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...

YAYYYY! It is absolutely beauuuuutiful outside, and I am SO thankful unto THE LORD for this Monday, and this new week! A GIFT of time is indeed, a BLESSING, therefore, we PRAISE, and WORSHIP our *GOD*, and REJOICE for HIS PRESENCE in the hours we have---

Oh LORD, there are people saying that Mother's Day is disrespectful to alternate lifestyles, and you know what?, I have to say, without their own Mothers, or Fathers they wouldn't exist, and so, get over yourselves! Seriously, people are crossing lines which totally refute Nature, as well as the rights of everyone else! A female Mother IS the way of Nature, and IS how the world began, and NOTHING can deny this fact! You can be whom you want to be, however, it is only fair that you let others be whom they are too; Mothers, and Fathers ain't going away, and they DO deserve to be heralded at times, so what's the problem?! Why don't you create your own holidays, and leave the ones that have been around for a long, long time, alone? Seems fair to me; just sayin'...

Moving on...

This week I am basing my forward mentality on
2 CORINTHIANS 4: 16-18...
16+++Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
17+++For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
18+++while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

What sense was ready to pronounce heavy and long, grievous and tedious, faith perceived to be light and short, and but for a moment. The weight of all temporal afflictions was lightness itself, while the glory to come was a substance, weighty, and lasting beyond description. If the apostle could call his heavy and long-continued trials light, and but for a moment, what must our trifling difficulties be! Faith enables to make this right judgment of things. There are unseen things, as well as things that are seen. And there is this vast difference between them; unseen things are eternal, seen things but temporal, or temporary only. Let us then look off from the things which are seen; let us cease to seek for worldly advantages, or to fear present distresses. Let us give diligence to make our future happiness sure.

We tend to get 'hung up' in our afflictions, and our sufferings; making them worse, and for sure, longer lasting! We OUGHT to realize by now that the world IS the source for all which works against *GOD*, and us! We are not wrong to think, act, or react, but when we step away from TRUTH in assessing, processing, and dwell in matters of the world, we are in a 'aha, gottcha' position! The enemy uses what affects us greatly to manipulate, and confuse us further, and when we buckle under, we are subjecting ourselves to the trips and traps intended to keep us from TRUTH!!!

Time on Earth goes so fast we don't even get used to it before we are looking at the end, thus, we SHOULD accept that these temporal matters only rule us when we allow them to; not to say we aren't going to suffer, or be challenged, instead, that we shouldn't be bound to such! FAITH KEEPS us FAITHFUL TO THE LORD, all the way through to the end, so, we MUST remind ourselves frequently that our REALITY is yet to come, though we are in part, experiencing it now, IF we REMAIN IN HIM, HIS WILL, and FAITH!!!

Well, I am heading back out into the sun for a while, and finishing up my domestic tasks! I wish you LOVE, PEACE, HOPE, and a fantabulous week! *GOD* BLESS & BE WITH us all, and may we EVER BLESS HIM! Let us REJOICE, PRAISE, WORSHIP, and give THANKS ALWAYS, and in our ways! OXOXOXO

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