HEAVENLY INCLINED...: IF IT STOPS YOU FROM GETTING CLOSER TO *GOD*...

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...

IF IT STOPS YOU FROM GETTING CLOSER TO GOD...

By HEAVEN sent, and yet, so hell bent---

Born to be wild? Born to be this way, or that way???

Or was it to ultimately lead you to a rebirth of tameness, of being HIS WAY???

C'mon now, EVERYONE with life-breath is designed to grow! Humans are designed to grow UP, and past themselves! It is intrinsic to CREATION that ALL within, grow in diverse ways!!!

People are willing to grasp onto their adverse characteristics, and behaviours as their average, but quite reluctant to grasp onto the way they could be in THE LORD. I have a difficult time finding an iota of logic in such a mindset...

*GOD* did not send CHRIST JESUS to this world to take on it's errs, and ways, instead, HE sent HIM to bring HIS own to HIM! CHRIST NEVER tempted *GOD* by doing what HE KNEW was against HIS WILL, instead, everything HE did, HE did for the WILL OF *GOD*, which HE HAS bid us to do as well!

Some people are angry with *GOD* for putting them in the world with all these things, desires, and temptations, then telling them that they ought not partake in them! They don't TRY to see THE TRUTH, nor the sense in it, they just rebel because HE says we should resist what is NOT OF HIM!!!

One thing I believe, and know IS that those who ARE OF THE LORD, no matter where they are in this world, WILL be brought INTO HIM, unless they so choose to deny, and defy HIM forever!!!

THE LORD WILL humble HIS own, tame them, teach them, and TRANSFORM them; they do NOT belong to the world, even if they are lost in it! It might take a great many years, it might happen early on; it is within HIS PLAN, and HIS WILL!!!

Sometimes one has to FULLY experience the world in order to understand themselves, and HIM! Sometimes one has to be chained to the gates of hell in order to realize their TRUTH! Sometimes one has to be broken in order to be restored, and so on! THE LORD HAS HIS WAYS, which we ARE subject to!!!

Sure, there are those who REALLY like the state they are in, and CHOOSE to remain the way they are, but this is not the norm, because growth IS! People who will fight for their right of dysfunction, HAVE chosen the roads they will travel; those who grow accordingly, will find THE PATH they were intended for, and belong on!!!

Age alone, usually brings one into a more reasonable state of existence, though this is managed by choices! There certainly are those who are old enough to have grown past themselves, who cling to their ways, but typically, age brings us closer to TRUTH, unless we are NOT of TRUTH, or have decided to negate it...

We were not born rebels, we gained such attitudes, and behaviours by way of the world, and the enemy, even though it might seem so natural! We are WAY more elevated than we think we are, but we are overly comfortable in this realm, and it's ways, so we fear change, growth, and development, though I say again, IF we are OF *GOD*, HE WILL BRING us INTO our REALITY!!!

Just because one's existence is ruled by particular ways, DOESN'T put it into stone, BECAUSE we are TRULY RULED BY *GOD* ALONE, despite the fact that we often, allow the enemy to rule our sense, and sensibilities! THE LORD LOVES us SO strongly that HE is NOT going to allow those HE KNOWS belong to HIM to be swept away by said enemy, unless of course, they have chosen to be, which happens quite a bit, and it seems more so as this world ages to it's end...

We ARE ALWAYS better, and more than we imagine; especially those who are OF THE KINGDOM! It amazes me that so many have resigned themselves to what we have at hand, and not what lies beyond; sometimes it really is, a cop out, because the flesh is prominent OVER the spirit...

*GOD'S* GLORY WILL SEAR through all else, and it WILL be increased THROUGH the saving of the lost! NOTHING can stop what WAS, IS, and EVERMORE SHALL BE; NOTHING at all, of which most of us ARE a part of, but in which exists free will, which if influenced by the world, sees many tossing aside in foolish, and haughty pride, not giving a thought to what lies on the other side!!!

We PRAY! We PRAY for those who are SO sure that this is their lot, and that their ways are right! We PRAY for those taken into the vacuum of deception, and those who have found comfort within! We PRAY for ALL *GOD'S* Children to be accounted for, and to be brought home! We PRAY for that necessary to our own roles in guiding them TO HIM! We PRAY even for the wicked enemies of time, for some HAVE been known to notice *GOD*! We PRAY because as IS HE LOVE, so we become, and LOVE seeks the best for everyone, and everything! In CHRIST JESUS' name, we PRAY, yes, we PRAY!!!

Born to be wild? Born this way? Really? Are you ready to face THE TRUTH, and THE LORD???

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