HEAVENLY INCLINED...: A PROVEN ROAD PAST ALL THE SORROWS...

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...

A PROVEN ROAD PAST ALL THE SORROWS...

Sorrow upon sorrow,
As wisdom from the world, we borrow,
Naively thinking in line with the past,
Despite the endless suffering it has, cast...

Frustration, anger, violence, despair,
Cold minds, and hearts that just don't care,
Something is missing, something is amok,
Do we ever really listen to the way we talk???

Until we look deeper, and for sure, look HIGHER,
Our woes will not expire!
When we bring forth the good within,
Then, we will we notice the change begin...

Too many follow others, blindly so,
Not knowing where they might go;
As long as someone else is willing to lead the way,
Numbers find that to be okay...

Common sense is lacking in many ways,
As is LOVE, and compassion in these days;
Gone also, is respect, and regard,
Humans are used to, living hard...

Complacency is partner to the confusion,
Along with dissatisfaction, hence delusion;
While we imagine better times, we don't contribute like we should,
Perception is clouded, we simply, don't give like we could...

Endless is the competition, everyone is caught up in the game,
Seeking, without ever once considering, we are pretty much the same;
Lust, greed, corruption of every kind,
Eventually, robs the masses of what they had hoped, to find...

Yet, danged if few will hear THE TRUTH, it is foreign to their ears,
Yah, they are somehow, comfortable in their struggles, and fears;
Regardless that there IS A PATH beyond all this,
A PROVEN road to PEACE, HOPE, and HAPPINESS...

TRULY, there is an answer to our plight; HIS NAME IS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY,
HE, WHOSE heart for us, HAS provided, eternally!
IN HIM ARE found the standards, and principles which make everything alright,
And, the steps which take us through the darkness, into THE EVERLASTING LIGHT...

Choices; this time is full of them, but there is one we should heed, NOW,
To accompany THE LORD, which, WILL cause advancement, and how!
If one decides to go on in the same old, they have chosen their lot,
Albeit, unaware of the trips, and traps, into which they may be caught...

So, here we are in agonizing times, each feeling the weight of the world,
Affected by the constant assault, which at us, the wrong, bad, and evil, has hurled;
Let us EVER be reminded that it was DOESN'T have to be,
For, we DO HAVE an alternative; BELIEVE in THE LORD, ONLY HE, SHALL SET US FREE!!!

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