Who do you want to LIVE for?

intercession...

'the act of intervening on behalf of another...the action of saying a prayer on behalf of another person.'

a beautiful thing. and very needed. we must intercede for people, both for those who don't know Jesus and also for our brothers and sisters in Christ.
~Jesus interceded~
prayer is powerful, a necessity, we need that time of intimacy with God. we read a book during Spring School, Don't Just Stand There PRAY Something, was the title (very very run on in style) in the book the author talked about prayer not being a cop-out or a weak alternative to true action. prayer is powerful, i have seen it work, prayer is powerful...it is not weak.

~but~

while talking with Q last evening, a conversation where so many beautiful things were discussed, this subject came up. Q looked at me and said,

"When was the last time we actually asked someone we know does not know Christ if they wanted Him, when was the last time we asked, who do you want to live your life for? yourself or Jesus?"

WHAT?!?!

yes, i pray that my friends who do not know Jesus to come to the knowledge of Him, I pray that God would open up opportunities to talk to them about Him, to be a light in their life. but honestly, when was the last time I actually asked them if they WANTED Jesus. i tend to think that if i have already told them about the saving Grace of God through the death and resurrection of Jesus, that i don't need to ask again, they know what they need to do don't they, i have already told them, they just need to accept...right?

[maybe not]

that is what Q made me think about,
that is what she has been thinking about.

what a huge call to act, a blaring siren, a giant red flag waving in hurricane force winds, a slap to the face and a voice screaming directly into my unconsciously and (often times) consciously blocked ear canal.

when was the last time i asked those i have been praying for that question?

have i actually EVER asked them that question?

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...we need to ask...

"Who do you want to LIVE for? Yourself or Jesus?"

[i write this as much for a wake up call for myself just as much...no, even more so for me than for you! i MUST live what i preach, i must practice what i say, write, think, believe...i MUST MUST MUST MUST!]