HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MONDAY: THE MIGHT OF MENTALITY...

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...

MONDAY: THE MIGHT OF MENTALITY...

We have had lots of rain, storms, coldness, even some snow flurries, along with other non-weather challenges, but today is a new day, in a new week, and the sun is shining brilliantly; PRAISE BE TO THE LORD!!!---

Yesterday is gone, tomorrow might never come, and so that leaves this time; this gift of time from THE LORD *GOD* TO work through, to spread HIS LOVE, to share HIS WILL, and to exist in what is right, just, and good, no matter what! It is a time to stand strong, in courage, in strength, and hold onto whatever PEACE might come of HIS PRESENCE! It is a time to show the world just how empowered, and enabled we ARE IN CHRIST JESUS, our LORD and SAVIOUR, for our troubles shed LIGHT on theirs, and our example guides more than we realize...

A heart, a spirit might be nearly broken, but each day provides an opportunity to renew the being; to lose the emotionalism; to control the mind; to fortify the being, especially for those IN *GOD*! WHO else can take us through the valleys, and set us on the mountain? NO ONE, and so, it IS imperative to PRAY to HIM, in RELIANCE UPON HIM, to TRUST HIM, and to WAIT on HIM!!!

I take this day as a BLESSING, and I HOPE in the hours of this time! I also see fit to BE a BLESSING in even the slightest way for another, because all which is OF *GOD* IS to be forwarded, shared, and given, for the POWERS OF THE LORD ARE evident in HIS own, and DO serve purpose to these 24 hours!!!

Monday's are for setting the mind on GO, in the most POSITIVE, and PRODUCTIVE ways! While Monday is not a favorite day, it IS one which sets us up for the rest of the week, in ways we are not even aware of! WHY NOT view it in wholesome optimism, even when we are grouchy, tried, tested, and suffering from whatever? IS there a better alternative? DOES adding negativity to the existing negativity EVER work, or aid us? WHAT is gained from dragging the negative into new hours, by choosing to???

Though the very depths of the being are facing trials, IN *GOD* THERE IS HOPE, THERE IS A WAY, THERE IS UNPRECEDENTED POWER TO RISE ABOVE all else, and so, LOGICALLY, in my mind, there is NO better way than to REMAIN IN HIM, despite what would work against me!!!

HALLELUJAH, ALLELUIA, *GOD* GAVE us another day in a new week, and we ARE therefore, enlightened, endowed, enriched, empowered, and encouraged according to HIS WILL, and HIS MIGHTY PROMISES! We CAN endure, and persevere EVEN when it seems we will not: we only NEED to TURN TO HIM, RELY ON HIM, TRUST HIM, and then PRAISE HIM AS we move forward IN HIS name!!!

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