Souls #2

Many Christians struggle with the idea of being able to bring someone else to Jesus. It seems so hard, and the reality is that many have unbelief in their hearts about this whole area. Yet it is God who helps bring someone to salvation, and we cannot put life into someone, simply do the basic things Jesus asks of us. In the same way that each person is born through a process of labor, each spiritual birth often comes with labor too. This is the labor of prayer. Paul said in Galatians 4:18-19 that he was "again in labor, until Christ was formed in you." It was through Paul's prayer effort that Christ was able to take hold of the people Paul was praying for. So it must be with us, we must labor in prayer for those around us who don't know the Lord.Some labor experiences are shorter and less painful, but often labor can be long and more painful. Perseverance is required. So through perseverance, we can obtain an outcome in prayer where the Lord is able to take a hold of someone else's life and bring them to Him. Who are you laboring in prayer for? Begin a daily prayer for their soul, and don't stop until they come to know the Saviour.