The Lost Gets Found.

How come we can pray and pray for other people we care about, but yet fail to pray for our own family member? 
or how come we have that want to help others and bring others to Christ, yet we fail to see that there is someone in the family that needs guidance and direction to see that without God, their life is meaningless?


i used "we", but really, i just meant me. 


i do so much research on people around the world that are in need of the gospel, of hope, of faith, of God.
but before all that can happen, i need to realize now, that someone more important to me needs all of that. 



"Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found" 


Luke 15:11-32. The Parable of the Lost Son.


some people just need to go through the hard road in life and have everything go wrong in order for their eyes to be opened, and to see that a life without God is not a life at all. A life with nothing to look forward to and nothing to work towards is not worth living at all. Just like this Parable. The Lost Son eventually saw that being in his Father's house is much more valuable than anything the world can ever offer. i believe some people just need to hit that dead end in life, to completely turn back and re-dedicate their lives. 
yes, we worry. some more than others. but we can't do anything to change the situation. Only through prayer can God change any heart. So really, there's no need to worry about it all the time. Though it could be different for parents. But pray and have peace in your hearts, that God is in TOTAL control. 
by worrying constantly, we show that we do not absolute faith in God. i know this is very hard to do sometimes, but would you rather have a troubled heart or a restful heart? 
We can't always be with him, to always watch over him, to always be there and help him choose from right and wrong, but we don't need to. For the Holy Spirit lives in him. deep in him. and that is more than what we can do. 


when he does turn back, we'll be a family who will celebrate and have a feast, for the lost son who was once dead is alive. he was lost, but now he is found. 


Hebrews 11:1  Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.