HEAVENLY INCLINED...: EXALTED FREEDOM, 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...

EXALTED FREEDOM, AMEN!!!

The world is full of interesting, unexpected ways! The more I grow, the older I am, the more I am baffled! Often, we disregard what is TRULY good for us, in favour of things that prove themselves to be less than worthy, in the long run. WHY we do this, HAS to be deception, and the egocentric being at work, because there is no LOGIC in some of our actions, and reactions...

One thing I have learned from ONCE being impulsive, is that we must ALWAYS consider the LONG run, BEFORE we make decisions concerning the rest of our lives! I was always a free spirit, going with the flow, and viewing certain incidents as fate, thinking that I had no time to think before I jumped into them! I learned the hard way, making mistakes, and nearly dying in the process, more than a few times! I rarely ever, considered the long run, the future, and other pertinent factors that might have far reaching effects on my overall life, and existence! I was SO free, I was bound!!!

Ah, freedom! What I learned is this: the ONLY freedom that is lasting, and superior, is that obtained from a relationship with THE LORD! All other freedoms are not really freedoms, instead, they are traps, trips, and lead us AWAY from the TRUTHS of life! I had fun, I found excitement, I found adventure, I found a wall! Yep, after living in excess freedom, I hit a wall, called THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT, THE WAY, THE LORD *GOD*, JESUS CHRIST and SAVIOUR, who HAD been there all through my pursuits, yet, did not deter me until, HE put up a wall, that I ran into full-force! PRAISE HIM! HIS LOVE let me learn, then, it presented the TRUTH in vividness, that I would make a choice concerning freedom of this world, or freedom DIVINE! I chose HIS freedom, because deep down, I KNEW that the freedom I was experiencing was in fact, hindering me!!!

SO many don't like the word OBEDIENCE, but hey, that is THE LORD'S PRIZED word! Obedience PROVIDES ABUNDANTLY for those who seek REAL freedom! Obedience IS more natural to our REAL self than the lack we exhibit most of the time! Obedience is a treasure trove, indeed!!!

Anyway, WHO can live without obedience? Without some sort of discipline? Those who have no discipline, or obedience, don't get very far, do they? Not only that, what will become of them, one day when HE returns to claim HIS people???

So what if I am instructed to refrain from things that AREN'T good for me? Do I want to LIVE? There is life in the now, and life hereafter; life hereafter is TRUE life, what is now, is like a testing ground! Do I want to do things that place the hereafter out of my reach, or even kill me, without opportunity to mature past them???

Does it really hurt me to refrain from things that are often, in reality, stupid, or senseless? Does anyone need to get high, inebriated, party, and other such to prove they are free? Do we need to exhibit the body, or conform to other ways of the world in order to feel accepted, attractive, wanted, needed, and popular? Do we need to lower the worth of our soul to prove the worth of the flesh???

I am STRONG, when I make a decision, I DO it, then, and I stick to it! I don't feel slighted, or short-changed in making right decisions! I don't feel as if I am missing out on life, by devoting my life to *GOD*, because ONLY HE HOLDS MY TRUE LIFE in HIS hands, AND, ONLY HE IS WORTHY of what good I can find, develop, and HONOUR HIM with!!!

I HAVE lived a full life of worldly freedom; since I have been on my own from a very tender, innocent young age, I had freedom most people don't have, and that became my norm, but, I ALWAYS KNEW this freedom sucked the life out of me, and was leading me nowhere fast! PRAISE THE LORD for putting up that wall that STOPPED me in my overly free steps! INDEED!!!

Such things I share because SO many people think that if someone tells them about THE WAY, they are docile people who have NEVER really lived life, which is just NOT so! MANY of today's Ordained HAVE lived the life, and HAVE SEEN THE TRUTH, and besides that, ARE CALLED to share THE TRUTH, discovered through their so called freedom in this world! MANY of us HAVE been there, DONE that!!!

Today, I live a different kind of life, no doubt, but, it is a HEALTHIER, more rewarding kind of life, and IS NOT centered on ME, but ON THE LORD! I have PEACE from the conscience outward, I have JOY in HIS PRESENCE, and I have HIS LEAD to PROVIDE for me, in EVERY possible way!!!

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