Love for the lost,whose love?

Often we wonder why we find it hard to summon the motivation and courage to share the gospel with others. This in turn can result in us asking God to give us that motivation, which is kind of weird, because if He just 'gives' us the motivation it's not our motivation is it? 

So where does true motivation to see the lost saved come from?

Well the paradox is that it does come from God, but it comes from our love for Him, which is an understanding and reflection of His love for us.

Genuine motivation for sharing the gospel flows from our response to being loved by Father. Until we understand and value the depth and breadth of God's love for us, we can't comprehend what those who do not yet know God's love are missing out on. When we do understand and truly value Father's love and how it changes our own lives, then we can understand and value what it is that others are missing out on. - that in turn will lead us to offer the gospel to them so they can know His love to.

The desire to see others saved will never come from berating ourselves for falling short. We can't 'psych' ourselves to summon up more love, we need to go the source, He who is love. Loving others is an act of will, but not one of personal willpower, our act of will needs to be one that moves us closer to Father. As we spend time in Father's presence we will come to understand more about His love for us as individuals and humankind as a whole. If you truly want to see others saved it starts with you regularly meeting with Father in prayer and His word. Bottom line we always need to move in His strength, not our, we need to move in  His love, not our own.