HEAVENLY INCLINED...: 'WE' CAN CHANGE THE WORLD...

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...

'WE' CAN CHANGE THE WORLD...

Evil, hatred, and ill will are part of this world for some strange reason, yet they are foreign to whom we really are, or have been designed to be, regardless of the voices wanting us to believe that we are primitive, barbaric, and that our only power resides in dog eat dog mentalities, and actions---

I cannot figure out WHY we so readily adhere to the wrongs, and negatives of this realm, but struggle greatly with the rights, and positives! What comes to mind is the Scripture which says; in JOHN 3: 19-20:
19+++And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil.
20+++Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

And the question remains, WHY? All which is in opposition to what is right, just, and good IS learned, and then acted on; it is NOT innate to our reality, albeit, there ARE some purely evil beings born, and whom cloak their wickedness as they influence others, still, the majority, I think, HAS more of what is wholesome within, than not! SO, the adverse influence is given power through the individual, and that, of course, via their environment! BUT, MOST people ARE able to resist, and overcome, with knowledge, understanding, experience, and chosen values, though it seems that many get quite comfortable in the state of their environment, in which case, they go along, and give up hope, or determination! WITHOUT THE LORD, CHRIST JESUS, they won't find the will to, nor the desire to; which reveals that despite the numbers of people who proclaim HIM as their LORD, and SAVIOUR, not all of them KNOW HIM, or exist IN HIM, thus, those who are NOT of HIM, wield their self-given powers, as if...

One thing I KNOW FOR SURE; we COULD have HEAVEN on Earth, IF we WOULD embrace that which is exemplary, and beneficial! IF we would embrace LOVE AS the driving force IT IS, and diminish that which is not healthy, we WOULD, RADICALLY, change the pulse, and course of this world! It IS EASIER to exist in what is right, just, and good, than to not! I KNOW this for a fact, having come the full circle, through the valley of damage, TO the heights OF LOVE, and what is right! WE create our own chaos, our own chains, our own sufferings BECAUSE we cling to the exact opposite of all which makes EVERYTHING good, and better!!!

THE TRUTH, *GOD*, and LOVE ARE so prominently before us, which for the large part, too many CHOOSE to ignore, or deny, or defy! What can we do when we are taught wrongly, and learn from example? For one thing, instead of defying *GOD*, try defying what is not of HIM...

People cry, "Give peace a chance", yet how many say, "Give *GOD* a chance"? There are but 2 options, exist in the woes of the world, or RAISE the bar to exist IN THE LORD *GOD*! The first choice carries negative consequences from start to finish, the second carries benefits from birth throughout eternity! SO, why are there great numbers whom refuse the OPTIMAL choice in favour of continued suffering, trouble, tribulation, and worse???

The idea that people only believe what they can see, smell, hear, touch, or taste is not a good enough answer to why we remain in the mucky mire of dissension on this planet! It is, at best, a cop out, and a diversion to avoid THE TRUTH, which WILL set us free! Not only that, but people refuse to see, hear, smell, touch, or taste indirectly; that is, those PROOFS of *GOD* in ALL, and EVERYTHING, for whatever reason, mostly because of stubbornness, influence, and other worldly wrought stimuli...

HOW DIFFICULT IT IS to awaken the hardened heart TO *GOD*, and the infinite favour therewithin! Yet, SOME day, ALL WILL KNOW, and it will be too late for those souls. HOWEVER, it is NOT too late to TRY, in HOPES that even one WILL be aroused from the deep sleepiness of denial...

People base *GODLY* LOVE upon what human LOVE has done to their perception of LOVE, and that is a mistake, for sure, as human LOVE IS flawed, faulty, and fickle as heck, so OF COURSE, that confuses THE TRUTH of LOVE for them, then, takes them farther away from it! THE LOVE OF *GOD* IS PERFECT, WITHOUT FAIL, and EVERLASTING, plus, FULL OF BENEVOLENCE, PEACE, JOY, HOPE, and ALL which IS RIGHT, JUST, and GOOD, THEREFORE, in my opinion IS WORTHY OF consideration, inspection, and attempting TO embrace it, and exist in it! WHAT IS THERE TO LOSE? NOTHING, AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN!!!

We ARE stronger, smarter, and better than we allow ourselves to be, or have convinced ourselves to be, as we SUCCUMB to the evil, wicked intent of the world! It is STUPID to GIVE power to what has NO REAL power, and to IGNORE THE TRUE POWER, *GOD*! I don't care what argument there might be, we HAVE chosen wrongly, while we grumble, and complain about the state of our existence, WHEN we HAVEN'T GIVEN what CHANGES everything for the better, a chance!!!

A nation is only as healthy as it's people, and the characters, and behaviours of said peoples! In other words, if most individuals CHOOSE to exist in what is adverse, unethical, immoral, hostile, deviant, and worse, then that forms the whole of their nation, along with the consequences of sufferings, troubles, and so on! And don't forget, most leaders come from the ranks of individuals in each country, so if there is rampant wrong, such will head that nation...

WE HAVE CHOICES in this time; we CAN make things better, and more healthy for ALL of us, and yah, it DOES begin with just one, as that one causes change, and inspires others to think for themselves instead of merely accepting what they thought was 'the norm'! KNOW THIS, *GOD* IS ALIVE, WELL, and DOES BLESS or CURSE according to our ways, and HIS WILL! Not only that, but LOVE ALSO, MAKES everything better!!!

Right now, it is like the world is flipping out! There are strange evils in the days! The headlines are bursting with news about awful acts against humanity, BY humanity! There is excessive hatred, violence, animosity, death, and well, there is TOO much hostility, TOO much sorrow, TOO much wrong, AND IF we DON'T CHOOSE wisely, it IS going to get worse, SO, WHERE is the sense in any of this? Children are killing Parents, Parents are killing Children, enraged strangers are killing off whomever is in their path, perverts are raping, molesting, and killing, and IT IS dog eat dog! WHEN WILL we LEARN from our own mistakes, and REALIZE there IS an OPTION, HIS NAME IS THE LORD *GOD*, whom WILL BLESS us in ways we can only imagine as we sink lower, and lower into the pits of selfish debauchery???

Oh people, USE your senses to RECOGNIZE WHERE we are being led to! REALIZE THE TRUTH which evil has blinded us from! SEEK TO BE BETTER! TURN TO *GOD* and BE HEALED! ENJOIN WITH THE LORD AND MAKE THIS WORLD A HEALTHIER, MORE BOUNTEOUS place to exist, now, and for the future! LET LOVE shape you, form you, and lead you; I PROMISE it SHALL reward you in infinite ways! CHOOSE to have HEAVEN on Earth, and watch as the hell we know, is eradicated!!!

LWINSOR © 2019
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