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4364 Union with God.... renunciation....

July 5, 1948: Book 51

The complete union with Me gladly and joyfully lets you renounce everything that belongs to the world. For then your soul will already be in the spiritual kingdom, it will feel My nearness, it will feel My strength and be permeated by My love, and everything earthly will sink into nothing, even if it still lives on earth. Its desire for Me is so strong that it no longer listens to the body if it still harbours worldly desires. But what belongs to the world prevents the soul from uniting with Me, and you humans can judge from this what you should avoid and what you should strive for. As long as the connection with Me is maintained, as long as your desire is for Me and spiritual contact, as long as you desire to be taught by Me, as long as you communicate with Me and entrust all your needs and worries to Me, you will not be in danger of falling prey to the world, for then I will own you and I will truly no longer allow My possession to be disputed. But the world will no longer be desirable for you, even though it demands the tribute from you, which you have to give because you stand in the midst of the world and have to maintain your place until I Myself relieve you. But if there is a danger that you will forget Me above the world, if you are willing to give Me up in exchange for something earthly, then caution is advised, then watch and pray so that the tempter will not overpower you. I am always close to you, but if you do not call Me I will not come forth for your sake either. I will not deny you anything as long as there is no danger for your soul, yet for the sake of this I must sometimes take away what you possess in order to induce you into a close bond with Me. Therefore you should be careful and flee everything that belongs to the world if you want to possess Me completely, if you strive to unite with Me. You only give up a little, but what you receive will compensate you a thousand fold. Flee the world so that you may take the spiritual kingdom in return, which is far more glorious and offers manifold joys and bliss. And be content with what I give you, for if I give you meagrely on earth I have a far more beautiful life in eternity in store for you, for I give you what the world can never offer you if you voluntarily give it up and ask for nothing more than just to be united with Me....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers