first love

my brother-in-law ed has been diagnosed with cancer. my sister became a christian about 30 years ago. this morning as i was praying for them i was praying that they would remember their first love and the words i said were but not at the sacrifice of a life. WHOA! stopped dead in my tracks. if not for the sacrifice of a life would we even have a first love. rev 3.16 ''so because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - i am about to spit you out of my mouth.' because she doesn't understand my need to follow Christ i wonder if she has forgotten her first love and has let that love grow cold. for as much as i pray for healing for ed, and i ask that you would pray for him as well, i pray that they would remember their first love.