#8216;There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him.&#8217; &quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Again, there is nothing that will make us love the lost like praying for them.&nbsp; We can&#8217;t reach out until we reach up.&nbsp; When Isaiah saw the Lord, he was broken and burdened.&nbsp; The only way we will keep a passionate heart for evangelism is if our eyes are fixed on the Lord, high and lifted up.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I repeat again because it is so true:&nbsp; <em>there is nothing that will make us love people like praying for them<\/em>.&nbsp; Prayer is not conquering God&#8217;s reluctance; it&#8217;s laying hold of God&#8217;s willingness.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We will impact the world with the gospel when we quit depending on programs, methods, and promotion.&nbsp; The salvation of the lost is not even dependent on a well-organized missions organization.&nbsp; The world is looking for people with integrity in their lives and love in their hearts.&nbsp; <em>They will know we are Christians (and will want to know why we are different) when we love one another.<\/em>&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Are you struggling with loving someone?&nbsp; Are you discouraged about someone who seems closed to the Gospel?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pray for them!&nbsp; Pray from&nbsp;your heart and pray the Scriptures.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be sharing more in the coming days of my journey&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A season of quietness here&#8230;..my Father has been speaking to my heart in quiet ways.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I have been asking a question&#8230;&#8230;many times over my 30+ years of walking with Him, but really, truly, wanting to know&#8230;.. &nbsp; &nbsp; How do I pray?&nbsp; I mean, really, truly, touch-the-heart-of-God pray? 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