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6982 Perpetual resistance comes out from the opponent....

December 2, 1957: Book 74

You should not be discouraged if you have to overcome resistance in earthly life, for in view of Me you will easily be able to overcome all such resistance, for I will help you. But they have to be so that you will mature, even if you belong to My own and show the serious striving to fulfil My will. Yet you, too, are still afflicted with weaknesses and faults which you will not have much time to overcome.... And My adversary tries his hand at these weaknesses and faults, and you must offer him resistance if you want to mature your souls. Yet don't fear that you will fail in the battle against him, for I will provide you with strength and he will have to let go of you as soon as he recognizes your bond with Me and his futile effort to win you over for himself. And thus his temptations only contribute towards the perfection of your souls if you have already surrendered your will to Me. He pushes you, as it were unintentionally, into increased spiritual activity, because you, who serve Me on earth, nevertheless take the path to Me in earthly as well as in spiritual adversity and because this bond with Me is also expressed in eager vineyard work, but never as My adversary would like you to turn away from Me. For I keep you and will not release you again for ever.... And I have the right to do so because you turned to Me of your own free will and therefore already belong to Me. But I also have to leave him his right to influence you, for as long as you live on earth as a human being he is entitled to this right which he also truly uses.... which is expressed in all kinds of hardship and distress which shall make you doubt My love, wisdom and might. Yet know that My love for you will not diminish, that My might is unlimited and that My wisdom, too, can guide every event in its effect to benefit your soul if only your will does not resist Me. For the sake of your fellow human beings I cannot completely protect you, who serve Me, from sorrow, suffering and illness, for you should not appear exceptionally gifted, which would nevertheless be a certain compulsion of will for your fellow human beings.... Yet don't fear that I will deny you My strength, that I will not keep My servants for Me as long as I need them to work in My vineyard. But persevere in full faith in My help and also bear all suffering with patience, then it will only be a blessing for you.... but never bring My adversary the desired triumph. The battle against the truth will become ever fiercer. Again and again you should remind yourselves of this, for the end is approaching, and because only truth can save people from ruin, from the abyss into which My adversary would like to plunge them, he will also fight against truth with all means. And he has many means; he wants to make you unable to do the work for Me and My kingdom himself.... he also wants to prevent you from doing so through opponents of the truth, even if they seemingly stand up for the truth, if they pretend to be My representatives on earth.... My servants will still have to face much from their side, for My adversary uses them in the belief that he will then have greater success. For the pure truth exposes him and his activities, the pure truth gives a true picture of Me and My plan of salvation, and only the pure truth can cause people to look within themselves and strive for a serious change.... And he wants to prevent this with cunning and violence. And therefore you, who receive the pure truth directly from Me, should not be surprised that the attacks on his part will increase and that they can still be expected from him in various ways. But your faithfulness to Me will repel them again and again and secure you My protection and My supply of strength, for I do not leave those who do not leave Me.... I cannot force your will, just as My adversary is not allowed to do so either, but you should muster a strong will which is not meant for the adversary but for Me; you should surrender to Me and always remain united with Me in prayer and loving activity. Then you need never fear that you will succumb, that you will take the wrong path or that you will not be able to carry out your work for Me and My kingdom. For the time is drawing to a close and My servants' faithful work is still needed for countless souls on earth and also in the kingdom of the beyond....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers