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BOŽJI ALAT ZAHTIJEVA POTPUNO PODLAGANJE I PREDAVANJE BOGU....

Kome je dodijeljena milost da može biti prosvjetiteljski aktivan, on također stoji u služećem odnosu prema Bogu, odnosno, on se Njemu iz slobodne volje ponudio i bio je primljen. I zato je on sada od Samoga Boga također pripremljen za svoje služenje. Čovjekova volja mora stoga najprije postati aktivna. Posljedično, to nije proizvoljno favoriziranje jednog čovjeka od strane Boga, nego je učinak slobodne volje, koja je združena sa služećom Ljubavi prema bližnjemu. Mora biti obznanjena svjesna voljnost da Mu se služi, čovjek mora svoju volju potpuno podložiti pod Božju volju, on mora sebe tijelom i dušom Njemu predati, tek onda Bog može kroz njega djelovati, pa mogu biti ostvarene stvari koje naizgled nadilaze ljudske sposobnosti. Htjeti služiti Bogu, najljepši je i najuspješniji zadatak na Zemlji, no za to je potrebno potpuno podređivanje (pokornost). Čovjek mora dopustiti da bude povučen i vođen, on ništa ne smije samovoljno poduzimati, on sebe mora dati u Božje ruke, i jedino željeti da on živi na Božje zadovoljstvo, onda Bog njega zahvaća, i njegov put je od tog trenutka zacrtan. Čovjek se više ne treba bojati da će pogriješiti, ako je on kroz svoju ponudu da Mu želi služiti, Njemu obznanio svoju Njemu-okrenutu volju. Služenje u Ljubavi je zadatak čovjeka na Zemlji, a on to može u svako vrijeme i na svakom mjestu, u svim životnim uvjetima i prema svim djelima Stvaranja.... I on sebe stavlja Bogu na raspolaganje, pa će mu biti odobren jedan veliki služeći zadatak.... kako bi doprinio duševnom razvoju čovjeka. On će takoreći biti upotrebljen kao Božji alat, da prenese bližnjima Njegovu volju. No, ova služba zahtjeva predavanje (odustajanje od, nepriznavanje) vlastite volje, budući je to duhovna Misija, koja zahtijeva snažnu volju, odricanje od zemaljskog blagostanja, odnosno tjelesnih žudnji, i potpuno duhovno određenje. A ova volja mora nadvladati sve otpore, i neprestano crpiti snagu iz prisne povezanosti s Bogom. Dok nije primijenjena snaga takve volje, on nije prikladan za ovo služenje. Bog međutim zna za volju čovjeka, za njegovu sposobnost i za korištenje ove iz slobodnog poticaja. I otuda će On prave ljude opskrbiti Svojom milošću, da mogu djelovati za Njega na Zemlji. Duboka poniznost i jaka volja moraju prevladati u onome tko na Zemlji želi Njemu služiti, čim je on sebi postavio za cilj izbavljenje neslobodnog duhovnoga, i u molitvi za Božju pomoć poduzima svoj rad. No, tek rijetki prinose sebe Bogu za ovaj rad na Zemlji, i otuda je iznimna (izvanredna, neuobičajena) pojava da Sam Bog podučava čovjeka na način koji čini Njegovo djelovanje jasno prepoznatljivim. Čovječanstvo je već predaleko otklonjeno od Boga, da bi moglo imati razumijevanje za to, čak i ako ono još priznaje Boga prema Riječi, i ne negira Njegovu svemoć i Ljubav. No, dok ova svemoć i Ljubav daju vidljive znakove, oni ne prepoznaju u tome Boga, nego oni sumnjaju u to da se