HEAVENLY INCLINED...: QUIETING THE BEING & BUILDING ON THE LORD...

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...

QUIETING THE BEING & BUILDING ON THE LORD...

LORD, O LORD what can I do? I sense HE is urging me to 'be still'. But LORD, I have been as still as I can be considering all that is happening in this world right now, and I sense HE is urging me to continue in FAITH---

FAITH IS being tested for a great many of us, since things are amok, and absolutely bizarre! There is fear, anxiety, and other emotions getting in the way of FAITH, as our minds long to understand, and rationalize this mess the Earth is in, and even the desire to 'fix' things, and so, you see right here, we have stepped out of FAITH to one degree or another in the confusion, and the distress...

ANY time the world distracts us too much, we have NEED to get back to THE LORD, for ONLY IN HIM ARE we SAFE, and on course! We are human so, we sweat the small stuff, challenge the obstacles, and aim for changing things, even things that we have NO power to alter in the least, thus, we are reminded to PRAY, to WAIT ON THE LORD, to TRUST HIM, RELY ON HIM, and KNOW HIS WILL SHALL BE DONE, which might NOT appease us, but IS detrimental unto THE PLAN...

Ah, it IS difficult; sometimes it wracks the being, and yet, we realize after all, HE IS IN CHARGE, and what HE has, or does mandate, SHALL BE!!!

I tell you what, we MUST build on our FAITH as if we were building a skyscraper, ESPECIALLY in these chaotic, trying, insecure times, for we CAN be shaken, and taken; it IS happening to MANY people who have decided against the effort of REMAINING IN THE LORD! And guess what? IF these are the ends times, we ain't seen nothin' yet! What is to come WILL rock us to the soul, hence the DIRE need TO strengthen, and fortify FAITH, AND FAITHFULNESS IF we hope to win the battle...

FAITH IS NOT PASSIVE, like LOVE IT IS ACTIVE; PRO-ACTIVE, and is FAR more than belief IN HIM! So, we have to study hard the depths of FAITH in order to cultivate it, grow it, and let it thrive NO MATTER WHAT! As much FAITH as I have, I see where it could be multiplied, and better melded into my ENTIRE being!!!

This is where I will head in coming days, weeks, and maybe even months (as long as it takes), for it IS imperative, and we ARE faced with many peculiarities which just MIGHT take us down roads we don't want to travel...

In the meantime, I HOPE each of you OF *GOD*, ARE PRAYING for one and all, and ARE concentrating your efforts on BEING a light to this realm of darkness! May *GOD* BE WITH us, as we REMAIN IN HIM! EVER PRAISE THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY! WORSHIP HIM TRULY! REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE, and HIS LOVING KINDNESS FOR us, and TOWARDS us! LOVE AS HE LOVES US! HONOUR HIM IN ALL YOUR WAYS, ALL OF YOUR DAYS: DO GOOD, AND BE GOOD! GIVE THANKS, BE GRATEFUL, AND APPRECIATIVE, THEN SHINE, SHINE, SHINE OF HIS GLORY, THAT those LOST in the darkness MIGHT notice HIM, SEEK HIM, FIND HIM, and FOLLOW HIM! SING, DANCE, and CELEBRATE THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY IN THE NAME OF CHRIST JESUS, AMEN and HALLELUJAH!!!