HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE TRAUMA OF RACISM IS A TIRING DRAMA...

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...

THE TRAUMA OF RACISM IS A TIRING DRAMA...

Racism; one of the ugliest conditions residing in the HUMAN race! There are varying degrees of colour in the HUMAN race, but ONE race we all are; but that is my opinion based upon my belief in ONE *GOD* who CREATED one Man, then one Woman, from whom the HUMAN race derives---

White people are lighter BECAUSE they are those who headed North, and farther away from the desert regions! Black people are darker because they headed farther into the desert regions; into more heat! The original skin colour was light to medium to darker browns, then as people inter-populated sprang forth the olive, yellow, red, and whatever colours of skin there may be! Population BEGAN IN the Middle East, and so, unless you don't believe in *GOD*, or believe that HE made a Man and Woman for each race, you know that brown, in varying shades, and hues IS the original skin colour of the Earth, which really means nothing unless people believe they are superior, or inferior because of their skin colour!!!

HOW can skin colour determine one superior or inferior anyway? The heart, and the character of a person determines their worth, or lack of it! It is just sickening that race continues to be such that dissension, and stupidity, hinders too many!!!

It is almost 2017 and racism is teeming! I wonder, really wonder about this, because for a while it SEEMED we were growing past it, and healing from it, then BAM!; something happened and now we are worse than before progress was made! WHAT GOOD ever comes from racism, prejudice, bias, bigotry, and other negatives? NONE whatsoever, HOWEVER despite the fact that no good will come of it, MORE people are jumping into those troubled, and dangerous waters! WHY? Give me ONE good reason WHY people should be racist!!!

From judging one another based upon the colour of our skin arises all sorts of issues which need NOT be! WHO is superior to ANYONE when ONLY *GOD* IS SOVEREIGN???

EVERY single person on this Earth HAS PURPOSE TO *GOD* ULTIMATELY, and so, it is NOT our place to determine their worth! THE LORD ALONE KNOWS WHY HE put EACH of us here, and what our contribution TO HIS WILL might be! We CAN'T DENY ANYONE'S worth therefore, BECAUSE we are NOT privy TO anyone's intended role ACCORDING TO THE LORD *GOD*!!!

*GOD* says those who think they are something when they are nothing will find out their TRUTH (GALATIANS 6: 3)! They are fooling themselves imaging they are wiser, better, stronger, or whatever, because this will never profit; not with others, and certainly, not with *GOD*! CHRIST JESUS teaches an important lesson about the least being the greatest, and the greatest being the least (LUKE 22: 26): self-confidence IS a trap, and is certainly NOT respectful of our LORD whom though was fully *GOD*, and fully Man, humbled HIMSELF to dying nailed to a cross FOR us; HE LOWERED HIMSELF FOR OTHERS, and THIS IS OUR EXAMPLE IN FOLLOWING HIM!!!

HOW PETTY we are in this late date to ALLOW SKIN pigmentation to be a basis on which to dislike, hate, and even worse! YES PETTY! Something that CANNOT be helped, WHICH *GOD* brought forth, we USE in wrong ways against one another! Says a LOT about human progress!!!

I don't know, but SOMETHING is REALLY WRONG with humans these days; it is like a spell has been cast and too many are subject to it BY wrong-mindedness; I say this BECAUSE IF they were right-minded, and rooted IN THE LORD, there would be no such issues to be dealt with!!!

LOVE NEEDS to take the place of the irrational behaviours in this time! LOVE HOLDS the REMEDIES for ALL which plagues us; and RIDS of the PETTINESS we have acquired by ways of the world!!!

Do we NEVER grow weary of the drama, the trauma, the endless dissension? It is all senseless, and only adds more fuel to the fires of evil, and wickedness! I find it very odd that we seemingly, never tire of existing in negativity, and it's far reaching effects! WHY when we DON'T have to???

May *GOD* HELP us! And if we are OF *GOD*, may we evidence HIM in our existence on this very troubled planet! There are colours throughout ALL OF CREATION; THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY has a very artistic nature, therefore WHO are any of us to disagree with what HE HAS made, and this is ESPECIALLY true concerning human beings, who ARE to be LOVED AS HE HAS LOVED! I PRAY that some RIGHTEOUS, and JUST people WITH a voice WILL be able to nip this in the bud before it gets much worse, because this problem ENDANGERS EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, NOW & FOREVER!!!

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