| "Oh, Brother!" |
| Excerpts from the Writings of Joyce C. Lock |
| Sticks and Stones may Break my Bones. |
| But, Words Come Back to Haunt me. |
| When we're not right with ourselves, |
| we're not right with the world, |
| and we're not right with our God. |
| It happens to the best of us, |
| brings out the worst in us, |
| and effects the rest of us. |
| When we tend to our soul, |
| the tongue takes care of itself. |
| A perfect world is a world without sin. |
| A perfect church is the one you're not in. |
| A mirror is only as beautiful as its' reflection. |
| God so loved us that we could love each other. |
| Changing your world begins in your heart. |
| God isn't too proud to rummage through garbage dumps, |
| as some of His best handiwork is made out of junk. |
| God didn't call us to be someone else. |
| If we take two steps forward and one step back, |
| we're still going forward. |
| It makes no difference how one is qualified, |
| as faithful is He who calls you, who also will do it. |
| For, it is God who builds HIS church. |
| God makes all things beautiful, in His time. |
| Isn't it about time we let Him? |
| If you want to know what Jesus would do, |
| just ask yourself, "Is it Love?" |
| It would help us all to consider that anytime we are not listening for the Spirit, |
| walking in the Spirit, following the Spirit, we are sitting on God's throne. |
| When God decides a matter, |
| the first place He will start is not upon the circumstance. |
| He looks upon the heart. |
| Know what you believe because you heard it from God. |
| "Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." |
| Except God gives us the ability to see man's heart, we're way out of our league. |
| "Judge not, that ye be not judged," is a pretty specific warning for us all. |
| Not forgetting we're also human, |
| why not give others a break and love them anyway? |
| God takes it very personal how we treat His children. |
| Those who receive people in meekness have learned a very special lesson. |
| In the right place, at the right time, under the right circumstance - |
| there is no sin we couldn't be tempted with. |
| Only by the grace of God that it isn't me. |
| Brother against brother is a testimony lost people notice. |
| Without unconditional acceptance, there is no unconditional love. |
| Only when we become one with God can we become one with each other; |
| one in heart, soul, purpose, body, mind, and strength. |
| Some build for today. Others build for eternity. |
| Peace begins once we realize we're all in the same boat |
| and God gave us gifts to help each other find our way. |
| Plant God's Seed and He'll Grow the Crop. |
| Today's Difficulties are Tomorrow's Testimonies. |
| Your life will always be filled with challenges. |
| It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. |
| The sun is just beyond the clouds. |
| Were we to ask God to open our eyes, to see ourselves as He sees us; |
| to examine our heart, actions, attitudes, and motives ... |
| God would be faithful to show us how we are hurting His cause. |
| Once we've found our sin and corrected it, |
| we can ask God to show us another and then another. |
| One step at a time, we'll be weeding out the flesh and Satan's power over us |
| while winning the world to Christ. |
| We can make a difference once we decide to be the difference, |
| then do it all for the glory of God. It begins within "OUR" heart. |
| © 2002 by Joyce C. Lock |
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