Has it grown (ice) cold already?

[Ani Tefillah]

Shalom! 

I'm pondering much nowadays about the lawlessness which has taken over, and that the love (Agape/Ahavah) is growing rapidly cold among us, and it grieves me so much. 😔 

I know that certain things just must happen in the last days. Nevertheless, I don't want my love to the Lord and my neighbors to grow cold, so I feel that the Holy Spirit is daily urging me to pursue more of His Love and compassion to everyone! 

As the lawlessness increases now, and I hate and abhor it, it can be easy to abhor the lawless people too, but that's not what I'm called to do, but rather the opposite! 

So, may we find grace to increase our love in these lawless days, so those who we meet on our way, can be touched by the love of the Lord through us. 😊 

[OneLight]

Matthew 24:4-14 has many warnings in His words.  I also pray that this does not happen to me, but the "many" He speaks of sounds more like the "fence sitters" who have not given their lives to the Lord.  We certainly are in the beginning of sorrows

[Ani Tefillah]

56 minutes ago, OneLight said:

Matthew 24:4-14 has many warnings in His words.  I also pray that this does not happen to me, but the "many" He speaks of sounds more like the "fence sitters" who have not given their lives to the Lord.  We certainly are in the beginning of sorrows

Or maybe at the end of the sorrows? 

Anyway, while I am waiting for my Home going, I can 🎶 sing : "I fly away, oh Glory, I fly away! When I'm going, HalleluYah, by and by, I fly away!" 😅 

[OneLight]

26 minutes ago, MonicaWife said:

Or maybe at the end of the sorrows? 

Anyway, while I am waiting for my Home going, I can 🎶 sing : "I fly away, oh Glory, I fly away! When I'm going, HalleluYah, by and by, I fly away!" 😅 

I was quoting scripture, but I do also believe that something big is brewing on the other side of the horizon!

I have not heard that song in years!

[Marathoner]

It has been growing cold for the longest time, @MonicaWife. A few months before the Lord gathered her to Himself, I spoke about this very thing to my adopted mother. She suffered for most of her life, having been treated cruelly first by her family of believers who cast her out while she was still a teenager. After the Lord delivered her with a mighty hand near the end of her time on earth, she couldn't understand this world and the evil which waxed greater every day. 

"The hearts of men and women grow cold," I told her. "The Lord has blessed us greatly, and there is love aplenty in our place here in this wilderness, but what lies on the other side of the gate? There is no love to be found. Their hearts grow cold."

She grabbed hold of me tightly and cried. It's simply the truth, dear sister, one we must soberly confront with the knowledge that our God has overcome this world. As He has overcome, so do we overcome in Him. What do we do?

We press on! We press on with the love of Jesus Christ and continue to pour ourselves out for the sake of this world, knowing it is our place to do this. We must be that love on the other side of the gate. We keep our eyes fixated upon Jesus Christ in whom all things are possible.  

[Ani Tefillah]

26 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

It has been growing cold for the longest time, @MonicaWife. A few months before the Lord gathered her to Himself, I spoke about this very thing to my adopted mother. She suffered for most of her life, having been treated cruelly first by her family of believers who cast her out while she was still a teenager. After the Lord delivered her with a mighty hand near the end of her time on earth, she couldn't understand this world and the evil which waxed greater every day. 

"The hearts of men and women grow cold," I told her. "The Lord has blessed us greatly, and there is love aplenty in our place here in this wilderness, but what lies on the other side of the gate? There is no love to be found. Their hearts grow cold."

She grabbed hold of me tightly and cried. It's simply the truth, dear sister, one we must soberly confront with the knowledge that our God has overcome this world. As He has overcome, so do we overcome in Him. What do we do?

We press on! We press on with the love of Jesus Christ and continue to pour ourselves out for the sake of this world, knowing it is our place to do this. We must be that love on the other side of the gate. We keep our eyes fixated upon Jesus Christ in whom all things are possible.  

That's true! May the Lord's peace and grace be with you there! 

[Ani Tefillah]

42 minutes ago, OneLight said:

I was quoting scripture, but I do also believe that something big is brewing on the other side of the horizon!

I have not heard that song in years!

I know that you were quoting the scriptures and please continue with it! 

I'm 🎶 singing that song often nowadays and it makes me happy! 😊 It helps me to endure. 

[missmuffet]

2 hours ago, MonicaWife said:

Shalom! 

I'm pondering much nowadays about the lawlessness which has taken over, and that the love (Agape/Ahavah) is growing rapidly cold among us, and it grieves me so much. 😔 

I know that certain things just must happen in the last days. Nevertheless, I don't want my love to the Lord and my neighbors to grow cold, so I feel that the Holy Spirit is daily urging me to pursue more of His Love and compassion to everyone! 

As the lawlessness increases now, and I hate and abhor it, it can be easy to abhor the lawless people too, but that's not what I'm called to do, but rather the opposite! 

So, may we find grace to increase our love in these lawless days, so those who we meet on our way, can be touched by the love of the Lord through us. 😊 

Yes, I am seeing the lawlessness and also those who are lovers of themselves. We are getting closer to the 7 year tribulation. The Bible tells us this will happen. 

[Sower]

Great time to put away our timidness, unfurl our Christian banner and pray God to give us boldness/courage to share His good news to anyone anywhere any time to whosoever will. There's many today watching the country falling into deep darkness affecting their lives, and they will listen to someone offering hope. I am not an evangelist for sure, but I know what the scriptures told me what I must do to be saved, and what greater thing can any of do than share the light of God's good news for them...

Would not anyone here seeing a house on fire with kids at the window trying to get out from the flames, not RUN to open the window and set them free? Wouldn't think twice before the adrenaline kicked in to help them. A simple prayer to God asking to be given a burden for the lost, the ones facing the flames of eternal fire, to give us the courage to simply talk to a stranger, sharing how God has changed your lives, and how they can receive the hope of God's salvation through Christ Jesus.

Do you remember the faithful Christian(s) who had the courage to tell you about Jesus?  Do you thank God they did?

"As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
 

[Omegaman 3.0]

There is an Atheist, his name is Penn Jillette, who is famous for many things, a very successful man. As an Atheist, he has stated "I KNOW there is no God".

I was an Atheist myself for three decades, but as full of myself as I was, I did not think of myself as so all-knowing, that I would say that I knew there was no God.

That confidence he had that he was right in his Atheism, makes another thing he said quite profound. It should be ver convicting to every Christian who believes in Jesus' great commission. Mr. Jillette said:

I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize. I don’t respect that at all. If you believe that there’s a heaven and a hell, and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life, and you think that it’s not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward—and atheists who think people shouldn’t proselytize and who say just leave me along and keep your religion to yourself—how much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?

“I mean, if I believed, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that a truck was coming at you, and you didn’t believe that truck was bearing down on you, there is a certain point where I tackle you. And this is more important than that.”

Even an Atheist can get that, why does so much of the church NOT get it?