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I read this little message from Mama and the Lord today and it really convicted me. I think this is something we all need to work on..here it is

Surer Proof

By Mama

I want to remind you to be faithful to pray fervently and desperately and faithfully for those who are sick, and especially those battling with long-term afflictions. We have some folks in the Family who battle with severe long-term afflictions, and it’s extremely difficult for them. But sometimes, unfortunately, because their health battles are ongoing or because there’s so much work to be done, people can tend to lose the vision for praying for them.

The Lord said something rather sobering to help to remind us of the importance of praying for those with long-term afflictions, which I want to share with you. When you have someone in your Home who battles in this way, the Lord is counting on you to support them and be there for them through your care and through your prayers—and to not grow weary. It’s a part of love for the individual, and it’s a part of your testimony to the world of your love and brotherhood.

(Jesus:) You are going to be facing desperate situations and multitudes of people who are hungry and longing to be fed. In order to meet the needs of the future, you will have to have sacrificial love. You will have to be willing to die to yourself in order to support and help a brother or sister in need.

Whatever the situation is, or how busy you may feel you are, it is still your duty to persevere in prayer again and again for any who have things to overcome. Through your sacrificial love in praying for them, they gain great victories and you learn to be the sample of My Spirit that I want you to be.

I’m not saying that everyone must fast and pray all day long. But I am saying that these difficult battles that your mates are called on to fight should be at the forefront of the minds and hearts of those in your Home. I’m saying that you should be doing your very best—in the spare moments throughout your day, and as you are going about your work—to shoot up prayers of faith for them, claiming the victories and rebuking the Enemy. As you do, you will see results. You will see the Enemy driven back in visible ways. You will see miracles take place.

And it’s not just about how many times you pray for someone or some situation. I’m not going to sit here and count up the prayers and say, “Okay, you’ve prayed a hundred times, so here’s the answer.” But there will be times when I wait to work and do the miracles until I see each heart determined to fight unconditionally and out of love. Sometimes I can’t bring the victories until I see each heart taking every chance they can, out of love, to fight in the spirit for that victory. When I see everyone pulling together for one in need, I know that you are getting the point, that you are learning to put others above what you feel like doing. I know that you understand that your mates and co-workers are even more important than your important deadlines or accomplishments or work for Me. I know that you understand My heart and are striving to make yours as much like Mine as you can.

There will always be too much to do, too many plans to make, too many meetings to have, too many burdens to carry, too many priorities for the hours in the day, and too many situations where a quick and easy solution—or a quick and easy healing—seems best. But My priorities have never changed. My children, My brides, are still My first concern.

Caring for one in need still takes precedence over accomplishments. Reaching one lost soul is still more valuable to Me than anything else in the world. That’s what My love is. “By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another” (John 13:35). Others are going to know that I’m in you by how they see your love manifested toward one another. It’s a surer proof of My Spirit than anything else.