HEAVENLY INCLINED...: ADULTS; THE FUTURE 'IS' AT STAKE!!!

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...

ADULTS; THE FUTURE 'IS' AT STAKE!!!

Teach your Children well; it is our imminent, and crucially imperative role to raise good, and *GODLY* Children for the sake of the future, and HIS GLORY---

This role is not exclusive to Parents alone, although this is where it begins; instead, it pertains to ALL Adults who have any influence upon the Children...

Take a look around! LORD HELP us, a great number of the young are out of control; they are thinking, saying, and doing things that a decade and a half ago would have never been acceptable! One HAS to wonder what is going on at home, and HOW otherwise good people are raising kids that are totally different people away from home; belligerent, sassy, snotty, rude, angry, violent, and the list goes on, and on! I remember the first incidence of a group of teens, and tweens I saw at a muzik festival about 12 years ago who, for NO reason whatsoever, attacked several people, including an elderly couple; it was awful, and has, not only become commonplace, but much worse; they permanently damage people, with NO regard whatsoever!!!

Some Parents REFUSE to believe their babies are acting badly, EVEN when they are confronted by the truth, such as their arrest, or worse! I NEVER automatically assumed my Child was perfect, and if someone told me that she did this, or that, I got to the bottom of it, NOT doubting the POSSIBILITY of her doing something wrong, or acting in such a way! My point is, Parents NEED to be honest to the fact that kids DO act up, make mistakes, and are WAY different when they are not at home...

I was a 'cool' kid; my moniker was Wild Child, but seriously, I was like an angel compared to the kids of this time! I grew up in the streets and NEVER did anything like 'normal' kids are doing today! I was tough, but my heart was huge, and I could NEVER hurt anyone; though I could defend myself if necessary, and yah, I have been beaten, stomped, and abused before! I THANK *GOD* that I was out there when I was, because if it had been in these times, I am sure I would have wound up as pulp, PARTLY because I had a tendency to stand up to, and challenge what was wrong; the evil, wicked, and blatant!!!

DAILY we see, hear, and read about the ugly truth of too many of the young! In a second flat, without provoking, they attack, and harm others! They talk, and act terribly, and it HAS to stop because they ARE wrecking havoc, AND ARE the future, AND ARE dangerous to society as a whole, ESPECIALLY as more of them join in on these horrible trends, and behaviours! WHO can stop them? WHO can change them? Well, it ISN'T an easy, or quick fix; but it begins at home, and with those Adults who affect their lives, INCLUDING muzicians, and other artists WHO DO influence them! NO LONGER can anyone defend that their songz, movies, and other such DON'T affect the kids, as too many of them ARE proving that they, INDEED, DO!!!

One example of influence is; VERY young kids ARE watching videos of muzicians who flaunt their drugs, their gang bangin' ways, their females whom they pretty much disrespect, their desires for quick riches, for the love of material things, and well, I could go on; the point being that there ARE 4 and 5 year old kids out there already dreamin' about being a gangsta, being rich, smokin', and on it goes! THIS DOES ALTER whom, and what these little ones will become! There SHOULD be ways for Parents to PREVENT exposure to certain things in this world for the little ones, and CERTAINLY a desire to keep them as innocent as is feasible for as long as is possible; their WHOLE future MIGHT be totally different in doing so!!!

Kids today don't just get in fights, they terrorize others, and beat them to a pulp, even stomping heads like they were tomatoes! WHEN are Adults GOING to step up to the plate, and TRY to correct all this NEEDLESSNESS? WHEN ARE we going to TEACH them correctly, and DEMAND of them the basic respect, and regard which IS VITAL for existence???

We CANNOT push this under the rug, or ignore it anymore; some cities have extreme violence EVERY single hour being played out BY kids; almost always 20, and under! They have guns, they have knives, AND they have REAL BAD attitudes about TOO much! They DEMAND money from total strangers, they glare, they diss, they DO ANYTHING their mood directs them to do, AND OFTEN, they face NO discipline! FOR REAL, DO we NOT realize what the future WILL be like IF we keep PRETENDING the kids are NOT wrong???

There ARE SOLUTIONS, HOWEVER, ADULTS HAVE TO TAKE THE LEAD, AND BE THE EXAMPLE, AS WELL AS THE ENFORCERS OF WHAT IS RIGHT, in which case LOVE HAS to be prevalent, as well as evident! Thing will NOT get better as long as Adults ALLOW the kids to do WHATEVER they want, or turn their heads the other way! WAKE UP AND STAND STRONG; kids NEED us like never before!!!

LWINSOR © 2017

*GOD* HELP us, and may we help each other to grow past all this senselessness! PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, and LEAD THE WAY WITH LOVE, ETHICS, MORALS, and DISCIPLINE whenever necessary!!!