HEAVENLY INCLINED...: PUSHED A STEP BACKWARD, *GOD* PULLS ME 10 STEPS FORWARD; AMEN!!!

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...

PUSHED A STEP BACKWARD, GOD PULLS ME 10 STEPS FORWARD; AMEN!!!

Conflict, pain, suffering, and, all other negative instances of life, CAN have a POSITIVE effect upon our lives, IF we are FAITHFUL, for, these times not only strengthen, and, hone the spirit, but, bring us all the closer to *GOD*, because we LEARN from experience that ONLY HE IS TRUE!!!

No matter how much we want to place our trust in mankind, we always find reason to, instead, place ALL TRUST IN THE LORD, as, ONLY HE will treat our TRUST PERFECTLY!!!

I have been around, and, have lived long enough, to know, that ONLY *GOD* will respect my LOVE, my feelings, my needs, and, my TRUST, and so, IN HIM, do I place it all! HE will treat me well, HE will tend to me, HE will mend me, HE will guide me, HE will protect me, and, HE will LOVE me as no one could, and, I PRAISE HIM with great exaltation, for I KNOW that HIS LOVE IS SURE!!!

Recently, I have suffered from a group of people, that which is unwarranted, unnecessary, and, without reason. I am human, I FEEL, I cry, I hurt, BUT, I REALIZE that this, too, is for reasons, one of which is, to bind me to the LORD, my *GOD* even more securely, for HE IS SURE, HE IS PURE, and, HE IS all I need! YES! HE IS ALL I NEED! Each downer in life PROVES this to be more than a statement, it IS a testament to HIS GLORY!!!

As strong as my FAITHFUL LOVE is for *GOD*, I STILL have to remind myself, when things are not right, that things happen IN HIS WILL, for HIS PURPOSE, and, HIS GLORY, so, when something brings you down, even to your knees, TURN UPWARD, and, PRAISE *GOD*, for HE IS A SURE, and, PRESENT LIGHT, one with such POWER, that ALL darkness before you, or, within you, will be eradicated, as HE comes to aid you, with HIS most GRACIOUS LOVE! HE IS RESOLVE! Be of good spirit, and, remember, HE IS ALWAYS THERE, no matter what is happening around you!!!

HALLELUJAH, PRAISE THE LORD! Thank YOU JESUS for THE WAY to PEACE! AMEN!!!

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