HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MONDAY: THE MIGHT OF MENTALITY...

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: THE MIGHT OF MENTALITY...

What do you think???

Does a person who has freedom, in their country, in their religion, and in their life, HAVE the right to endanger other peoples freedom in misusing theirs? Does one person have the right to incite, to bring danger, and create endless troubles because they aren't mature enough to HANDLE their freedoms? Does one have the right to cause others to stumble in the wake of their personal choices???

It is really awful to sit back and observe the misuse, and over zealous uses by some, of freedom these days, waving like banners to invite nothing but negative results! What has happened to this world that there is little THOUGHT process involved in acting and reacting? Where is the regard, and respect for OTHERS in these overly visible uses of freedom? Millions upon millions of lives are at stake in this volatile world when one takes their freedom too far! WHY should ANYONE else suffer for one persons need to be seen, and heard? WHAT does it prove when one person invokes world wide, or country wide anger, and dissension? That they HAVE the right to? That they CAN???

Personally, I think freedom is a GIFT of *GOD*, and like ALL GIFTS of *GOD* is to be revered, and used with intelligence, NOT for the sake of waving like a foolish, inciting banner! That, of course, is my own embracing of this GIFT, and I don't sit in the judgement seat over others, yet when the lives of millions might be affected by insolent, and obstinate misuse of this GIFT, I cannot sit complacently...

ONE solitary person, along with their associates does NOT have the right, in my opinion, to bring danger to others! Such a person is NOT speaking for the masses, but IF those viewing this person, or perceiving this persons intent, are radically against such, and aren't realizing that they are NOT speaking for the masses, then there IS probability of many things coming down, which IS NOT RIGHT, JUST, or GOOD, and DOES NOT SERVE anyone EXCEPT the uncontrolled person's ego who had the audacity to stir up dissension!!!

Times are volatile; it only takes a second to incite more of that which is stoking the fires of dissension around the world; it only takes one UNTHINKING person to turn the fires into infernos! We must NEVER forget that we HAVE THE POWER TO LIVE IN PEACE, which does not mean giving up freedoms, instead to RESPECT THE POWERS OF OUR FREEDOMS!!!

WHY should I sit back and allow ONE person to decide for me if I should be placed in danger, when I have learned FROM *GOD*, HOW to live PEACEABLY with ALL, at least, as much as is feasible???

NO ONE has the right to speak for me, especially if they have never met me, or know anything about me! NO ONE has the right to involve me in their choices, or to endanger me in their dire need to stoke the fires! NO ONE has the right, even in their freedom to drag me along in their futile attempts to PROVE themselves over others!!!

To all those in the world who decide to judge ALL on the basis of one, or a few, DON'T go there UNTIL you have the facts before you! DON'T imagine that ALL people join together with one, or a few! Individuals are NOT the voice of the whole, for the most part, and when they are, this too, you will be able to know! People in EVERY country in the world take matters into their own hands, which HAVE the ability to affect everyone, but the WISE, and MATURE MUST realize the truth that NOT ALL are joined, or responsible for one, or a few!!!

I am NOT denying the rights to freedoms to anyone, instead, I urge everyone to use their freedoms for the GOOD of others, NOT to endanger others, and to THINK about THE WHOLE picture PRIOR to stoking the fires! It is only RIGHT to consider OTHERS before the self, and that includes the use of freedoms!!!

Crazy, troubled world, we are given BRAINS to use at all times OVER passions, desires, and urges, AND SELF-CONTROL IS within each of us! May *GOD* BE with us, and may we REMAIN IN HIM in all the trials of this day, and may we REALLY APPRECIATE HIS GIFTS, including freedom FOR the GOOD they might bring, and NOT to amuse the oppressor!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015