HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LOVE THEM ANYWAY, BECAUSE, LOVE NEVER FAILS!!!

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...

LOVE THEM ANYWAY, BECAUSE, LOVE NEVER FAILS!!!

If someone treats you badly, or, causes problems in your life, for no apparent, or valid reason, LOVE them anyway!!!

Smile through the tears, the hurt, and, the anguish they have brought upon you, because *GOD* LOVES you, and, because you LOVE HIM! We are to forgive them, act kindly towards them, and, LOVE them anyway! YES, it IS one of the most difficult things to master, but, master it, we MUST, for it is TRUTH, we are LOVED BY *GOD*, HIGHEST AUTHORITY in existence, MOST CARING, COMPASSIONATE, PROVISIONAL, and, SINCERE, and, those who belittle HIS handiwork's, will meet HIM one day, having to answer for their wrongs!!!

It IS of the world, which, these people act upon in their self-assuming, self-righteous ways, so, don't hate them, don't retaliate, instead, have mercy, forgive them, and, feel for their state of delusion! LOVE them anyway, and, let *GOD* return their deeds, for HE has said, "Vengeance is MINE!"

No amount of logic, no amount of effort in finding ways to make others accept you, is going to work, if they are set against you, so, take the HIGH road of LOVE, and, LOVE them anyway! I have had my own struggles at times with honouring this TRUTH, but I never give up trying!!!

Don't we yet know, that, to REACT to such behaviours, is to give them power? In which case, we are wronged BY their wrongs? We become ensnared, then, enslaved to this senselessness, so, LOVE them anyway!!!

Of course it hurts, of course it is wrong, of course it makes no sense, but, many things, especially particular people, are beyond our control. We can CHOOSE to LOVE them anyway, and, move beyond them, or, we can remain shackled in the effects of their wrongness! To me, the BEST option is to LOVE them anyway, remain kind, and, shake the dust from my feet, as I depart from their presence, WITH a heart full of GRATITUDE FOR THE LOVE of *GOD*, my LORD, and, SAVIOUR, KNOWING that HE IS taking care of all which is wrong, in my life, because I have sincerely, and, wholly, ALLOWED HIM to, in my FAITHFUL BELIEF, and, TRUST OF HIS MIGHT! PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIM, and, LOVE the world, anyway, because, as HE has told us, LOVE NEVER FAILS, even IF it seems to have missed it's mark IN this world, HIS INTENTIONS are as SURE as IS HE!!!

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