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...

My heart, my thoughts, my PRAYERS go out to the world; from Portugal to South, and Central America; from Great Britain to Africa; from the Far East to the Polynesians; my own country, and all in between, my sympathy, empathy, and sincere petitions TO THE LORD *GOD* are hourly, daily, and never ending---

SO much of the world's woes COULD be eradicated, and SHOULD be! Yah, there is natural disaster to deal with, as well as other sudden issues which plague us, but MOST things ARE within our scope to alter, to heal, and to rethink! MANY of our troubles derive from the egocentricity of Mankind, and the lack of will, or understanding to TAKE CONTROL OVER what causes us to think, act, and react in ways which contribute to the awful state the world is in! AND WITHOUT *GOD*, which is becoming more commonplace, we ARE all the more likely to face even worse...

Logic, sound reasoning, principles, and other ethical matters have been cast to the wind in favour of, of WHAT???

Ever escaping our attention are respect, regard, compassion, kindness, and other virtues, as if it were feasible to co-exist without them! Disdain for what is right, just, and good has been pushed aside to pursue the expression of self, which is quite often void of sense at all!!!

That we suffer at our own minds, emotions, and hands is crazy, because ultimately, we seek to exist in comfort, PEACE, and other factors which optimize us, NOT destroy us! Yet, here we are on a dangerous road to consequences of the least practical, seemingly NOT considering how bad things might get IF we continue to travel this route!!!

Today it is with great rebuttal that the knowing speak up of the perils ahead, if the people of this world WON'T change their ways, BUT IT MUST BE DONE, because it begins with one!!!

No resolution will be found as the majority resists TRUTH! No improvements can take place where there is rejection of *GOD*, and what is GOOD! No HOPE will remain when LOVE has been replaced by the refusal of it's absolute ability TO lead us aright, as it provides, sustains, and nurtures us!!!

The future is bleak IF the trends of this time accompany those of that time! Mad Max won't sufficiently depict the type of fate these will have to deal with! Thus, IT IS TIME for anyone who has knowledge, and the heart TO step up, speak out, and teach those who are headed into the deep darkness!!!

My most prominent TOOL in these times IS PRAYER, and SHARING what I know about *GOD*, LOVE, and the ABILITY FOR humans TO exist in their potential of GOODNESS! I will never relent, there are people, and souls at risk, and it is simply, TOO easy to lay down, and accept what has come to be, partly because FEW of the days results ARE healthy, POSITIVE, NOR are they HOW it SHOULD be!!!

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