On očigledno izražava, i On je za njih još uvijek udaljeno Biće. Ali, Bog Sebe približava ljudima, On im želi dati do znanja da oni Njega mogu svakog dana i svakog časa osjetiti, ako se ispravno postave prema Njemu, ako Ga oni traže i žude stupiti u vezu s Njim. A On se za to služi voljnim zemaljskim čovjekom, koji je žudio Njegovu blizinu, i koji bližnjima sada treba i može pružiti dokaz da se i kako se Bog izražava, kada se čovjek Njemu otvori. O samoj volji ovoga ovisi hoće li on Njega moći prepoznati, a da bi se ova volja promijenila, ukoliko je on još odvraćen od Boga, on treba biti podučen, on treba dobiti dostavljeno znanje o Božjoj volji, kako bi se njemu onda dobrovoljno podložio, jer tek onda je on sposoban osjetiti Božju blizinu, i tek onda on može primiti snagu za duhovni razvoj naviše. Ali, budući da je to Konačni Cilj čovjeka na Zemlji, a on istovremeno znači i potpuno sjedinjenje s Bogom, jednom mora biti napravljen početak.... u čovjeku mora biti probuđena žudnja da se pridruži Bogu. No, ova žudnja će biti probuđena tek kada čovjek prepozna Boga kao Ljubav, a ovo je opet posljedica vlastitog Ljubav-nog djelovanja. Ali, budući da je čovjek na početku svojega utjelovljenja bez ikakve spoznaje, njemu ova najprije mora biti posredovana, stoga se njega najprije mora podučiti Božanskim Zapovijedima, tako da on onda kroz njihovo ispunjanje sebe premjesti u stanje, koje mu donosi približavanje Bogu. Vjera u Boga mora postati živa u njemu.... I zato Bog Sebe uvijek i uvijek iznova otkriva ljudima, On njima daje dokaz Svoje Ljubavi, moći i mudrosti. Ali, ovo je jedino moguće kroz ljude, da ne prisili vjeru.... ovo je jedino moguće kroz ljude koji Mu više ne pružaju otpor, nego su Mu sasvim predani. Ove On koristi, služeći se njima kako bi Sebe približio svim ljudima. Sam čovjek je samo Božji alat kroz kojeg se izražava Njegova volja. No, to da ga Bog koristi kao alat, posljedica je njegove potpune predanosti Njemu. Protiv svoje volje on nikada neće biti zainteresiran za takvo predavanje, jer on stoji usred struje milosti, čije pritjecanje međutim zahtijeva njegovo otvaranje, inače mu milost u toj mjeri nikada ne bi mogla biti dovedena. Bog zaista treba sluge na Zemlji, ali oni moraju biti spremni dobrovoljno Njemu služiti, tek onda su oni prikladni kao alat, i njihovo djelovanje na Zemlji će biti uspješno. To nije duhovna prisila koja se vrši na te sluge od strane Boga, nego oni moraju kroz svoju volju sami pribaviti dokaz do kakve snage i mudrosti može doći čovjek, koji Bogu predaje svoju volju i od Njega prima neizmjernu milost. On treba za bližnje biti primjer, koji im treba služiti kao poticaj, jer tek onda se oni razvijaju uvis, kada oni započnu njihov duševni rad, s predavanjem (napuštanjem, odricanjem od) vlastite volje, kada oni svjesno streme Bogu, ispunjavanjem Njegovih Zapovijedi. Onda će oni također osjećati snagu, oni će spoznati i naučiti ljubiti Boga, te postići svoj cilj na Zemlji.... pronaći sjedinjenje s Bogom, što je njihovo određenje.

