The spirit's effectiveness is weakened if the human being's will is not strong enough to resist external influences. The spiritual spark in the human being certainly receives the influx from the spiritual kingdom but it is unable to make the spiritual gifts comprehensible to the human being's soul, or alternatively, the human being's soul is incapable of hearing what it is offered because the will is not exclusively focussed on the divine gift. And this until he has mustered the strength to turn away from everything that appears desirable to the body. Every connection with the spiritual world is an act of complete devotion to it, therefore the earthly, the bodily desire must be put aside, and where the will for it cannot be mustered, there an unhindered work of the spirit is not possible, otherwise the favour of God would flow towards man against his will, but which must be completely turned towards the receiving of this favour. The will of man alone is decisive, for it testifies to the degree of love of the heart. Love for God is always expressed in the human being's will, and so the will to receive will also be in accordance with the human being's love for God. If the heart pushes towards God, then the will is also strong to overcome every obstacle; but if the will is weak, then the heart's desire for God is also not great, and therefore the currents from the spiritual kingdom cannot become so effective that they can be imparted to the soul. Heartfelt prayer certainly increases the strength of will, but this intimacy is also dependent on love for God, so that it is therefore understandable that the ability to receive is not always the same if the human being does not always have the same will to love and activity of love. The human being must constantly want to give, for then he will also constantly be allowed to receive, for the former testifies to his love for God, his will turned towards Him, which is the prerequisite for the spirit to be able to work out of God. And the deeper and more intimate the devotion is, the more comprehensibly the soul hears what the spirit wants to convey to it, for it then loosens every bond with the earthly world and accepts the gifts from the spiritual world. Spiritual gifts are precious commodities that are to be desired and received accordingly and therefore require the undivided will of the human being in order to be able to take possession of them. The greater the human being's will to receive, the greater is also the spiritual will of the spiritual beings who can impart the spiritual gifts to him but who are also subject to divine laws, thus they can only work with the person's fullest agreement, which is expressed in a strong will....

amen

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