3174 Transformation of essence - requirement of strength - will....

June 29, 1944: Book 41

The human being's will can bring about a complete transformation of his nature if he requests the strength to carry it out from God and then lets his will be followed by action. For the strength is certainly at his disposal as soon as it is requested, but the human being's will must first express itself, because a change of nature can only take place in free will if the human being makes contact with God as the giver of strength. It is therefore absolutely necessary to acknowledge God, the human being must admit his weakness to Him and thus submit to Him and humbly ask Him for His help. Then the will which has turned away from God will have turned to Him again and every deed it now accomplishes will contribute towards its transformation, for a will turned towards God can no longer do anything which is contrary to God because the strength from God underlies its activity. The connection with God is his surest protection against committing actions which are opposed to God's will. And this is why heartfelt prayer for strength must always result in spiritual progress, whereas a person without a request for strength cannot record a change in his nature, for he is too weak to carry out his will as soon as he arrogantly believes himself strong enough to do so.

He will indeed be able to carry out earthly deeds by using the life energy constantly flowing towards him, but these will only bring about a change of soul, of his essential nature, if they consist of loving activity, and this already demonstrates a will which is turned towards God, which will then also strive for unity with God. Consequently, a person who carries out unselfish deeds of love will also affirm his attitude towards God, he will be able to receive strength from God as a result of his activity of love, and the latter will then be an unconscious request for the strength at his disposal, whereas the conscious request, the prayer for strength, determines his thoughts, will and actions to work with love, so that this likewise signifies spiritual transformation. But a person can be incessantly earthly active without his activity being an activity of love, then this activity in no way contributes towards the transformation of his nature, because only vital energy flows to him but not the spiritual strength which reshapes his nature. And such a person absolutely needs prayer, he has to request this strength, which first requires his will to shape himself such as it is his task on earth. This will, however, requires that the human being recognizes a meaning and purpose of his earthly life and that he believes in an entity to Whom he has to answer. If he lacks this faith then he will never muster the will to change his nature and request the necessary strength to do so. Then he will live his earthly life completely unsuccessfully if he does not practice love of his own accord, which inevitably leads him towards realization, so that he finally establishes the right relationship with God after all, tries to adapt himself to Him and requests the necessary strength for this from the highest and most perfect being. As soon as only the will turns towards God, God also takes care of the human being, since this is already the beginning of the change of the being whose will, which is turned away from God, is the cause of his embodiment on earth. Yet the human being can increase the strength flowing towards him beyond measure as soon as he desires it and asks for it. Then he will never lack the strength to work towards his perfection, he will be able to continuously accomplish deeds of love and thereby assimilate himself to the eternal deity, and he will always more and more consciously make contact with God, for this is the characteristic of the strength from God, that it impels the human being into constant activity and leads him towards God, so that his spiritual development will proceed unhindered and he will reach his goal as long as he remains on earth....

amen

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