HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MONDAY: THE MIGHT OF MENTALITY: ON COURSE, NO MATTER WHAT...

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: ON COURSE, NO MATTER WHAT...

PRAISE THE LORD for this new day in a new week! Winter IS GONE, finally! The temps have risen, and the sun has been shining brilliantly for 2 days in a row! Rain for the next 2, but we are moving into the warmer season:)))---

Patience, endurance, and perseverance apply to most of our time here, which includes knowledge enough to understand, tolerance, and self-control in every way feasible! There is a trend towards being so free that there is little, if any reigning in impulses, whims, desires, urges, or emotions, but I tell ya, most will learn along the way, hopefully sooner than later, that being free is NOT found in being able to sow all the wild oats of the being! In fact, in doing so, one is often overtaken, then, bound by what they insisted was so imperative to think, say, or do! WISDOM IS CRUCIAL in our time on this Earth, though it isn't stressed enough...

Today, there is a large number of non-believers, or those who deny, or defy our LORD *GOD*, and so, we are thrust into a strangeness like we never knew before! We are prone to fighting for what we believe in, or refuse to believe in, so tensions are high, which creates rashness, and other behaviours to surface in defense, or to inform! NOTHING NEGATIVE can set right, a negative situation, circumstances, or instances, except perhaps as a direct arrow to a better way, and what is POSITIVE! Therefore, in response to all the negative of this world, we use THE LORD'S WISDOM, LOVE, and POSITIVE options! It is futile to argue, debate, or to fight when the battle is on negative grounds, and foundations, BECAUSE to engage in such a battle in negativity, FEEDS the negativity, hence increases it UNTIL everyone, and everything involved is enmeshed in NOTHING but negativity! WITHOUT THE POSITIVE, the negative cannot be diminished, or eradicated!!!

CHRIST JESUS dealt with all we deal with, and REMAINED IN THE POSITIVE, RIGHT, GOOD, and JUST WAYS OF *GOD*! HE responded, and taught in WISDOM ACCORDING TO what is optimal FOR all, and everything! In humility, in meekness, in gentleness, in the gist of LOVE, did HE think, speak, and act, NO MATTER WHAT! HE PRAYED, HE STOOD IN *GOD*, and HE FOLLOWED TRUTH TO THE LETTER, and as HIS Chosen, so should we!!!

In this week, by the GRACE OF *GOD*, we shall peer into IMITATING CHRIST JESUS, as we ARE bid to! Seriously, we DO NEED to SEE exactly, our role as Christians IN HIS WILL, and PLAN, and our partnership IN HIS COVENANT, FOR MANY ARE on the outskirts of knowledge, and understanding, and therefore, ARE endangered, and perplexed, thus NOT existing IN the fullness of their BLESSED state!!!

The world HAS STRONG holds on us, body, mind, and spirit, and we HAVE to CONTINUE to eliminate these, AS we are NOT of the world, despite being in it! Our being wars within itself when knowledge and understanding are not in place! It DOESN'T have to be so, IF we DEVOTE ourselves to learning, then utilizing HIS SOUND INSTRUCTIONS FOR our time here! Also, our RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM NEEDS TO BE SECURED, that is SINCERE, and SOLIDLY accepted, and contributed to!!!

We WON'T be perfect, perfected, or completely free of the throes of this world, as we journey it, but WITH *GOD*, we WILL manage, and WILL grow, and WILL be ever improved upon! There IS GREATNESS WITHIN US, WE ARE HIS HANDIWORK, and we CAN FREE the innate store of goodness, which IS FAR more powerful than that of the human condition!!!!

I wish you a BEAUTIFUL week, *GOD* WILLING! I wish you PEACE, LOVE, and the JOY which IS derived OF HIM, and FOR HIM! I wish you knowledge, understanding, and strength! I wish you the wonders of HIS LOVE!!!

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