Where are you going?

Today's scripture was once again in Luke. Jesus speaks about heaven and hell and about two different people, a rich man and a beggar called Lazarus. In the story Jesus tells of the rich man ending up in hell and Lazarus ending up in heaven. The rich man is in so much agony that he asks for Lazarus to help him. He then asks for Lazarus to warn his family so that they don't end up in the same torment.
This is a really hard thing to think about. No one wants to imagine anyone in a lost eternity of torment, especially family, but realistically we can't drag someone into heaven, they have to choose for themselves.
When I became a Christian first, one of my favourite songs was by Nicole C Mullen. It speaks about the fact that we can't rely on the prayers of others, we can't rely on 'grannies angels' This is very true. While we can pray for those nearest and dearest to come to know Jesus, we can't make them believe what they don't want to, equally, they can't rely on the beliefs of others to gain them entry into the Kingdom.
So what do we do? How do we get our nearest and dearest to know the truth? How do we get our families to know that if they don't know Jesus then they are going to a lost eternity? How do we get anyone to know this? We need to love them, we need to show them, we need to tell them, we need to continue to pray for them.  

ETERNITY IS A LONG TIME!