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1035 Defeating resistance - reducing matter....

August 2, 1939: Book 19

In every matter the immature spiritual is hidden, and this has a powerful influence on the human being coming into contact with this matter, and this explains why the human being is and has to be in constant battle with everything that surrounds him. To become master of this immature spiritual substance means to defeat its resistance and thereby strengthen the spiritual substance within and thus mature.... Nothing can be conquered without a fight, and the human being would soon be crushed by matter and the immature spiritual substance if he did not resist it. The immature spiritual substance, although it emerged from God, is still so far removed from Him due to the spiritual arrogance of the originally created spiritual beings that it does not regocnize its origin and thus resists everything that wants to reach God as its creator and father. And thus such opposing endeavours must inevitably be at war with each other. However, the human being who fights and is successful contributes considerably to the fact that much power is wrested from the adversary, for the spiritual that has been overcome increases the spiritual that is more mature in itself. Thus, if the human being has succeeded in becoming master of all adversities in life, if he only ever endeavours to call upon spiritually perfect beings for help in order to overcome them, then he has fulfilled his duty on earth and had an unspeakably liberating effect in a spiritual sense, whereas an existence without a fight was not very blessed and much immature spiritual substance remains unredeemed until this battle is taken up against it. And seen in this light, everything that seems difficult to bear will be explained to you as infinitely important and inevitable and, if you want to serve God, you will patiently take it upon yourselves and be mindful that the father in heaven will also provide you with help if only you sincerely ask Him for it....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers