2207 Truth - Desire for God....

January 9, 1942: Book 31

The inner urge for truth is the sign that the human being feels that he belongs to God, for as soon as he longs for the truth his spirit is active in him and the human being recognizes his origin, he feels himself to be a spirit of God's spirit, he feels himself to be His created being and longs to return to his creator and father of eternity. He who longs for the truth has already detached himself from the hostile power whose endeavours are directed against the truth. Truth is of divine origin, and he who desires to stand in truth seeks to establish a connection with God, Who is Truth Himself. He will detest everything that does not correspond to the truth and will only be anxious not to fall prey to error; he will also avoid appearances and everything that could conceal the truth. For the desire for God in him will not allow him to make concessions to the prince of lies. Once someone desires God, God's love will not let him fall, and therefore it will not tolerate that God's adversary takes possession of people's will and thoughts and thus spreads untruth in the world through them. And so anyone who strives to come closer to God will inevitably stand in the truth and also recognize the truth as such, for this is the gift God offers to anyone who desires Him. No wrong thought can arise in a person if he gives himself to God intimately because he has a desire for God. His thinking will be directed towards the right realization, he can never err, for it is God Himself Who conveys the truth to him, Who in a manner of speaking offers Himself to the earthly child in the form of knowledge which desires Him and the truth. And as soon as the human being stands in the truth he also begins to become like God. A person who denies God will never strive for truth, he will not harbour a desire for knowledge and light, nor will he ever occupy himself with thoughts which are related to God.... He is not thirsty for knowledge and therefore no enlightenment can be given to him. Truth is like a drink of fresh water, clear and refreshing, for truth is a gift from God, and what is from God must be delicious and also have a beneficial and refreshing effect on people. But the truth also unites the human being with God, for being instructed in the truth also means coming ever closer to God, because God and the truth are one. And thus the human being need never fear that he will walk in error as long as his endeavours are directed towards God, for God knows the heart's desire and will not grant error access where truth is striven for and where the human being's will is turned towards God....

Amen

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