Knowing
by Barbara Philbrook

Knowing and doing are not exactly the same,
knowing the rules doesn't always affect how you play life's game.

Knowing the difference between wrong and right,
does not assure that you will fight the good fight.

Knowing what God expects from His children from day to day,
does not assure that you will act in any special way.

Knowing that others are constantly seeing the things you do,
does not ensure that you care what they will view.

Knowing that all men in this world are our brothers,
does not always affect how we will treat others.

Knowing we represent our Father and His Son,
should inspire us to seek the lost, each and every one.

Father may knowing and doing be the very same in me.
May what you reveal be what others see.

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