HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MONDAY IT IS!!!

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...

MONDAY IT IS!!!

It is Monday, by the GRACE, and LOVE of *GOD*; we have been given a new day, and IF HE IS WILLING, a new week! HOPING you all had a weekend just as you wanted, or needed! We are expecting some storms over the next three days, and it is looking as if they are hours ahead of schedule; no problem, we are ready! But what about the unpredictable storms of life, are we ready for them? We should be, and could be, IF we are RELYING on THE LORD, and standing steadfast in FAITH, LOVE, and HOPE!!!

I wonder what 'I' can do to promote change, and betterment today, as insignificant as I seem in the scheme of things? I can share *GOD*, I can spread LOVE, I can encourage, support, and care for others! I can find ways to make the negatives of this world diminish, and I can use all the heart-stored POSITIVITY I can bring forth! I can aid others, tangibly, or not! I can give what I have to give, which in comparison to many, might not be much, but, every gift is worthy! I don't need to see the results of what good I might do, because I KNOW IF it is premised on THE LORD, HE will direct, perfect, and complete according to HIS WILL! I should, can, and WILL PRAY for everyone, and all matters! I can aspire to inspire, in the name of THE LORD!!!

Isn't it funny, that for many of us, Monday has it's own special mood, which is cast over us? This is interesting to say the least, curious, and bewildering! Of course, as the day fades into the past, this mood, IF embraced in the correct frame of spirit, fades right along with the hours, still, at the onset, Monday holds this effect, more than most other days, save for Friday:)))

Today IS a day worth embracing, and using for THE GLORY OF *GOD*, for what is right, just, and good, no matter what is before us, around us, behind us, because THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE, and GIVEN!!!

NO day is going to be perfect, as there exists in this plane, too many imperfections, yet, we CAN make the best of what is before us, especially in normal circumstances! I know too well, the many incidents that can POP up, seemingly out of nowhere, as spoilers of the moment, hour, or day, but, we DON'T have to cling to them over what else is good! We DON'T give power where it doesn't belong, and many negatives are NOT worth the endless attention they get from us! We need to learn to TURN such matters over to *GOD*, determine that they are NOT important enough to take the good away, and move on! Like it or not, when negatives affect us, it is generally, the egocentric being reacting, NOT the spirit whom, we REALLY are...

Some of you feel that life is a bowl of cherries, and you SEEM to have more pits than cherries! Perhaps you, mindlessly, ate all the cherries, and the pits are the product of the pleasure you derived from them? Perhaps you are focusing MORE on the pits, than the cherries from which they came? It IS all about the mentality with which we make these conclusions, and presumptions!!!

Life is MORE good than not, and I have lived an enormous amount of the not, yet, have ALWAYS found the good therein! Since life is OF *GOD*, there HAS to be more good than not, because HE IS PURELY GOOD, HIS LOVE IS GOOD, and HIS WILL IS GOOD! Sometimes, life is like being on the sea, when a huge black storm, suddenly, appears, and you are forced to ride the waves! Panic is the human response, FAITH is the spirit's response! IT IS ALL ABOUT CHOICE of mentality, and TOTAL TRUST IN *GOD*! As 'they' say, calm seas never made a great sailor! WHAT we experience, and survive, INCREASES us, in a multitude of GOOD ways, as long as, we are NOT clinging to the bad of these experiences...

Well, I have to go and be domestic for the rest of the afternoon; duty calls~! I wish you a Monday full of LOVE, the PEACE which accompanies LOVE, ALL the BLESSINGS you can find that *GOD* HAS put in your path, and the ELEVATION of mood from what is of the world! MUCH LOVE to you, take care, and *GOD* BE WITH YOU:))) OXOXOXO

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