HEAVENLY INCLINED...: WE READILY, BELIEVE THE LIES, BUT, WE HAVE A TOUGH TIME BELIEVING TRUTH...

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...

WE READILY, BELIEVE THE LIES, BUT, WE HAVE A TOUGH TIME BELIEVING TRUTH...

Presumption, or taking things for granted, especially THE LORD *GOD*, is NOT a good choice---

We take THE LORD *GOD* for granted all the time, assuming many things, and ignoring many others. We THINK because of HIS LOVE, GRACE, and MERCY, we are free to act, and react in any old way, and we will be fine...

In this hour there are MANY signs that perhaps, we HAVE overstepped our free will, and ARE existing in ways AGAINST our LORD! There are plagues, there are LOTS of natural disasters, famine, starvation, conflicts, the downing of nations, and much more which just MIGHT be the anger of THE LORD *GOD*, which given the angst of the world, is sure to increase; such IS HIS way of WARNING us TO seek HIM, and to turn away from the ways of the world! You can deny it all you want, but IF you consider the hostile environment of these times; the meanness; the lack of LOVE, and self-control, you will be awakened to the FACT of consequences beginning to rock the boat...

The more we head the other way from *GOD*, the worse will be the warnings, and the repercussions! The more we speak, do, and counter what is of HIM, of LOVE, and that which is right, just, and good, the greater mess we will have to deal with, and recover from, IF it is yet HIS WILL that we have the time to do so!!!

Seriously, it is getting bad all across the globe, with all the belligerence, bitterness, and malevolence, plus, it is spreading faster than anything I have ever witnessed in my entire life, and IS poisonous for EVERYONE!!!

Evil, and wickedness ARE visible, and actively disrupting our existence; we see it on many fronts these days! We HAVE DEVIATED FROM TRUTH, LOVE, and what is WHOLESOME, EACH of which DO OPTIMIZE our time on this Earth, in diverse ways! SCORES of people today, DOUBT TRUTH, LOVE, PEACE, HOPE, and GOOD, which DO exist, and WILL REMAIN LONG after this world! The evil ruler of this realm HAS effectually stolen into the hearts and minds of too many, thus we have the effects which have brought us to the point of NEEDING to contemplate the dangers, THAT we might recognize just how amok we have gone, FOR the sake of rectification BEFORE time escapes us, or allows us to destroy our selves, and our souls!!!

What is really amazing is the absolutely STUPID things which are hounding, and dividing us! And I DO MEAN STUPID! The battles of the day ARE SO immature that even babies are more mature! That is seriously bad!!!

INSTEAD of using the tools of right-mindedness, we have succumbed to the weapons of wrongs! Instead of that which ELEVATES us ALL, we choose to cause each other to fall! I don't know HOW it got this bad, but I suspect it happened BECAUSE we HAVE IGNORED the SOUND STANDARDS WHICH OUR CREATOR, THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY set before us, FOR our good, and well-being, not only individually, but for the whole of the human race!!!

We ARE on the brink of suffering greater than we might imagine IF we continue to backslide, ignore, deny, and defy what WAS ALWAYS intended to lead us past, and through the dark dangers of this world! NOTICE the WARNINGS, HEED them, and DECIDE TO TURN TO THE LORD, and away from the roads which the liar of the universe is convincing the masses to trust!!!

Liberties of EVERY kind, from EVERY angle, ARE being taken, ARE being stolen, ARE being corrupted THAT we are troubled plentifully! FALSEHOODS ARE causing detours to perilous paths riddled with risks, which we are helpless against WITHOUT THE LORD! People DON'T 'GET' that THE LORD IS OUR SAVIOUR in MANY contexts, and HE IS OUR ONLY HOPE; HE IS OUR DELIVERER FROM ourselves, and the evil of this plane...

Maybe YOU don't want to be free, or YOU have decided to hate people enough to take away their RIGHT to quality of existence, but I tell you what, though you wreck havoc, you CANNOT win, for YOU ARE only human, and what you are up against IS NOT, SO, humble yourself, and give it a rest...

ALL of us ARE in this together, and we ARE ABLE to co-exist! We DO HAVE what it takes to MAKE the world a better place, AND to CARE for one another in every way! WHY we CHOOSE to refute this eludes me, but I WON'T sit idly by while LIES take away TRUTH!!!

*GOD* IS watching, HE IS listening, and HE IS WARNING in HIS OWN WAYS FOR our good, and that of others; no matter what, right, or wrong, there is NO avoiding HIM; HE IS OMNIPOTENT, OMNIPRESENT, and OMNISCIENT, AMEN...

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