Bible study without prayer is light without heat

I love all the tools we have at our disposal for study, analysis, and learning. I'm preparing for the National Day of Prayer and have been focusing on the family. I've thought about the real struggles we all have in family and the many Biblical examples of family dynamics. As Christians, we are "brothers and sisters in Christ". We also have a family "in law" and "extended family" and "friends as close as blood family".

Believers frozen in wickedness
I've been thinking about words Jesus said, "Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold" Matthew 24:12 NIV. The love Jesus is talking about is Agape Love, God's love - the Churches love and that it will grow COLD for MOST. And the love of most grows cold because of increase of WICKEDNESS.

What is wickedness? The verses before tells us Matthew 24:10-11
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
 - In the old days, people would gather to hear prophets, today we turn on the t.v. or the radio or internet media.
 - To fall away is to have at one time believed God, then by listening (or being led) to another, you go another way, resulting in betrayal and hating one another.

Matthew 24:13
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

1 John 2, is awesome when thinking "how can I persevere?"

At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling (John 15:4, Galatians 5:22-23). But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. 1 John 2:8-11

True Light is already shining
Think of all the light we have in the world. We light every street, every building and the light is not fire - it has no heat. I'm reminded of the sun, that even a blind person can know they are in the sun. The heat lets you know you are in the presence of this great day light. Just like abiding in Christ, being in him we can know it by the fruit of our heart and mind. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Be Guided by the Spirit
The Lord led his people out of Egypt in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, he gave the church "flaming tongues" at Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus. The Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, we "trust and obey" as we walk with both legs, to be guided in truth is to listen learn and experience the truth. We do this and it goes well for us in life, work and ministry.

Question: "What does it mean that the love of many will grow cold (Matthew 24:12)?

Jesus last words of first importance
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 ESV

1 John 2:7, 8; 3:11; 2 John 5; John 15:12, 17; 1 John 3:23; 4:21; Lev. 19:18; Rom. 13:8; Col. 3:14; 1 Thess. 4:9; 1 Tim. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:22; Eph. 5:2; 1 John 4:10, 11