James 4:8 tells us "Come close to God and He will come close to you. [Recognize that you are] sinners, get your soiled hands clean; [realize that you have been disloyal] wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery]."
Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise [and be against] the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [deceitful riches, money, possessions, or whatever is trusted in].
Isaiah 55:6-7 teaches us to "Seek [inquire for, and require] the Lord while He may be found [claiming Him by necessity and by right]; call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have love, pity, and mercy for him, and to our God, for He will multiply to him His abundant pardon."
God tells us in 2 Chronicles 7:14 "If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and I will forgive their sins and heal their land."
It's when we humble our selves before God with repentant hearts and seek His face in the beauty of holiness that Holy Spirit begins the work needed within each of us to transform us from one glory to another; lifting us higher and higher into a mightier form of praise and worship for His glory sake; and with this new form of Godliness we become God minded enough to truly love our brother as God loves us.
As we turn from our wicked ways and seek God's face and begin to Love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind (Matthew 22:37) we realize there is no better way to express His Love than to share Him with those we encounter along our way in word and in deed; And the more we know Him, the more we Love Him and seek to encourage others through the Hope that is found in Christ Jesus.
May you find His amazing inner joy and peace as you seek Him with all your heart and enjoy a wonderfully blessed day because God loves you and so do I~~
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