2177 Faith....

December 6, 1941: Book 31

Without faith earthly life is difficult to bear for every human being, for without faith he lacks all connection with God and thus he also lacks strength. And again God has to impose burdens on the human being because through these he is to take the path to God; he is to become a believer or his weak faith is to be strengthened. The believer submits to God's will and patiently bears what is imposed on him because he draws strength from his deep faith.... And God helps him to carry, whereas the unbeliever is without any source of strength and almost threatens to collapse under his burden. Faith means being convinced of God's love, which has mercy on the earthly child's need and sends him help when the person threatens to despair.... Furthermore, faith means considering everything possible if God wills it, and faith means assuming that His fatherly love will.... reduce the human being's hardship if he entrusts himself to Him in full faith. However, the human being must also know that God's love is concerned about the salvation of the soul of the one who prays to Him.... he must know that suffering must often be imposed on him because the soul is in danger of losing itself.... And thus the person's faith must be so deep that he will not doubt God and His love even if His help is not immediately recognizable. Surrendering to God unconditionally and accepting both joy and suffering from His hand is proof of unshakeable faith in God's love, and God rewards such deep faith. Nothing in life comes to man without purpose, everything is necessary for his spiritual development, for his maturing. And a person must often go through great hardship and be purified through deep suffering, he must be made to reflect if he has failed to do so without suffering.... and then his faith must prove itself.... A shallow faith is a danger for man, and therefore trials must be imposed on him. But God's love is always ready and He stands by the human being in adversity as soon as even the slightest thought turns to God. For God is the refuge of everyone who believes....

Amen

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