HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SELF-IMPORTANCE NEGATES WHAT IS IMPORTANT!!!

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...

SELF-IMPORTANCE NEGATES WHAT IS IMPORTANT!!!

Sometimes thinking gets in the way of TRUTH, and self-presumption of being right, or knowledgeable, gets in the way of FACTS---

SO MANY people THINK they know EVERYTHING, and that their assumptions, opinions, or perceptions ARE the ONLY reality! See, right here, the opportunity for dialogue, change, and growth are nullified, BECAUSE the one whom exists like this IS more than convinced, by themselves, and possibly others like them, so, their eyes are blind, and their ears are deaf to other, varied details, facts, or fine points! They are SO sure of themselves, there is NO room to be wrong, and THIS IS a HUGE part of the problem we have making things better, safer, and more optimal for ALL!!!

Humans HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE FLEXIBLE, and FLUID, ESPECIALLY when things NEED to be fixed, righted, or even eradicated, BUT, stubbornness, rigidity, and, EGO put up barriers TO get things done! TRUE INTELLIGENCE IS studying ALL aspects, components, levels, layers, and criteria BEFORE making decisions; HOW else can one know FOR SURE!??

EMOTIONS wreck havoc on solutions as well! Rashness, rudeness, inconsideration, disregard, disrespect, and other NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ARE OBSTACLES, both for those who let them run wild, and for those TRYING to work through matters! Emotions ARE RAGING right now, like hormones gone berserk, and so, answers fail to be embraced, and implemented!!!

WE HAVE CREATED ALL OF OUR OWN PROBLEMS, BECAUSE we are SO proud, sure, arrogant, and well, over the top in self-inclination, self-approval, and self-assumption OF being the brightest candle in stock, VOID of ACKNOWLEDGING THE NEED of the rest of the candles contribution to THE WHOLE! Do you see? WHEN one is self-convinced, there IS TOTAL RESTRICTION towards others, which CAN be gone through, but which involves negative response, thereby, adding more negatives, meaning resolutions are further from realization!!!

ALMOST ALL GONE ARE the standards which LEAD us aright, and aid us! Thrown to the frenzy of SELF IS the compassion, care, and ethics which allow us to co-exist! Today, the trend is cut-throat tactics of ensuring SELF, and danged be anyone who gets in the way, BUT hear this, when one has advanced BY being ruthless, their gain IS EMPTY, and NOT satisfying, believe it!!!

It is only gonna get worse before it gets better, AS LONG AS SO MANY have wrong-minded mentalities, attitudes, and behaviours, not to mention their thoughts, acts, and reactions! Negative energy SUCKS POSITIVE energy, draining it, and so, all that is left is negative energy, in which case, NOTHING POSITIVE can come of it, SAVE for the POSSIBILITY of ENLIGHTENING us! The more wrong we are, the more wrongs we do, the greater the likelihood of perpetual negativity, and it's effects, and if you imagine that is alright, then, please, consider the ENTIRE scenario of exiting in nothing but chaos!!!

We CAN DO BETTER; we ARE designed MUCH BETTER than we have presented ourselves to be! We DON'T have to let things get worse; we HAVE THE POWER TO RIGHT WHAT IS WRONG, HONESTLY, and LONG TERM, HOWEVER, that takes OPENNESS, WILLINGNESS, and EFFORT, PLUS a DESIRE to exist in most advantageous ways! Resistance TO CHANGE WON'T EVER make things good, right, or just, instead, we will be led farther out into the seas of tumult, and with constant ramifications...

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