The Time Is Now - Developing A Lifestyle Of Prayer

D. Desire to see people come to Jesus. Our longing for the salvation of unbe­ lievers is driven by God's love within us and should never be satisfied until there is not a sin­ gle lost person (see Lesson 6, "What to Pray for People").

9. What might cause your desire for people'.\' salvation tofall short of the passion of Paul (Romans 9:1-3, 10:1) andJesus (Luke 13:34)?

10. What rights or comforts might you need to sacrifice in order to see people into God'.\' eternal kingdom (1 Corinthians 9:19-27)?

E. Desire for your family, ministry, and church to be healthy, loving, and unified. Have you even scratched the surface of all you can achieve if you, together, were to avail yourselves of all the blessings God has in store for you? Always long for more ...together! 11. Ephesians 5:25-27 serves as a model for our own attitude toward the church. How can you strengthen and pursue your desire for loving, unified relationships between believers? F. Desire for much spiritual fruit and great accomplishments for the glory of God. Our church is fairly large.Yet I intend to draw more people to Christ and to build up more believers. I'd like to send more people onto the mission field. I strive for a higher percentage of solid families and marriages in our body. I'd like to plant another daughter church. The desire to make a greater impact for God is pure and right. One evening recently, I was sitting exhausted at home, and a thought arose: Duke, ifyou wouldjust be content, you could slow down, stop praying so much, throttle back a lit­ tle. You 'refiftyjour! I entertained the idea for only a moment.Then the last dozen years' experience ove1whelmed this puny temptation. The "safe" life is my worst horror. I'd rather die than give up the exciting blessings of the last decade plus. Even greater adventures await! Why stop now? I'll keep wanting more blessing, more of the kingdom, more of God's glo1y, until the clay I die.