2870 Becoming a child of God....

September 6, 1943: Book 37

The final purpose of life on earth is to achieve the degree of maturity which earns the human being childship to God. But few people live so consciously that their whole striving is only directed towards this final goal. For continued service in love has to shape the human being such that he can also continue to receive God's emanation of love, which guarantees the soul's constant progress and finally earns it that degree of maturity that it can enter the spiritual kingdom as a true child of God, that it is now entitled to all childlike rights and that it can create and shape in God-like will for its own happiness. Childship to God is the highest goal, and every human being is given the opportunity to reach this goal, but it requires the human being's whole will, which must be turned towards God; It requires a setting aside of all earthly wishes, an overcoming of all earthly desires, it requires a constant union with God through active neighborly love and a perpetual longing for Him, which drives the human being to diligent soul work, to a pleasing way of life and which makes his heart receptive for the deepest wisdom from God. It requires an uninterrupted activity of love which shapes his heart in such a way that God Himself can take up residence in him and the most intimate union with Him already takes place on earth. Becoming a child of God triggers an ineffable feeling of happiness in the soul, it is the most glorious thing a person can achieve. And yet it is striven for so little because renouncing earthly goods and pleasures is the first condition, but a person's strength and will are often insufficient and he makes too little use of the power of prayer. What he earnestly wants, he can also achieve as soon as he fervently asks for it and does not let up in his prayer. The supply of strength will never be denied to him as long as his will earnestly strives for it. In order to attain childship to God it is also necessary to be in contact with the God-connected forces, i.e. the human being must willingly open himself to all good spiritual currents, he must be in a constant state of readiness to receive, thus he must allow the thought currents from the spiritual kingdom to take effect on him through thinking turned towards God, as a result of which he will receive increased strength and light, which will result in a certain maturing. The will to come close to God detaches the soul from earth, from matter, and gives it free development, it is not hindered on its flight upwards, and this is already a connection to spiritual light bearers. The soul often sojourns in the spiritual kingdom and the desire for God becomes ever stronger in it. And its activity of love on earth is now correspondingly.... Consciously striving upwards and deep, heartfelt love for God shape the human being's soul on earth such that it can leave it as a child of God in order to take up the father's inheritance.... to be able to see God face to face....

amen

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