HEAVENLY INCLINED...: HEARTS HARDER THAN THEIR HEADS, AND COLDER THAN THEIR HATE...

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...

HEARTS HARDER THAN THEIR HEADS, AND COLDER THAN THEIR HATE...

Interesting that people who bully, slander, lie, and use any means feasible to destroy another person, THINK they are more powerful, or stronger---

They fool themselves! The one who can endure, and persevere while these are busy pounding others into the ground ARE THE CHAMPIONS, and have more to look forward to than the scheming lunkhead, INDEED! For sure, their targets will suffer, yet, the wise ARE able to withstand, and overcome the miscreants, which either stops them, or incites them to further wield their sickles of sickness...

Such wasted, unproductive time do these expend, not to mention the energy which MIGHT have been used for something purposeful! It is amazing to me that this sort of haughty, cavalier, condescending boob never tires of conspiring, and plainly, never sees themselves as a branch of the root of all evil, as they are sure whomever they choose to assail is beneath them, and deserving of their ill intent, regardless if they even know their name, let alone the person within. They IMAGINE things about people premised upon their own morbid mentality, character, and behaviours; they are blind as can be...

Wicked to the core are these agitators with their rabble-rousing instigating! Their hearts are even harder than their heads, and colder than their hate, bias, and prejudice! They are vile, and they are toxic! Unfortunately, there ARE MANY of these in the world, and while not everyone has to deal with them, there are enough who have to, and it is NOT easy, nor is there one inkling of fairness, or respite in the process! It is frustrating, and even worse when one is constantly harassed by them! Plus, in some situations, they are ever nearby, so their maliciousness seems never ending, which CAN pull even the strongest, most determined into the slime they ooze in their delight of destruction...

There is someone I admire wholly because I have witnessed them taking non-stop bunk from the likes of them, and while at times, they may seem tired, or without voice, they plod on, and function! I would be at my wits end by now, but this person is like the Energizer Bunny; they just keep going, and going, and going! I am impressed, I am awed, I am like, wow!, HOW do they manage day after day, night after night with so much being slung at them, for no real reason, save for the depravity of the minds, and emotions of those buffoons ...

GROWN people CAN manage no matter what! Intimidation HAS its limits, oh yah, it does! There comes a point when it just ends, at least for the one being intimidated, and then, there is a reckoning to be had!!!

All of this exists to PROVE THE GOOD in the world; otherwise, how would we ever know, or be known? AND, THE GOOD IS the reason we enjoy the dawning of a new day, despite that dark beings WILL somehow, intrude, and exude their grotesqueness! One who IS OF THE LIGHT might have to battle those whom are not, but they CANNOT take us from THE LIGHT, try as they will, or bring us down as they might!!!

What is of the world, is just that, of the world! What is of *GOD* IS OF *GOD*, therefore, HAS advantage inexpressible, even immeasurable!!!

Though there are trials where it appears we are on our own, we are NEVER alone! THE LORD IS WITH THOSE whom ARE OF HIM! We can never know for certain WHY we have to endure, and persevere, and some things like the illustration above, have not a lick of sense, but we TRUST *GOD*, and RELY ON HIM, as we PRAY, PRAISE, WORSHIP, and as we HOPE that whatever evil has calculated, comes back on their own heads!!!

It seems like the gates of hell have been opened, and so, MORE people find themselves face to face with heinous beings, STILL we ARE enlightened, enabled, endowed, empowered, and encouraged, BECAUSE we KNOW this too, shall pass, and is almost fantastical in REALITY, and to the end!!!

STAND STRONG IN THE LORD; SEEK HIS PEACE; KNOW THAT TRUTH PREVAILS even when everything else is not! REMAIN IN LOVE, for LOVE covers a multitude of errs/sins, and FREES us, ESPECIALLY when it is THE HARDEST thing we ever have to do! REMEMBER, IF we ARE OF *GOD*, we ARE ON THE HIGH ROAD, and that road HAS BEEN PAVED BY CHRIST JESUS, and IS INDESTRUCTIBLE! The rage which rattles the Earth is EVER left behind, as long as we forge onward TO HIM, and HIS PROMISES!!!

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