HEAVENLY INCLINED...: I NEED THE LORD EVERY HOUR OF EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!

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 NEED THE LORD EVERY HOUR OF EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!

In THE LORD I put my TRUST, on HIM I RELY---

Some days it is like I spend a great deal of time asking HIM for help, for guidance, for this, or for that! Especially in these uncertain, and strange times, I TRULY RELY ON HIM, because there is NONE other to turn to! NO ONE has wisdom, knowledge, understanding, or power to even the slightest degree like THE LORD *GOD*, AND to this date, HE HAS SHOWN me HIS LOVE, HIS POWERS, HIS endless care, concern, and compassion, thus, it is ever with greater ease that I TRUST HIM!!!

I feel like a tiny tot in HIS MIGHTY shadow, and the more I learn of HIS WILL, the more looming is HIS shadow, which I FOLLOW as closely as I might, that I never wander too far away from HIM! It bothers me now, and again, that I HAVE to ask HIM for so much, but isn't that simply the effects of the egocentric self desiring to be fully in charge, and self-reliant? All too well do I know how prone we are to imagining self power, and prowess! I NEED THE LORD! ONLY IN HIM is there ALL which will see me through this world; HE ALONE sustains us, body, mind, and soul! I DEPEND upon HIM for answers, for solutions, for direction, for everything! Yes, I do; this once so self-assured, and independent Woman TOTALLY RELIES on *GOD*, because I learned, oh, I learned what it is like to be distant, even separated from HIM!!!

*GOD* HELP me, and guide me; bring me into YOUR LIGHT more, more, and more, for the darkness IS increasing in this world, as are the evils therein! HELP me to KNOW when to speak, when to be quiet; when to be meek, when to roar; when to be led, when to lead; when to do everything YOUR WILL seeks of me! While I am not alone here, as the ways of the world assault me, I rush to be self-sufficient in rapid response to what is hurled my way, so TEACH me LORD to be less reactionary, and to wait on YOU, despite the timing involved! I AM open to YOUR SPIRIT working in me, through me, and around me, yet the human condition lingers, causing me to, sometimes think I can handle some things on my own, even though it often backfires! So, HEAR me always LORD, and FORGIVE me for asking YOU for help too frequently; I simply, and honestly, BELIEVE that YOU, and YOU ALONE, provide, enlighten, enable, enrich, endow, empower, encourage, and lead! THANK YOU for unfailingly being with me, and showing me THE WAY! May I give back to YOU the best of my being, and DO what REFLECTS YOU in me, FOR YOUR GLORY, and the good of others! In CHRIST JESUS' name, AMEN!!!

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