Sunday, November 10, 2013

In Missionary Doing Missionary Work, Use Love as the Lead

   In the church I am part of, missionary work is desired. This Sunday (that would be today), as the topic was discussed, I had some thoughts, like this one:
   If you don't do missionary work, but just do love, the missionary work will get done.
   It depends on how you do love, of course, how you go about doing love. And, it might be an incorrect assumption, anyway. But I'm thinking love will work. Love, alone, can bring people into the church. We are taught to seek out those who will receive the gospel. My thought is: If you seek out someone to love, you are finding someone to teach. If you visit them, inquire about their needs, talk to them, and display an honest interest in them -- if you simply befriend them -- the chances increase they will be receptive to your giving them guidance. If they are inactive, and you have presented yourself as a member of the church, it is possible they will return to activity without even being asked. If they are not yet members, it might take an invitation, most likely. Still, they will be much more likely to accept that invitation if they know you care about them. What is the old maxium? I don't care how much you know until I know how much you care.
   As I thought about love and how it can do the missionary work for you, I pictured a person with his fists out, boxing pose, and saying, "Which hand will you lead with, your right or your left? What will be your knockout punch?"
   At that point, the person lets down his fists, indicating neither a strong right nor a left is needed, and no knock-out punch. As he drops his fists, he says, "Lead with love. You are not there to conquer another soul, you are there to win him."
 

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