If we have a cold heart towards a servant or a friend, why should we wonder if we have no fervor towards God?

May 04, 2026

If we have a cold heart towards a servant or a friend, why should we wonder if we have no fervor towards God?

A heart unloving among kindred has no love towards God’s saints and angels. If we have a cold heart towards a servant or a friend, why should we wonder if we have no fervor towards God? If we are cold in our private prayers, we should be earthly and dull in the most devout religious order; if we cannot bear the vexations of a companion, how should we bear the contradiction of sinners? if a little pain overcomes us, how could we endure a cross? if we have no tender, cheerful, affectionate love to those with whom our daily hours are spent, how should we feel the pulse and ardor of love to the unknown and the evil, the ungrateful and repulsive?

—H. E. Manning

If we have a cold heart towards a servant or a friend, why should we wonder if we have no fervor towards God? A good question in the quote above. Where is the love today? Why do so many lack love or Jesus, why do so many hate so much, cancel others, become full or rage, TDS, hate, anger, and just seem completely godless? Are you cold in your prayers? Do you wish ill of someone else? Do you hate? Are you suffering from some derangement syndrome or hate toward someone? Today we see a lot of people like this, with their meltdowns and hypotheticals. Always thinking the worst. Always cancelling others or being jealous, envious, or insecure. Letting hate get the best of them, being blinded by their hate and just so unhappy. We need to take up our cross. Follow Jesus! Love like Jesus! We need to pray for others and the world, we need to count our blessings, this is so important, and we need to stay positive, loving, and joyful in the Lord, sing His praises! Remove the hate, take up the cross of Jesus to love, as that is our main mission in this life, we are commissioned to love! Don't let the devil take hold of you and make you hate, take up your cross of love like that of Jesus and follow, reflect, forgive, imitate, and love like Him!