Come HomeWritten by Joyce C. Lock
Imagining a proud father holding a newborn in palm of his hand, I envision love beaming from God's eyes as He says, "Awe, Perfect! How beautiful!" You were exactly creation intended. (God didn't make a mistake. He never does.) Christians are royalty, joint heirs, children of KING! With access to everything God owns, we get best seats in house! Yet, knowing such is of little value until we access those privileges. Some struggle to become acceptable, thinking God won't otherwise receive them. Others hold people back, trying to make them white. Acceptance was ours moment we received God and acceptable time is when He calls you. Don't tell God's children they can't serve. And, don't you tell God you can't. As long as we bow to such defeating thoughts, we remain separate from truth and rightful inheritance. You know God is there. Sometimes you hear Him. But often, He seems so very far away. He isn't really. He's just patiently waiting for you to let go of your cross, get up, and walk. More than anything we could offer, God longs for a relationship with us. When we seek God more than life itself, He begins revealing Himself to us. There's such 'awe' in God's presence, as in each step we learn more about what He's really like. Try taking spiritual risks, you may never know what you're missing.
| | A Time for Every SeasonWritten by Joyce C. Lock
There’s a time for every season, Sorrowing when death gives its’ call; A reality of living that Eventually come to all.But, unless one dies to themselves, It’s a life never lived; A life filled with selfishness, A heart that never learned to give. The things we held on to, We thought we couldn’t live without, Were very lies Satan fed us To keep us trapped in death’s cloud. For, when we die to flesh And live by MASTER’S rule, We find we never lost anything But Satan; vicious and cruel. The path to peace and victory is God’s will, God’s way, every time. God is for you, knowing your need better than you know yourself. Only He knows which path will meet it and defeat Satan. The reasons we serve God escalate more we come to know Him: 1.) for our safety and benefit, it’s exciting to see what God wants to do next. 2.) His plan is better than ours. 3.) because we love Him. 4.) for who He is. With each step of obedience, we discover life more abundantly and a God who loves beyond measure.
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