Seven Characteristics of People With a Heart for the Lost

What are the seven characteristics of people who care about lost people? Thom Rainer lists the following:

1. They are people of prayer. They realize that only God can change a heart and bring conversion. Salvation is a work of God.
2. They understand the urgency of salvation -- that people without Christ are headed to an eternity separated from Him, with no possibility of change once they have stepped out of this life.
3. They are people who spend time in God's Word in order to understand God's heart for lost people and Christ's love for the lost.
4. They are compassionate people. They are moved with compassion as Jesus was, for those who are lost.
5. They love the communities where God has placed them. They realize they are called to make a difference in their places of employment, their schools, their recreation, as they coach teams, etc.
6. They are intentional about their evangelism. They pray for opportunities to share the gospel and look for the opportunities that God creates.
7. They are accountable to someone for their evangelistic activities. Life can be filled with a lot of good things, but we must not neglect the most important elements as well.

Thom Rainer has entitled his post, "Seven Characteristics of Highly Evangelistic Christians" (you can read the complete post here). This is a good reminder to be about the business of Jesus since He has called all of us to be involved in reaching those around us for Him.