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2076 Overcoming oneself.... refinement of the being....

September 18, 1941: Book 30

Without overcoming himself the human being cannot ascend, for only the human being who overcomes himself, who constantly fights against the ignoble in his nature, will shape himself such that he can approach the eternal deity and partake of His love and grace. He has to carry out the changes of his nature himself, he has to work on himself and thus take care of the reorganization of his soul, only then will the spirit from God be able to unite with the soul. But once this moment has occurred, when the union of soul and spirit has taken place, then the working of the spirit can also be clearly recognized.... Then the spirit in the human being drives him to lively activity for God.... Man's endeavours are now constantly directed towards the spiritual realm, while earthly life has lost its attraction for him. Although he still carries out earthly activities, his creative urge is directed towards the expansion of God's kingdom on earth, and it is his activity for this kingdom that gives him inner satisfaction. Spiritual work has now become his purpose in life, and he now also recognizes the necessity of this for his fellow human beings. What he has recognized as a treasure he now also tries to convey to his fellow human beings, and this undertaking requires perseverance and strength of resistance and can therefore only be carried out by a person who is serious about serving God, who recognizes the hardship of his fellow human beings, who is aware of their great distance from God and wants to remedy this situation. And his willingness to serve is accepted by God, it testifies to his love for God and his fellow human beings. But it will only be successful when the spirit of God is at work in the person, for only then will he be able to help his fellow human being in an enlightening way, otherwise he will be unable to give anything that will benefit him. For only the truth will benefit him again and therefore the one who wants to give must be in the knowledge. But this knowledge is imparted to him by the spirit from God so that he can now pass it on to those who want to receive it. Only then do they likewise begin to mould themselves according to God's will, to change their nature and to make themselves receptive to the spirit from God. For all higher development must be preceded by the transformation of the innermost being, without this the maturing of the soul is not possible....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers