HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TESTS, TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS: DEFINITE NEED FOR THE LORD *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...

TESTS, TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS: DEFINITE NEED FOR THE LORD GOD!!!

We ARE being tried and tested in these times; in which case, more than some have gone off the deep end, that slippery slope, without taking the time to consider the ways in which we are put to the test---

For instance, since hatred, animosity, bullying, and other hostile words, and actions are becoming TOO common, it would be easy for EVERYONE to be swayed to hate back, to be nasty in turn, to be a bigger bully than the next, and to be a star of hostility, HOWEVER, those who TRULY KNOW *GOD*, and LOVE cling to TRUTH, as they endure, persevere, and withstand as much of the challenging as is feasible!!!

There IS A NEED FOR *GOD* NOW, though more, and more have decried HIM, denied HIM, and defied HIM! The fact that we are now at a 'showdown' on many levels, along with the teeming antagonism, SHOWS just how great the urgency for a right, and better way, and honestly, after all I have been through, and experienced on this Earth, I have learned that ONLY THE LORD *GOD* CAN, and WILL provide what is necessary for us to move past, and forward from the evil cascading forth into societies! Of course particular factions DON'T want us to progress; they WANT unrest, violence, and a wiping out of others; that IS their agenda...

No HUMAN weapons or assaults can withstand THE LORD; this is one reason we are taught to RELY ON HIM, APPEAL TO HIM, and to TRUST IN HIM! From the beginning, those who did so, were able to endure even the most deadly challenges, and sometimes those RELYING ON *GOD* did not have any real means to face their enemies, but THE LORD went before them, and victory WAS theirs! They MADE it their preliminary aim to invoke HIM as they KNEW HE IS THE epitome OF DEFENDER! You see, in times of trouble, humans ARE prone to rely on themselves, and/or FORGET THE LORD, but those who call on HIM ARE heard, and protected!!!

We NEED a healing in the USA; we need it badly, BEFORE it gets worse, and many are lost to the wicked works being unleashed upon us! A great many THINK we can do this without *GOD*, but I testify we CANNOT! WE created all of this mess, and left to ourselves, well, we are doomed, because the worst enemy we face is empowered THROUGH our errs, and self-inclinations!!!

ONLY a TURNING TO THE LORD SHALL lead us through, and far away from these days of dissension, discord, and destruction, whether anyone is willing to believe it, or not! And IF everyone rejects HIM, then we WILL suffer accordingly!!!

We ARE experiencing an upheaval; an uprooting of our amazing country, thanks to various factors, but ESPECIALLY the REFUSAL OF *GOD*! This country WAS founded ON HIM, and HAS survived awe-inspiring trials throughout our short history BECAUSE OF our WORSHIP OF HIM, until recent times when HE has been cast aside, which IS contributing TO our breakdown...

What we are dealing with IS LARGELY in vain; idiotic; senselessness; PREVENTABLE! A strange flooding of passions, mainly negatively premised, HAS filled our land with poisoned waters, and if we continue on, we certainly WILL pay a HUGE, UNNECESSARY price, and FOR WHAT???

Besides our NEED OF THE LORD, we need LOVE, HOPE, and PEACE TO replace, and eradicate the woes of this day; NONE of which can manifest void of HIM!!!

Due TO our ALLOWING *GOD* to be pushed away, we ARE facing tribulations; consequences ARE being felt, and we OUGHT to take heed WHILE we can, otherwise, we WILL slip into the darkness, and the gates of hell WILL be opened, releasing far worse than we imagine! THE CHOICE IS before us, let us CONSIDER, HONESTLY, THE TRUTH PRIOR to speaking, acting, and reacting in ways which are sure to take us down! PRIORITIZE on the base of what is good for all; what is right for all; what is just for all; what is OF THE LORD *GOD*, and OF LOVE!!!

Let us PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, and let us PRAISE, WORSHIP, and HONOUR THE LORD *GOD* AS we REJOICE IN HIS SAVING GRACE, and MERCY! Let those who KNOW HIM SHARE HIM, and HIS LOVE! Let us BE as beacons of LIGHT in the darkness! Let us SHOW HIM in the midst of that which is wrong! Let us KEEP a voice in the wilderness, as we POINT others TO HIM, and away from the fires of destruction! LORD HELP us, if ever we need YOU, it is NOW, and may we bring to YOU YOUR GLORY from the heaps of flak!!!

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