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Divine commandments - guidelines....

By virtue of the guidelines given to the human being through the divine commandments he can also exercise spiritual control over his thoughts, words and actions at any time. And this is necessary if he wants to constantly progress in his development, for he can very easily fall into the error of becoming sluggish and neglecting the work on his soul as soon as he believes to live in accordance with God's will. Then there is always the danger of stagnation which he can very easily avert as soon as he exercises strict self-criticism and accounts for every thought, every word and every deed as to whether they are good, i.e. whether they correspond to God's commandments, Who only demands love. For God's adversary does not rest, he seeks to gain influence over the soul, over the human being's will, until the last hour. And therefore the human being is never out of danger of falling prey to him if he is not mindful and always takes God's commandments as a guideline for his way of life. Self-knowledge is the first thing a person needs if he wants to change from the bottom of his soul, for he will only strive for an improvement, a change for the better, if he discovers deficiencies in himself. In all humility he should ask God for the grace of self-knowledge, he should often hold up the mirror of his soul to himself and fight against everything impure, he should practice gentleness, peaceableness, patience and mercy, he should serve with love and be of an humble spirit, then he will also receive the strength to recognize his faults and correct them. For the human being cannot do anything without God's support, his will and strength are too weak if they are not strengthened by divine love. Yet the human being should muster the will to make himself worthy of divine strength of love. And thus he should work on himself and constantly think about his faults and weaknesses, only then will he be able to get rid of them, because with good will he will also receive the strength to fight against them. The divine commandments only demand love, and therefore it is easy to check how far one's thinking, speaking and acting corresponds to love of God and neighbour. And if this standard is applied the human being will exercise strict criticism of himself, he will not be negligent in his soul's work, he will wrestle and pray and thereby also gain possession of grace, he will unite with God ever more intimately through his prayer, and he will mature in his soul. For then he will live his earthly life consciously, he will try to shape himself according to God's will.... he takes God's commandments as a guideline and thus acts according to His word.... And he will never ever remain at a standstill but travel the constant path of ascent until he reaches the aim.... the union with God.... which can only be achieved if the human being changes to love, if he aligns himself with the nature of eternal love, which is supremely perfect, and if he thus strives to become perfect....

Amen

BOŽANSKE ZAPOVIJEDI.... SMJERNICE…

Pomocu smjernica koje su dane covjeku kroz Božanske zapovijedi, on takoder može u svako doba vršiti duhovnu kontrolu nad svojim mislima, rijecima i postupcima. A ovo je nužno, želi li on stalno napredovati u svome razvoju, buduci on vrlo lako može zapasti u pogrešku da postane besposlen, i da zanemari rad na svojoj duši, cim on vjeruje da živi u skladu sa Božjom voljom. Onda uvijek postoji opasnost od zastoja, koju on vrlo lako može odvratiti, cim na sebi sprovodi strogu samokritiku i polaže racun nad svakom misli, svakom rijeci i svakim djelom, da li su oni dobri, odnosno, odgovaraju li Božjim zapovijedima, koje zahtijevaju jedino Ljubav. Jer, Božji protivnik se ne odmara, on nastoji ostvariti utjecaj na dušu, na ljudsku volju, sve do posljednjeg trena. I stoga covjek nije nikada izvan opasnosti da mu potpadne, ako on nije oprezan, i ne uzima uvijek Božje zapovijedi za nit vodilju njegovog nacina života. Samospoznaja je prva, želi li covjek iz temelja promijeniti svoju dušu, jer on ce jedino onda stremiti poboljšanju, promjeni na bolje, ako on u sebi opazi nedostatke. On treba u svoj poniznosti moliti Boga za milost spoznaje sebe samoga, on se treba cesto postaviti pred ogledalo svoje duše i suprotstaviti svemu necistome, on se treba vježbati u blagosti, miroljubivosti, strpljivosti i milosrdu, on treba služiti u Ljubavi i ne biti ohola duha, onda ce mu takoder prici i snaga da prepozna svoje pogreške, te da ih ukloni. Jer, covjek ne može ništa bez Božje potpore, njegova volja i njegova snaga su preslabi, ako oni ne doživljavaju snaženje kroz Božansku Ljubav. Ali, covjek treba namaknuti volju, da sebe ucini dostojnim Božanske Ljubavne snage. I stoga on treba raditi na sebi, i stalno promišljati o svojim pogreškama i slabostima, jedino onda ih on može ukloniti, buduci mu sa dobrom voljom prilazi i snaga da se izbori protiv njih. Božanske zapovijedi zahtijevaju jedino Ljubav, i zato je lako provjeriti u kojoj mjeri razmišljanje, govorenje i djelovanje odgovaraju Ljubavi za Boga i za bližnjega. A, ako se postavi ovo mjerilo, covjek sprovodi strogu kritiku na sebi, on nece biti nemaran u svome radu na duši, on ce se boriti i moliti, i kroz to takoder doci u posjed milosti, on ce se uvijek iznova povezivati s Bogom kroz svoju molitvu, i sazrijeti u svojoj duši. Jer, on tada svjesno živi svoj zemaljski život, nastoji se oblikovati prema Božjoj volji… on uzima za nit vodilju Božje zapovijedi, i stoga postupa prema Njegovoj Rijeci.... i on više nikada nece zastati u stagnaciji, nego ce neprestano ici putem višeg razvoja, dok ne dosegne cilj… sjedinjenje s Bogom… što se može postici jedino ako se covjek promijeni u Ljubav, ako se uskladi sa Bicem vjecne Ljubavi, Koje je nadasve savršeno, i ako on stoga nastoji biti savršen.

AMEN