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Inner humility.... fight against spiritual arrogance....

People truly fall behind in their spiritual development if they do not endeavour to show inner humility, for then they lack grace, and without grace their will to ascend is weakened. For then their nature is still arrogant and still favoured by God's adversary. Anyone who lacks inner humility will also rarely accept a divine teaching if it is imparted to him by his fellow human being, for his arrogant spirit will defend itself against it through the influence of the adversary. And divine teachings strengthen the power to resist as soon as they are willingly accepted. Consequently, that person's power of resistance is only slight. There is still too much of the spirit in him which is to be overcome, the human being still has too many shortcomings which characterize his imperfection. Nor will he be meek and patient as long as he does not want to bow down to the one Whose approach he is supposed to strive for. For God cannot unite with a being that still harbours the arrogant spirit of its creator. Man must wage a constant battle with this arrogant spirit within himself, he must educate himself to humility through service, he must strengthen his will to do what seems unfeasible to him.... to bow down and serve where he wants to rule. He must take an example from his divine saviour, Whose life was one of service in love, service in the deepest humility towards His fellow human being. If a person endeavours to follow Jesus then he will also practice inner humility, he will fight all arrogance, he will incessantly ask for God's grace to do so and the strength to carry out his plan will come to him.... he will serve and thereby develop to the heights....

Amen

Humildad interior.... Lucha contra la arrogancia espiritual....

Los humanos realmente se quedan atrás en su desarrollo espiritual si no se esfuerzan por alcanzar la humildad interior, porque entonces carecen de gracia y sin gracia su voluntad de alcanzar las alturas está debilitada. Porque entonces su naturaleza sigue siendo arrogante y todavía devoto al oponente de Dios. Quienes carecen de humildad interior rara vez aceptan una enseñanza divina si se la imparten sus semejantes, porque su espíritu arrogante se defiende de ella debido a la influencia del oponente.

Y las enseñanzas divinas fortalecen la fuerza para la resistencia tan pronto como se aceptan voluntariamente. Como consecuencia, la resistencia de ese hombre es floja. Todavía hay en él demasiado espíritu que debe ser superado; el hombre todavía tiene demasiados defectos que caracterizan su imperfección. Tampoco será manso y paciente mientras no quiera inclinarse ante Aquel por Cuyo acercamiento debe esforzarse. Porque Dios no puede unirse con un ser que todavía lleva el espíritu arrogante de su procreador.

El hombre debe librar una lucha constante con este espíritu arrogante que lleva dentro de sí, debe educarse a la humildad a través del servicio, debe fortalecer su voluntad para hacer lo que le parece imposible.... inclinarse y servir donde quiera gobernar. Debe tomar ejemplo de su divino Redentor, Cuya vida fue un único acto de servir en amor, un servicio en la más profunda humildad hacia Sus semejantes. Si un ser humano se esfuerza en seguir a Jesús, entonces practicará también la humildad interior, combatirá cualquier arrogancia, pedirá continuamente la gracia de Dios, y le llegará la fuerza para llevar a cabo sus planes.... servir y así desarrollarse hacia las alturas....

amén