the lost...what should i do?

the craziest thing just came to me. i wasnt sure what i was going to write today. but i think i just recieved a word. today is saturday february 23, 2008. this day may not be big for you or for me..but it is big for one person i know. his name is steven. and today is his birthday. i love this kid. he knows it. he has been my childhood friend since we were in elementary school. we lived down the street from each other for like 10 years. we were really close. time passed. my family moved the neighborhood. news friends. different grades. we sorta lost each other. things would happen every now and then that would reunite us. but from my new perspective..i took that time for granted. this kid went through many things. his life..his friends and most of all...his family. i wont go into details. but this kid went through hell. he was in jail. he was on the streets. i knew it. i didnt do much about it. he chose his path. he knew what he was doing. our church has set a vision this year..for each member to lead one person to Jesus Christ. i didnt know who i was going to bring. i once had a conviction for another childhood friend..but it soon faded. my mother recently told me of how she talked to steven and to make a long story short..he wants help. my heart broke. i am currently searching for him. i dont know how to find him. but God will bring us together..i know it. i love steven too much for him to go to hell. and so does God.

so why do i say this?

this is what i want you to do. a boy once told me to do this on a mission trip 3 years ago and i never understood it or its power until recently. Pray for a PASSION FOR SOULS. I DARE YOU!! as christians we become so burnt out with trying to feed ourselves and worrying about what the church is doing that we completly lose the reason for being a christian..to make disciples of all the nations. pray this prayer and mean it with your heart. i wont tell you what happened to me when i pray this prayer becuase i dont want my experiences to interfere with yours. i want your experience to be fresh. you will see. i pray you will. this my brother will feed your spirit more than any sermon will. a passion for souls. dont be selfish. be like Jesus. i dare you. i challenge you.