HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LET AMERICA SHINE!!!

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...

LET AMERICA SHINE!!!

It is voting day in America; mid-terms. A day which has taken on steam like rarely before. Issues seem less imperative than ever; the focus instead on party, as division deepens, and thrives. Once not so long ago, the vote was grounded in amiability, good-nature, and actual preference; today it is a battle of wills, an explosion of feelings, and defiance---

Many of us have never witnessed such frenzied politics; it is rather strange, partly due to the animosity involved, and partly because great energy is being exerted in wrong ways. The overall intention is contention IF a particular party loses; in other words, no longer are there good losers, but too many sore losers, whom won't let it end with the vote, and so, there will be trouble added to the already volatile state we are existing in...

None of this is healthy; none of this is profitable; none of this will build us up...

Would that people would expend this kind of ardor towards THE LORD *GOD*! Ah, now that would see us making strides, and would heal us, restore us, and strengthen us! This nation was founded on *GOD*, and relied on HIM up to recently! Alas, the current stance on *GOD*, and *GOD*LINESS is less than favorable, and defiantly denied, which won't help us, and in fact, is dangerous...

Bad too, is that ALL of our dirty laundry is on display for the whole world to see! There ARE yet countries that remain private, at least in most respects, but we air everything! We don't seem to care what the world thinks of us, which is foolish, especially if we consider ourselves a world presence, leader, and influence! We are wide open, which is bad because we are NOT at our best!!!

At this moment, I have no idea of how the polls will read, but what matters IS that we grow up, and move quickly past the self-defeating contention we are wallowing in, as it is only going to lead us to worse times, and a terrible existence, which includes millions who did NOT feed into this, and do NOT deserve such!!!

IS the bright, beckoning star called THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA flickering? If so, we did not need any outside help, we did this to ourselves! There IS HOPE, but not if no one can be grown enough to address the REAL issues at hand, and move past the partisan divides!!!

WE CAN turn this around, though it takes compromise, and working together FOR the GOOD of our country, thus, it's people's! As long as we continue on the path of hostility towards one another, based upon politics, we WILL suffer, and we WILL enable our own weakness! IF all would understand WHAT makes for a Democracy, and for an optimal existence, we COULD make this work TO our advantage! WE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO COME AS ONE TO THE TABLE, in order for the strength necessary, TO remain a beautiful, shining star of the world!!!

Politics HAVE overtaken our very senses, and like a demon, HAS us at extreme odds with each other, which CANNOT work FOR us, ONLY against us!!!

A nation and it's people SHOULD be UNITED, for better, or for worse; in sickness, and in health; and so on! WE are NOT our enemy, but we HAVE LOTS of enemies just a arm's length away, THEREFORE, WHAT are we creating in all this???

*GOD* HELP us, and LEAD us, and may we RETURN TO YOU that we are once again, BLESSED, and unshakable! *GOD* BLESS AMERICA, and may AMERICANS BLESS *GOD*, and others!!!

LET AMERICA SHINE, NOT of our politics, or policies, but of our innate good!!!

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