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0551 Commanding nature.... acquiring the power of God....

August 21, 1938: Book 12

Far from the world you will hear the voice of your heavenly father and will realise that the most blissful peace beckons you when you are alone with Him.... So hear: If My grace has so far protected you from the evil influence of the world and awakened in you the feeling to seek true joys elsewhere than in the hustle and bustle of the world, your gaze will now turn even more towards the only true goal and you will now only find happiness in being united with Me. And thus you will already prepare heaven for yourself on earth, for the desire will captivate you to such an extent that every minute will seem like a lost minute which will require other activities from you. But know, My child, that in a quiet hour you will receive so much that your heart will feed on it for a long time and you will be able to meet life with joy and ease. For the father in heaven always has His gifts of grace ready and distributes them among His children. And thus you will also find the strength to let everything happen to you and heaven will bless your work.... And because I also want nature to obey you, banish this rain immediately through your will.... and take the strength for it from heartfelt prayer, for I want it so....

And remember, My child, that.... whoever commands nature in My name.... yet makes My will his own, and this is his power.... I have everything to give you if you only want to receive.... So do not deprive yourselves of grace and believe.... for faith strengthens your will and connects you with the primal power of all being.... In nature you see My working.... what prevents you from also seeking the same power in yourself, since you are a part of Me.... the awareness of being a child of God must raise you so high that everything must be subject to you if you subordinate your will to Mine.... And thus the human being is also able to do everything because he works through My strength, which passes into him when he is intimately united with Me. Only if you stand outside through too weak faith will My strength not enter you, and then you will fear and doubt and thereby grieve Me, for I want to call children of strong faith My own. Just as you now imagine which life rules you.... if you can completely immerse yourself in the thought that My strength and My will alone are the origin of your life.... if you try to regard this life of yours as the same strength which wants to express itself within you.... then you will also be able to make My strength your own, for then you will allow this strength, which is within you, to break through the weak shell of resistance and it can then work out of you.... so that you thus work through Me.... Dear child, submit to My will so that I can give you great power, persevere in prayer and implore your inner strength.... Let Me reign in you just once and do not resist your desire, which after all only seeks Me and has only not yet found Me through your own weakness of will. Revitalize your spirit by continuing to seek Me.... and walk confidently on the path of truth.... the hour is not far off when you will see the right light and see with full will....

Behold, My child, miracles happen at all times but you pay no attention to them; but when I come to you today then your heart will be imprisoned for eternity but you will no longer be able to fulfil My will on earth. And so your longing will only be fulfilled when your earthly activity has come to an end. Yet I am so close to all those who fight for My name and suffer for My name's sake that they will feel it tangibly, yet for the time on earth you will always draw strength from My love, and by virtue of this love you will also behold Me unconsciously.... but this applies to your soul, which will then also remain with Me forever and influence the body to surrender to Me. You first have to love Me with all your soul so that you will be able to endure great things for the sake of this love. And then you will never be able to do otherwise, you will have to make My will your own and remain unchangingly in Me. And when you have reached this degree then you may also behold Me, and that for eternity, for My ardour of love embraces you, and you will merge with Me and become pure love, and only then will you learn to understand why My greater than great care and love applies to you earthly children.... for you truly do not live for the world.... The spirit in you is My share, which I woo with all patience and love.... to guide it to eternal fullness of light is the only meaning and purpose of life. You must hear the sound of the heart and listen to its sound within you and hear what the lord God speaks to you, then you will certainly not desire the precious possession in vain.... you will hear the word and be informed of your task.... you will receive advice and help through this word and attain eternal bliss....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers