HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LESSONS OF TIME LEAD TO LIFE...

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...

LESSONS OF TIME LEAD TO LIFE...

Everything exists to awaken us, to teach us, to shape us, to guide us to the reality of our own existence; yes, all which happens, all which we see, all which we experience, and beyond, is for the benefit of choice, and the results within those choices...

Nothing in this time is insignificant, in the context of holding lessons, even if at times, these lessons are painful, senseless, and negative...

THE LORD WILLS that we grow, develop, understand, and become all that we can be, during this journey! Much of this comes about through experience, and much comes about in observation, listening, and second-hand experience! We are spared much, though through exposure, we gather much! From happenings around us, we are positioned to learn, as if we had experienced ourselves, and so, lessons to grow by, are dominant in this time...

When we hold onto the negatives of life, we are as crippled, and unable to gather, to learn, to move on! They are as shackles of the mind, which affect the whole of the being, and most importantly, hinder the spirit, the TRUE self, which is the reason we are learning so much, as *GOD* WILLS HIS own to elevated existence, in order to HONOUR HIS WILL, and to GLORIFY HIM, while at the same time, BEING a valid REFLECTION OF HIM, for the world to notice, to be inspired by, thus, to be brought TO HIM by...

Existence is comprised of opposition; right, wrong, good, bad, strong, weak, and so forth, for the purpose of strengthening, and ARISING from this troubled plane! What is wrong SHOWS the righteous in MANY ways, the purpose of what is right, and so forth! Just because what is in opposition to THE LORD, and LOVE, does not mean it is to live in, often, it is for the sake of teaching us, by exemplifying it's negatives, and dangers! These oppositions TO *GOD* INCREASE the desire in HIS own to REMAIN NEAR HIM, IN HIM, and to follow, closely, IN HIS WILL! So, you see, SOUND purpose abounds even in what is askew in this time!!!

Our LORD, in HIS LOVE for us, HAS determined it ALL, PROVIDING THE WAY for us to break through the dangers of this world, that we are as undamaged as is feasible, according to HIS WILL for our lives! The main objective is to recognize, and hold onto what IS OF HIM, and NOT to what is of the world, because what is of the world, save for lessons, knowledge, understanding, and astute awareness, is bent on KEEPING us down, way down, beneath our intended stature!!!

The world is a proving ground, and ULTIMATELY, ALL things are working together for the GOOD of HIS own, and HIS WILL! By learning, then acting accordingly, be that in the first, second, or third hand, we are being PROTECTED from a certain death! We are being PREPARED for what is yet to come, and for HIS MAJESTIC KINGDOM, in which, we will exist forever, void of the opposition of this time! PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIS HOLY NAME, REJOICE IN HIS LOVE, and PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES, THANK HIM, and HONOUR HIM BY awakening, and awareness, BY learning, then LIVING in the benevolence of those lessons, for they are the STABILITY which leads us TO HIM, FOR HIS GLORY, and our eternal well-being!!!

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