Do we care anymore?

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Do we care about the lost anymore? Better yet...do we care about our own spiritual lives anymore? There's a guy I know really well who says he wants to see some of his friends (maybe even all of them) get saved, but he doesn't pray to God often, and when he reads his Bible, he doesn't study it. Although he said to himself that he wouldn't worry too much about that laptop or tablet he wants, he ends up researching it almost all day, and regrets that he wasted so much time. He also has issues with his past that he's still struggling with. This guy, my friend, thought to himself, "how am I supposed to study all that (the Bible) when we're nearing to the end times? (it's unknown. when this will happen) he has prayed for his friends to get saved prior to now, but he stopped after seeing no results in two weeks. that close friend of mine is...me. what do I do? I feel like I'm surrounded by experienced Christians who have been through it all, and here I am...some guy who's starting to talk less and less to God, and feels as if God is mad at him when he prays...
 
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Do we care about the lost anymore? Better yet...do we care about our own spiritual lives anymore? There's a guy I know really well who says he wants to see some of his friends (maybe even all of them) get saved, but he doesn't pray to God often, and when he reads his Bible, he doesn't study it. Although he said to himself that he wouldn't worry too much about that laptop or tablet he wants, he ends up researching it almost all day, and regrets that he wasted so much time. He also has issues with his past that he's still struggling with. This guy, my friend, thought to himself, "how am I supposed to study all that (the Bible) when we're nearing to the end times? (it's unknown. when this will happen) he has prayed for his friends to get saved prior to now, but he stopped after seeing no results in two weeks. that close friend of mine is...me. what do I do? I feel like I'm surrounded by experienced Christians who have been through it all, and here I am...some guy who's starting to talk less and less to God, and feels as if God is mad at him when he prays...
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Wow im sorry no one has responded to this yet. I guess we all have problems evangelizing sometimes. But know that you are not alone. Every person on cc has gone through periods of spiritual dryness. Times when prayer just doesnt do it for you anymore and you cant feel God as close as you used to. Thats ok! Thats a good thing even. Obviously its not good that you have stopped praying, but that spiritual dryness (called desolation) is a sign of spiritual maturity. Use it and continue in your prayers like never before because it is now that you have the capability to grow like never before. for example your prayer life is like a newly planted flower. In the beginning it sprouts quickly and brings wonderful colors and sweet fragrances. This is consolation. But then the petals fall and the flower wilts. It dies eventually and all thats left is the roots. But all this time you know that there is stuff going on. The flower is growing more deeply rooted so it can survive until its time to bloom again. This is desolation. so you see, although the colors and smells may not be there right now for you, it is a pivotal time in your spiritual development. So be rooted in Christ Jesus (Colossians 2:6-7) and pray without ceasing. That is my advice to you. God bless you.
 
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