3170 Influence of spiritual forces according to the will of man....

June 25, 1944: Book 41

The spiritual forces which are acknowledged by the human being's will always assert themselves, and thus the individual's train of thought is also influenced by these forces. Now man has to seriously account to himself whether his will is turned towards the good or the bad, because according to his desire, his thinking and will, he is supported by spiritual powers which want to win him for themselves. His way of life is decisive as to which spiritual forces join him, furthermore, his attitude towards God determines which power these beings have over him, for a heartfelt prayer to God for help will displace the enemies of his soul, even if the human being has succumbed to temptations and allowed himself to be carried away by deeds which betray the obvious influence of evil forces. The evil spirits often take advantage of man's weakness and determine him to do deeds that are not right before God. But if a person musters the will to connect with God in prayer, he soon recognizes the wrongness of his thoughts and actions and frees himself from the forces oppressing him by calling upon God for help against the tempter. On the other hand, the person whose aspirations are always for the good will be guided and also protected by good forces, so that he cannot be oppressed by the evil spiritual forces and the good forces can now successfully work on him by guiding his thoughts and imparting many spiritual riches to him, but also by determining him to eagerly work on his soul. He will always and constantly seek contact with God and thereby also brightly and clearly recognize what is contrary to God's will. Thus he will also keep away from people who act contrary to God's will, and likewise he will also keep spiritual beings at bay due to his will to be good. He can resist and close himself to the whisperings of evil powers because a thought turned towards God already puts a stop to their activity, thus the human being is never defenceless against them, just as, conversely, the power of those spiritual beings is great if the human being himself is willing to enter into contact with them by turning away from God, through wrong thoughts and desires for the world and its possessions, which are merely lures on the part of the enemy of his soul in order to turn him away from God and incline him towards him. Man can resist, he is strong enough to do so as soon as he unites with God in prayer. But if he turns God off, he abandons himself to the forces and gives them power over him, from which he can then hardly free himself. Just as man's thoughts and aspirations are his spiritual environment.... for man himself determines these and he must also take responsibility for his thoughts, feelings and will because it is his completely free will to which forces he surrenders himself. For no spiritual being's influence is so great that he is forced to act and think against his will. He enjoys God's protection if he calls upon Him and thus establishes the connection with Him, otherwise he hands himself over to the forces of darkness and this is also his free will....

amen

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