HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TICK TOCK, THE COUNTDOWN TO 2013: LET US ENTER THE NEW YEAR POSITIVELY!!!

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...

TICK TOCK, THE COUNTDOWN TO 2013: LET US ENTER THE NEW YEAR POSITIVELY!!!

By the GRACE of *GOD* we are heading into 2013; are you full of HOPE, excitement, and anticipation? Or, is it just more of the same? If it is just more of the same, you know as well as I do, that mentality is part of the problem, don't ya?!!

Listen, millions of people, myself included, have seen, or are seeing hard times, but, when our mentality is focused on what is wrong, the wrong grows into a monster that overwhelms us! I have been so down before, that I did not believe there was any farther to go down, yet, I ALWAYS found some joy in the day, even if I had spent the whole day walking down barren roads, where there wasn't a soul to be found. Don't think that I never gave into the negatives of the hard times, I most certainly did, because sometimes, enough is enough, still, I guess my creative imagination, along with the hand of *GOD*, kept me in fair spirits for most of the adventures of my tough life...

More than anything in this life, FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE ARE mystical formulas, regardless of how long they take for you to notice, or manifest! You CAN endure almost anything IF these are in place, and they SHOULD be because they ARE some of the finest gifts THE LORD has bestowed upon us! They don't remove what is wrong, instead, they provide despite what is wrong, in ways such as inspiration, motivation, confidence, what comfort is to be found, and so forth! Our LORD is GENIUS in ALL regards, and has left NOTHING untried, unattended, or unfixable! In our sufferings we are taught TO RELY ON HIM, and TO TRUST HIM! We are STRENGTHENED IN FAITH, HUMILITY, and other factors that BRING us closer to HIM, because we SEE the world for what it is, or better yet, we SEE that we are NOT self-sufficient to survive the worst of this world! Adversity, suffering, and other such, TEACH us to endure, persevere, and, HOPE IN HIS name!!!

Let us do ourselves a favour, and head into 2013, FREE of the bonds of negativity, regardless of our present situation! Let us be HOPEFUL, ENCOURAGED, and TRUSTING of HIM, HIS WILL, and HIS LOVE for us! Let us MAKE the best of whatever, IN HIS name! Let us GLORIFY HIM by BEING the kind of people HE CREATED; those who CAN, and WILL TRIUMPH OVER the darkness, deception, lies, and, delusions of this world! Let us CELEBRATE HIM, HIS LOVE for us, and the endless bounties HE HAS placed before us, with thanks, gratitude, appreciation, respect, regard, humility, and let us be inspired BY HIM, in every feasible way; HE IS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, and IS ALL WORTHY, ALL KNOWING, ALL SEEING, ALL PROVISION, ALL LOVING, especially towards those that 'get it'!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE DAY, with LOVE! I wish ALL things wonderful for ALL of us! May *GOD* BE our focus in this year, as we rejoice in this gift of time!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012