HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FOOTLOOSE: PUT ON YOUR CHRISTMAS DANCING SHOES!!!

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...

FOOTLOOSE: PUT ON YOUR CHRISTMAS DANCING SHOES!!!

I am tired of the SERIOUSNESS of the days; of the dissension; of the contention; of the uselessness of most of the days monologue, and actions! I want to be footloose! I want to feel great, if only for a while, know what I mean?---

I don't want to rebel, fuss, fight, argue, or anything negative, I just want to feel free like it used to be, crank up the muzik, dance, and blow off steam with no worries of offending others, or disturbing them! I wish I lived out in the country; I would let the sound of muzik reverb like it should! Oh, not enough to harm or haunt the animals, well, at least not intentionally...

People can say what they want to about earbuds, and headphones, but muzik is best when it is loud, and you can feel the beat in the walls:))) Of course, I am mostly deaf, which makes it far more enjoyable for me, AND it makes it more like LIVE muzik which you know, I miss!!!

Ah, just thinking out loud, so to speak! But really, I am weary from all the weight of this old world, and the worsening of it day by day, by idiocy, oppression, aggressiveness, and other such...

Regardless of the MANY issues we are dealing with right now, IT IS THE HOLYDAY SEASON, and we SHOULD be enjoying it, PRAISING *GOD*, and making it personal, too! It IS difficult with the restrictions, and other such, HOWEVER, that shouldn't quell us IN REJOICING, and resounding, THAT the drone of adversity is drowned out!!!

I have begun decorating the tree, did the patio, and the front door, and am doing CHRISTmas on a lesser note this year, but I AM CELEBRATING MY LORD *GOD*, and in that process, I aim to EASE the tensions accumulated in the past few years, because it HAS made it's mark, and I am NOT going to succumb to ANYTHING other than my LORD, for ONLY HE IS WORTHY, and ONLY HE CAN SET ME FREE!!!

NONE of us know when it will be our last day, or hour, or HOLYDAY, thus, it IS imperative TO yet partake in them, and to allow the BEAUTY of the REASON, CHRIST JESUS, to penetrate our beings TO the point of being relieved of the constant onslaught of negativity which we have been enduring!!!

HONESTLY, I feel we NEED TO MAKE THIS CHRISTmas one to remember, despite the darkness surrounding it, and to BRING CHRIST FRONT, and CENTER in doing so! I also am compelled to USE it to shed some unnecessary hindrances accumulated from the chaotic state of this world!!!

HOPE MUST GUIDE us, as it FREES us from what would take it from us!!!

Turn down the lights, trim the house and tree, listen to the sounds of CHRISTmas, CELEBRATE THE GIFT OF LOVE, OF LIFE, and let the nonsense remain outside your realm!!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year, even if the year has been one which seems like it came from hell, for in EVERYTHING there IS DIVINE REASON, and THE LORD'S WILL SHALL BE DONE!!!