7350 Living faith....

April 30, 1959: Book 78

It is the living faith which gives you strength.... and it is love which makes faith come alive.... Therefore no-one can call himself a believer who lacks love, for he will never possess such strength of faith that what seems impossible will nevertheless be possible for him. A living faith can move mountains.... i.e. as much as that a person with living faith is so deeply in love that he is closely united with God and thus can also accomplish everything he wants together with God.... For through love, which is God's fundamental nature, God Himself is in him, and then the human being will also have the same will as God, thus he will not want anything which goes against God's will. A person who has become a lover is already so intimately united with God that he no longer does anything of his own accord but everything out of God, for God's will is in him because the union with God has already taken place through love, and consequently the strength of faith must also be so strong that the human being doubts nothing, that he is able to accomplish everything because he does it with strength from God.... with God Himself. But where can such strong faith be found?.... Where is love so deep that man's faith has come alive through it? Where does a person feel so intimately connected with God that he no longer doubts the success of what he wants to accomplish? People's love is not very deep, it is only superficial feelings which you humans take for love, but it is not unselfish love which wants to give everything to the neighbour which makes him happy. Selfish love is still predominant and therefore the strength of faith is still weak, and until this selfish love has changed so that the human being puts all his own wishes aside for the sake of his neighbour, who needs his help and love, faith will not yet be so alive that it will be able to cope with everything. For love itself is strength from God which accomplishes everything, for God, Who is love, is in every work of love.... And with God no thing is impossible.... This faith has to come alive in a person's heart, then he will no longer doubt for a moment that God Himself will support him with His strength if the person wants to do something out of love for which he alone lacks the strength.... But he can draw strength from God at any time, for it flows to him with every work of love.... For love, strength and God are one, and it is truly possible for him to accomplish everything who intimately unites with God through love and makes use of His strength of love. His faith will be alive because this is the effect of a right life of love, that faith is awakened to life. And the human being who only allows love to become a bright flame within himself will no longer doubt, for he will constantly receive the influx from God, and he will be able to create and work with His strength.... He will already be able to accomplish things on earth which are impossible for a person without love. For love is the strength which conquers everything and achieves everything....

Amen

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