I pray daily: “Lord, give me love. If I don’t have love, I’m nothing.” If I don’t really love those who suffer, I can’t continue in the ministry. There are days when I have three people whispering in one ear, three in the other, and three from behind. I can assure you that it isn’t always easy, and that is why we need a share of special love. Many times our patience will run dry, and if we don’t have any love we will not be able to go on.
“Love,” says the Bible, “…is not proud…it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1 Cor. 13:4—5, 7). That’s the kind of love we are supposed to have. If the fire on your altar is burning, ask God to fill you with His love, and He will do it. But don’t forget, pray to God, intercede before Him, don’t be satisfied with praying for five or ten minutes only, it’s not enough. Pray to God as much as you want —one hour, two hours—but devote time to the altar. Then all the steps we take in order to have a successful ministry will be flooded with the precious love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I want to close this year with some words that God spoke to me: Love for the lost produces revival. When love ceases, revival does too. He who has a passion for souls lives in an ongoing revival. WISHING YOU A HAPPY INCOMING Gregorian year ahead.
Strategic Level Prayer Journal 