HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SOME OF YOU ARE 'REALLY' SUFFERING: CLING TO THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT!!!

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...

SOME OF YOU ARE 'REALLY' SUFFERING: CLING TO THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT!!!

People, CLING to *GOD*! HOLD FAST TO HIM, do NOT waver, do NOT falter, do NOT give up if HE hasn't attended to you yet; HIS time is NOT of ours, and PATIENCE is required, even when all hell hits the fan! STRENGTHEN yourselves in HIS WORD, in HIS PROMISES, and in PRAYER! DON'T be defeated by what has the power to take you down!!!

SO much suffering going on in this world today! SO many innocent people paying the price of someone else's ego, someone else's policies, someone else's ideals. HOLD ONTO WHAT IS RIGHT, JUST, and GOOD; *GOD*, and DON'T loosen your grip for a nano-second! REALLY! FAITH which is TRUE works in the worst of times to grant us ability, PEACE, and more! BELIEVE IN THE LORD even when it seems HE is not near, because HE IS, and IS watching, listening, and moving...

I don't know any of you personally, yet, I, and others, are keeping a close watch on what is happening, are thinking of you, PRAYING for you, and pulling for you, while BELIEVING that *GOD* WILL MAKE A WAY! DON'T be swayed by discouragement, despair, anger, frustration, and worse! GRAB ONTO THE LORD, and HOLD ON; HE IS going to make mountains move, according to HIS WILL! It is SO easy for us to just give in to the battles we face, but those of THE LORD ARE STRONGER than that, more EQUIPPED than that, and ever RESILIENT!!!

The challenges, the storms, the evil, these WILL pass, and you will be better for the experience, and will know THE LORD all the more! HE IS OUR HOPE, our ROCK, our FORTRESS, our SURE, and PRESENT HELP, our DELIVERER, and THE ONLY ONE WE CAN TRUST TO LEAD us through!!!

*GOD* BLESS, and BE with us ALL! MUCH LOVE to you, take care, and SERIOUSLY, WAIT ON THE LORD IN FULL FAITH, and REMAIN IN LOVE, DOING, and BEING GOOD despite what is around you! THE LORD IS FAITHFUL TO THE FAITHFUL!!!

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