HEAVENLY INCLINED...: I AM *GOD*IFIED!!!

Thanksgiving for the LORD's Favor

Psalms 138 (A Psalm of David)
1/ I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2/ I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
3/ In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
4/ All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5/ Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
6/ Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
7/ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8/ The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me:
thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands... AMEN!!!

One CANNOT earn GRACE, it is HIS own ESSENCE; a gift, still, IF one claims to be IN HIS GRACE, we ARE to, or, OUGHT to, be reflections of that GRACE! 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1, tells us not to take HIS GRACE in vain! This means, living in LOVE, morality, ethics, virtue, righteousness, and, spiritual improvement, TOWARDS, spiritual maturity, WHILE, visibly BEING as LIGHTS, beaming OF *GOD*, beckoning the world, TO THE LIGHT! Righteousness MEANS, conduct in conformity with *GOD'S* WILL, and, "Be HOLY because I AM HOLY!", therefore, indicating that knowledge, wisdom, and, effort, DO, apply TO the righteous!!! NEVER forget, we were grafted in, and, if we do not bear fruit, as a dead branch, we will be pruned out, just as were, the natural branches!!!

We are not saved by works, instead, works PROVE HIM in us: they identify HIS own...

IF I claim ONENESS with *GOD*, through CHRIST JESUS, I am DEAD TO THE WORLD, THUS, LIVING as HIM, which is, hopefully, witnessed IN, and, THROUGH, my every thought, action, and, reaction; MEANING, I am, THROUGH CONSCIOUS application OF THE WORD, HIS COMMANDS, HIS WILL, REFLECTING righteousness, not, merely, FAITH! I become, the TRULY FRUITFUL branch, of THE VINE, the TRUE member of THE BODY/THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS, and, TESTIFY, then, GLORIFY, BOLDLY, BY my thoughts, actions, and, reactions, HIS name, because, HE IS WORTHY, and, IN HIS LOVE, has SHOWN me, how I OUGHT to exist, to which, I eagerly, adapt, and, comply!!!

MATTHEW 5:48...
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect

1 PETER 1:14-16...
14/ Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance
15/ but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,
16/ for it is written, "Be holy because I (am) holy."

ROMANS 12:2...
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

Conduct, in conformity to *GOD'S* WILL, marks the righteous; it is NOT because of guilt, or, ancient Laws, but, because of LOVE; LOVE for *GOD*, self, then, others! CHRIST JESUS gave us Commandments to live by, of which, the first is to LOVE *GOD*, with all of your mind, heart, and, soul; the second is, to LOVE one another!

LOVE COMPELS us to LIVE IN HIM, through conduct which conforms to *GOD*; in other words, morality, ethics, doing good, and, being good, and, ever striving to improve the spirit! It is about REFLECTING THE TRUTH, for ALL to bear witness to, FOR, and, TO HIS GLORY, RADIANTLY SHINING OF HIS POWER, GRACE, and, MERCIES!!!

It IS ALL ABOUT LOVE, baby, all about LOVE!!!

MATTHEW 4: 17...From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

JOHN 14:15..."If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

NOTE: I do not intend to preach, rather to reach; to stir up, awaken, to inspire, and, bring forth, in discussion, that which is, perhaps, dormantly existing in the heart of hearts, thus, little, or, no, sugar coatings, just THE WORD of *GOD*, the TRUTH, along with some of my thoughts. And truth is, I am reminding myself always, as I practice these reminders, in the best of my abilities, and capacities, while RELYING on THE LORD to lead me on that narrow PATH---> MATTHEW 7: 14: "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it... TO *GOD* BE ALL GLORY...

I AM GODIFIED!!!

I, personally, have been modified by THE WILL, WAY, and WORD of *GOD*, therefore, I have been *GOD*IFIED! It isn't that I HAVE to be, I have choices, instead that I LOVE HIM SO MUCH, that I am driven by HIS SPIRIT, and SOUNDNESS...

I LOVE being *GOD*IFIED; it is a whole new life, and I don't wake up with regret, remorse, or worse:))) I PRAISE HIM for throwing me to my knees, and offering one more chance to come HIS WAY! I am SO THANKFUL for the sobering, life-altering moment, at about 5 A. M. in the morning, that very real, and very powerful movement of HIS hand bringing me to reality! I EARNESTLY seek to do my best as HIS instrument, vessel, and reflection, for HE IS WORTHY!!!

Looking back, which I try not to do, save for reference, and reminding, I can see that I was as if in a trench, unable to ARISE, and unable to SEE! I never realized the TRUTH of my mistakes, nor the direction which my lifestyle was taking me; sometimes I think I was scared to know, other times I think I was misled by the popularized notion that I could act wrongly, and be safe from a negative judgement at the end...

Wake up calls are prominent in our lives, and probably imminent, though, we ignore them, or after the revelation, decide that they were not as serious as we imagined! The odd thing is, we DON'T know when our last breath will be, and if we miss that one last chance to make things right with THE LORD, IS there another chance before us???

VERY RARELY do I miss the old me! I would be a liar to say that I don't miss it completely, because I had a LOT of fun, was more accepted, and other stupid worldly inclinations! NO, the new me is what I had envisioned for myself since before puberty, but did not manifest because I was thrown into the harsh world, and dragged around like an old rag doll by the enemy, who did EVERYTHING in his powers to rob me of my soul, my spirit! Oh, the times he was put to shame! I could tell you a hundred incidents where *GOD* destroyed his ploys, and saved me even, from death! Fascinating are these incidents to recount, and ponder, and BLESSED AM I to be here today to recall them, and share the goods of their experience!!!

I thank THE LORD for what HE'S done in me, I thank THE LORD for what HE is doing in me now, and I mostly, thank HIM for LOVING ME SO MUCH that HE brought me to the knees of change! PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, and HONOUR HIM! REJOICE IN HIS PRESENCE which IS ALWAYS, and FOREVER, and HE IS CLOSER than that troubled one!!! *GOD* BLESS and BE with us ALL! MUCH LOVE, and take care...OXOXOXO

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