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4445 God's will - human will.... free will....

September 29, 1948: Book 52

As it has been decided since eternity, world events take their course, i.e., human will certainly determines the course but the effects of what is stimulated by human will will always correspond to My will, thus in some way serve people's upward development if they derive the right benefit from every event. And thus people's intentions can certainly be completely contrary to My will, yet if I allow something I also associate it with an aim, and thus every event corresponds to My eternal plan, because I have known about people's will, about their thoughts and actions since eternity, and therefore everyone can nevertheless freely want and act, thus he is by no means determined to carry out what he does. The fact that I know this is no evidence of a coercive influence on people's will.... what they want to do is up to them, yet the effect of their actions is subject to My will. And thus people will accomplish things in the last days which characterize their material spirit, they will want to improve their earthly life and obtain pleasures and therefore carry out actions which, however, will result in the opposite because I want it that way.... because I know that the realization of their plans only signifies complete spiritual decline, and thus I thwart their intentions in order to indirectly help them attain maturity of soul, even though only few recognize this and the number of those who know about My plan of eternity and see My guidance in everything is also small. More than ever people will be of faith in the end time that it is they who direct the nations' destiny through their will, and yet they are only the figures in the game. They will be governed by Me but always with respect for their free will, which I will never touch for the sake of people themselves. Thus, if people carry out an act which is not caused by love, if they strive for worldly advantages, if it contravenes christian neighbourly love or is expressed in hatred or unkindness towards their fellow human beings, then I will not prevent these actions, I will leave people free will there too, but I will also demand responsibility from them for every deed or every thought which harms their fellow human beings in any way. But whether their plans are carried out with the success they desire is entirely My will, and whatever happens now will always give the striving human being the opportunity to find Me, to recognize Me and to make contact with Me. And thus the underworld also serves Me, that is, it cannot stop My will either and will therefore only unintentionally contribute towards the realization of My eternal plan, which aims at the redemption of the spiritual world....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers