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Course of life predetermined depending on will....

The human being's course of life corresponds to the soul's state of maturity at the time of its embodiment on earth, that means, God so delineated its earthly life that it provides the soul with the best possibility for higher development. If the human being has the interest of his soul at heart he will indeed make use of every opportunity and reach his goal while he is still on earth, he will adapt himself to the eternal Deity by living a way of life according to God's will. But he can also let all opportunities pass by without making use of them, and this signifies spiritual standstill, a deficiency in his development. And this shortcoming shall be balanced out again, therefore life often makes great demands on him which require all his strength if he wants to comply with them. He is effectively offered another opportunity to practise neighbourly love insofar as something is expected of him which requires all his will but which presupposes helpful neighbourly love. If he lives up to these requirements he must activate his will and work for the benefit of his fellow human beings. And this activity can lead to the soul's maturity, because its driving force is neighbourly love and this is the most effective means to attain maturity of soul. If the human being practises neighbourly love from an early age, he will use every opportunity offered to him for his spiritual advancement, for then he will also brightly and clearly recognise the meaning and purpose of his earthly existence.

If, however, he is half-hearted and sluggish and if his heart is hardened towards his fellow human beings' suffering, then he will also let every possibility for development pass by, he will only think of himself and ignore his fellow human beings' hardship, then he will also live in complete ignorance of his actual task on earth and therefore will not consciously strive to ascend. It is possible that the soul, prior to its incarnation as a human being, can already have been exceedingly willing, and this willingness led to its earthly life in which it can attain a very high spiritual level, for according to its will God provides it with the opportunity to become active. Thus the human being will find life relatively easy insofar as his soul will not offer resistance but willingly strive to fulfil the commandments of God because it receives strength as a result of its willingness. For it is the strength of love which results in activity of love again. A willing soul does not resist carrying out loving deeds because love dwells within it and because a loving heart will constantly stimulate loving activity. And therefore he will be offered an abundance of opportunities, regardless of how he uses them. The less a person resists his inner urges the sooner the soul will mature, for then it will be constantly driven to carry out deeds of love, and thus the soul gradually changes into love, it complies with its task on earth, and every experience contributes towards its higher development. For the soul's earthly life is predetermined depending on its will, which it can therefore cover with great success.... so that it will attain the maturity on earth which allows it to enter the kingdom of light immediately after its physical death....

Amen

KURS ŽIVOTA PREDODREĐEN ZAVISNO O VOLJI....

Kurs života ljudskog bića korespondira sa stanjem duševne zrelosti u vrijeme njezina utjelovljenja na Zemlji, što znači, Bog je tako skicirao njegov život da on dušu osigurava sa najboljim mogućnostima za viši razvitak. Ako ljudsko biće ima iskren interes za svoju dušu [[u smislu, ‘ako je to ono što mu leži na srcu’]] on će doista iskoristiti svaku mogućnost i postići svoj cilj dok je još na Zemlji, on ćesebe prilagoditi vječnom Božanstvu tako što će živjeti život u skladu sa Božjom voljom. Ali on također može dopustiti da ga sve prilike mimoiđu bez da ih iskoristi, a to predstavlja duhovni zastoj, manu/deficit/pogrešku u njegovu razvoju. I ovaj će nedostatak opet biti balansiran, prema tome život često pred njega postavlja velike zahtjeve koji zahtjevaju svu njegovu snagu ako ih želi ispuniti. Njemu je učinkovito/korisno ponuđena druga mogućnost prakticiranja ljubavi spram bližnjega utoliko što se od njega očekuje nešto što zahtjeva svu njegovu volju ali što pretpostavlja pomažuću ljubav spram bližnjega. Ako on živi u skladu sa ovim zahtjevima on mora aktivirati svoju volju i djelovati za dobrobit njegovih bližnjih ljudskih bića. I ova aktivnost može voditi do duševne zrelosti, budući je njezina pokretačka sila ljubav spram bližnjega a ova je najučinkovitije sredstvo za postizavanje zrelosti duše. Ako ljudsko biće prakticira ljubav spram bližnjega od ranog doba, on će iskoristiti svaku mogućnost koja mu je ponuđena za njegovo duhovno napredovanje, jer onda će on također bistro i jasno prepoznati značenje i svrhu njegovog zemaljskog postojanja.

Ako je on, međutim, mlaka srca i trom i ako je njegovo srce otvrdnulo spram patnje njegovih bližnjih ljudskih bića, onda će on također pustiti da ga mimoiđe svaka mogućnost za razvoj, on će jedino misliti o sebi i ignorirati nevolju njegovih bližnjih ljudskih bića, onda će on također živjeti u potpunom neznanju o svojem stvarnom zadatku na Zemlji i prema tome neće svjesno stremiti ka usponu. Moguće je da je duša, prije njezina utjelovljenja kao ljudsko biće, već bila iznimno dobrovoljna/orna/spremna, i ta je dobrovoljnost/spremnost vodila do njezina zemaljskog života u kojem ona može postići vrlo visok duhovni stupanj, jer u skladu sa njezinom voljom Bog joj omogućava priliku da postane aktivna. Tako će ljudskom biću život biti relativno lagan utoliko što njegova duša neće pružiti otpor već će dobrovoljno stremiti ispuniti zapovijedi Božje budući ona prima snagu kao rezultat svoje dobrovoljnosti. Jer snaga ljubavi je ona koja opet rezultira u aktivnosti ljubavi. Voljna duša se ne opire vršenju [[ili ‘ne odbija vršiti’]] djela ljubavi budući u njoj prebiva ljubav i pošto će srce ispunjeno ljubavlju neprestano stimulirati ljubav-nu aktivnost. I prema tome njemu će biti ponuđeno obilje mogućnosti, bez obzira kako ih on koristi. Što se manje osoba opire njegovim unutarnjim nukanjima/urgiranjima to će skorije duša sazrijeti, jer onda će ona neprestano biti vođena/poticana vršiti djela ljubavi, i na taj se način duša postepeno mijenja u ljubav, ona ispunjava svoj zadatak na Zemlji, i svako iskustvo doprinosi njezinom višem razvoju. Jer zemaljski život duše je predodređen zavisno o njezinoj volji, kojeg ona prema tome može proći sa velikim uspjehom.... tako da će postići zrelost na Zemlji koja joj omogućava ući u kraljevstvo svjetla smjesta nakon njezine fizičke smrti.

AMEN