HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FABULOUS FRIDAY'S!!!

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...

FABULOUS FRIDAY'S!!!

By the LOVE, by the GRACE of *GOD*, it is a new day, the end of the week, the end of a crazy month, and it IS FRIDAY; THANK YOU, LORD!!!

HAPPY FRIDAY! HAPPY END OF JANUARY! HAVE A HAPPY DAY, and NIGHT!!!

I am SO thankful that the wicked coldness has passed, although we are not out of the woods just yet! LOTS more odd weather in the winds of time, but, ALLELUIA, HALLELUJAH, that deadly cold has moved on...

I have cabin fever, and am on the verge of getting Spring fever, but I am controlling myself in the best of my ability, because the extended forecast does not see an early Spring, but then, I don't rely on predictions either, instead I rely on THE LORD:)))

LOTS of things happened in this first month of 2014, not all good, but not all bad, either! Some unexpected things have occurred which ought to remind us, the world over, just how imperfect some things are, and that too much reliance on such is not a healthy thing! I am not going to give power where it doesn't belong, so, I refrain from getting into a discussion about what has been going on, but a good thing has come from what has happened, in that we NOW KNOW just how vulnerable we are when we rely on certain things, if you catch my drift! There are those who are trying to do away with ALL ways of the past, and leave us to totally rely on technologies, but as we can see, too much reliance is dangerous, in many ways...

Onward: forward into the month of celebrating LOVE, which doesn't mean restricting it to romantic LOVE! LOVE is LOVE, and you can't have real romance without REAL LOVE!!!

What a difference growing up makes in the world of LOVE; when we are younger, we are all afire, all pumped, and blinded by all sorts of emotions we THINK is LOVE, which we act on, then, we almost lose belief in LOVE because of the consequences of acting without understanding in the first place!!!

Anyway, FAREWELL record blasting JANUARY, and HELLO FEBRUARY! The past is gone, the future is near, but TODAY IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE, let us revere it, and be thankful unto HIM, and let us MAKE this day GLORY WORTHY!!!

I wish you a most awesome Friday, and may *GOD* BLESS us ALL! MUCH LOVE to you, take care, and BE BLESSED BY BEING A BLESSING! PRAISE, WORSHIP, and BLESS THE LORD, and REJOICE IN HIS LOVE, CARE, and PRESENCE in our lives! PRAY for the world, PRAY for yourself, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! SMILE and let the PEACE of HIS LOVE, and the PEACE of FAITH BE your constant companion!!! OXOXOXO

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