Down but not OUT!

Today I was supposed to bring my un-church friend to Church and really hope that it would be the day he received Jesus in his life! But at the last moment he told me that he could not make it, giving the reason that has a meeting with a friend.

I was disappointed as it was fact was that I arrange with him as early as Monday. What could be more important than going to meet the Lord?

I was sad that there are people who are not even the least interested in Jesus like the Word says...

Mark 4:19
"and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful."

It has been sometime since I brought anyone and he/she stayed all the way. I was really hoping that with a change in surroundings would make me be able to give some souls to the Lord. I was pretty down at this point as I was really hoping and praying I would be able to bring him to Christ!

The I was reminded of these two verses...

Galatians 6:9
"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."

Hebrew 10: 35-36
"Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise"

I realised that there would be times like this where there will be no fruits to reflect the efford I have placed in bring the lost but if I do not give up and that I go the distance, my friends would finally come. The next big event is in November but after being reminded of these 2 verses, I cannot wait till November to bring my friends, they must not lose and that it is about time they too get Jesus Christ in their life!

I have worked out a more specific plan on how and who to reach out. I shall not stop but I shall push forward! With this heavier burden for the lost, I have come out with a list of friends that I must get them to the Lord during this period, it has forced me to be more creative in how to reach out.

Although it is good to plan which gives one vision, I will do the more important of praying and supplication. Without that, no matter what I do or how much efford I place, it will not succeed in bring friends.