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When they're praying, don't interject and put words in their mouth that they
might not mean. If the intent of their prayer is not crystal clear, assume they
don't get it, and after further explaining, if they seem sincere, get them to
pray again with clear understanding of the goal. It is helpful to explain that

that "trust" in Jesus referred to in Ephesians 1:13 is the point of the prayer,
and hence the exact words are not important.

For an illustration of the concept, you can call to remembrance the time
Jesus walked on water, and when Peter was about to drown, he cried out
to Jesus "Lord, save me," whereupon Jesus "immediately" reached out and
caught him. (Matthew 14:30-31) If the lost person still struggles with what
to say, try asking, "What would you say if you were trapped in a room with a

ticking time-bomb and knew you were going to die in 20 seconds?"

Sometimes the lost person will refuse to call upon Jesus to save them and
will admit that they simply would rather trust in their own goodness to get
them to heaven. People that self-righteous are difficult to reach, but there
are a few good verses to leave them with:

Romans 10:1-4 (conveniently in the same chapter as Romans 10:13)
"Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they
might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God,
but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's
righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness,
have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For
Christ is the end of
the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." Your own

righteousness is never enough. Jesus was completely SINLESS. You need
HIS righteousness imputed to you. (Romans 4:24)

Acts 10:1-2 "There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a
centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one
that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people,
and prayed to God alway." Yet according to Acts 11:13-17, Cornelius was

still LOST (hell-bound) until he believed what Peter said about Jesus.