AMEN

Instrument of God requires total submission and surrender to God....

Anyone who has been given the grace to be able to be active in enlightenment is also in a service relationship with God, i.e. he has offered himself to Him of his own free will and has been accepted. And therefore he is now also prepared by God Himself for His service. The human being's will must therefore have become active first. Consequently, it is not an arbitrary preference of a person by God but an effect of free will which is paired with serving neighbourly love. This gives people proof of what the right will and loving activity is capable of, what strength is released through both and how obviously God expresses Himself if the human being establishes intimate contact with Him. A conscious will to serve Him has to be expressed, the human being has to completely place his will under God's will, he has to devote himself to Him with body and soul, only then can God work through Him, thus things can be accomplished which seemingly surpass human abilities. Wanting to serve God is the most beautiful and successful task on earth, but it requires complete submission. The human being must allow himself to be pulled and guided, he may not do anything on his own authority, he must hand himself over into God's hand and only want to live for God's pleasure, then God will take hold of him and his path will be marked out from the start. The human being no longer needs to fear going wrong if he has expressed his God-centred will to Him through his request to want to serve Him. Serving in love is the human being's task on earth, and he can do this at any time and in any place, in all circumstances of life and all works of creation.... And if he places himself at God's disposal he will be admitted to a great serving task.... to contribute to the spiritual development of man. He is used, as it were, as God's instrument to convey His will to fellow human beings. Yet this ministry requires the abandonment of one's own will, for it is a spiritual mission which requires the strong will to abandon earthly well-being, i.e. physical desire, and to become completely spiritually attuned. And this will has to overcome all resistances and constantly fetch the strength from the intimate connection with God. As long as the strength of such a will is not mustered, it is not suitable for this service. God, however, knows about the human being's will, about his ability and about using it of his own free will. And therefore He will grant the right people His grace to be able to work for Him on earth. Profound humility and a strong will must prevail in the one who wants to serve Him on earth by setting the redemption of the unfree spiritual as his aim and tackling his work in prayer for God's help. Yet only few apply themselves to God for this work on earth, and therefore it is an extraordinary phenomenon that God Himself instructs a person in a way which makes His working evidently recognizable. Humanity is already too far removed from God to have any understanding for it, even if it still acknowledges God according to the word and does not deny His omnipotence and love. But as soon as this omnipotence and love gives a visible sign it does not recognize God in it, instead it doubts that He obviously expresses Himself, and for them He is a distant being. Yet God wants to bring Himself close to people, He wants to inform them that they are able to feel Him daily and hourly if they approach Him correctly, if they seek Him and desire to enter into contact with Him. And for this He uses a willing earthly person who has desired His nearness and who should and can now provide fellow human beings with the evidence that and how God expresses Himself when the human being opens up to Him. It depends on the person's will whether he is able to recognize Him, and in order to change this will, if he is still turned away from God, he should be instructed, he should be given the knowledge of God's will in order to then voluntarily submit himself to it, for only then will he be able to feel God's nearness, and only then can he receive strength for spiritual ascent development. But since this is the human being's final aim on earth and at the same time signifies complete union with God, a start must be made.... the human being's desire to join God must be awakened. Yet this desire is only awakened when the human being recognizes God as love, and this, in turn, is the result of his own activity of love. But since the human being is devoid of all knowledge at the beginning of his embodiment, this must first be imparted to him, that is, the divine commandments must be taught to him first, so that by fulfilling them he then puts himself into a state which brings him closer to God. Faith in God must come alive in him.... And therefore God reveals Himself to people again and again, He gives them evidence of His love, might and wisdom. Yet this is only possible through people so as not to force faith.... it is only possible through people who no longer resist Him but are completely devoted to Him. He uses them to bring Himself close to all people. The human being himself is only an instrument of God through whom His will is expressed. But the fact that he is used by God as an instrument is the result of his complete devotion to Him. He will never be called upon for such a task against his will, for he stands in the midst of a flow of grace whose influx, however, necessitates his opening, otherwise grace could not be supplied to him in this measure. God certainly needs servants on earth but they must be willing to serve Him voluntarily, only then are they suitable as instruments and their work on earth will be successful. It is not spiritual coercion on the part of God which is exerted on those servants, instead, through their will they have to provide evidence themselves of the strength and wisdom the human being can attain who surrenders his will to God and accepts unmeasured grace from Him. He shall be an example for his fellow human beings which shall serve them as an incentive, for only then will they develop upwards when they start their soul's work with the surrender of their own will, when they fully consciously strive towards God by fulfilling His commandments. Then they will also feel the strength, they will recognize God and learn to love Him and reach their aim on earth.... to find union with God, as is their destiny....

Amen