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1429 The will to redeem.... affliction of the underworld....

May 21, 1940: Book 23

The will for spiritual redemption is the driving force of an orderly way of life according to God's will, for the human being who regocnizes his unfree state and desires to become free from it will also decide to oppose the power that keeps him bound. He will now consciously do that which does not correspond to the will of this power and, conversely, will again enter into a serving relationship with God. There is a very distinct clarity of thought in him, for the will for spiritual redemption attracts spiritual strength which now clarifies the human being's thinking and thus the path to liberation can be clearly shown to him. Meanwhile, all auxiliary forces of the evil power will likewise endeavour to prevent this striving upwards and use all means to do so, for everything that withdraws from them means a reduction, a dwindling of their power. Everything spiritual that wants to escape from them is now oppressed by beings of the underworld, and this oppression triggers a feeling of fear, doubt and inner distress. The purpose of the evil forces is that the human being should create a balance to lift his oppressed state through worldly thoughts and the fulfilment of worldly desires.... And then the enemy has won the game, for he now binds the human soul anew and it becomes increasingly difficult to break free from his control. However, if the earthly child sends its thoughts upwards in such adversity with the firm will to continue the fight against this power, the success is correspondingly greater, for the human being's will is honoured and strength and divine grace are imparted to him from a good spiritual side. The spiritual turning point in a person's earthly life is always the moment of the most intimate contact with God.... because this is also the moment when the good spiritual power comes into action. From the very beginning the human being no longer fights alone against his arch-enemy but can expect the greatest support if his will has turned towards God. Yet time and again the human being has to reckon with the adversary's hostilities who will place obstacles of all kinds in his path in order to hinder or impede his ascent. And this unmistakable influence of evil power must not let man's will to free himself slacken. He has the antidote at hand.... the fervent prayer to God for strength and grace.... For the father in heaven hears such a prayer, because love for Him and the will for union with Him lets the prayer rise up to Him.... for if the child asks the father, it can be assured of all help....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers