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All of the things that have been said are great.
I would add one more nuance.
When you are continuing to love her, to fellowship with her, to pray for her...
Don't have an agenda.
People know when we are doing what we are doing for the purpose of getting them to come back to church and that is not construed as love.
That is construed as us doing what we have to do to get them back to church.
You can't hide it if it is your agenda. It will show like a spotlight in the night.
Let God have the agenda. We are just to be Him to them where they are.
When Jesus met people where they were he healed them, he ministered to them, he even told them to go their way... he never asked them to follow him. He only did that to the apostles and they weren't in need of healing etc.
I believe those Jesus ministered to DID follow him in the end. But it wasn't his agenda. His agenda was to minister. What He did was motivated by a true love for minstering and a true faith that real ministry will, if given the chance, change peoples lives.
With ministry comes healing, with healing comes strength, with strength comes a new clarity, with clarity comes good direction.
Minister.
Agenda-less ministry.
Give it away.
When you show this love to her... let it be free.... no strings attached.
God will do the rest.
All you have to do is BE Him to her and LET Him do the rest.
Little is much when God is in it.
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