The Key To God's Heart - Chap 24

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FINAL WISDOM(Chapter 24) Wisdom

cannot be acquired by learning, it is gained by experience only which

is why God has to use the path of practice and tests; what we call

tests and problems to be surmounted. That is the only method by which

we can learn. Otherwise, we do not learn. Without trial, error and

experience, there is no wisdom. One

must be prepared to be tested, hopefully not too greatly, but some

minor tests will come to examine faith, to examine the strength of your

love. Maybe He will say something or do something that seems not quite

right or appears untrue. This is where faith comes in. Logical

reasoning must be overcome. With God, logical reasoning cannot win. He

is a relationship in the heart, of the heart and from the heart, soul

to soul. Only love and blind faith are successful with Him. What He

will ask is, 'If you say you love Me, if you say you have faith in Me,

then do I not have the right to test the strength of your devotion and

belief? Without a test, how can I ascertain the depth of your faith in

My words? You say you love Me, but how much? Many repeat these words

parrot fashion and yet, at the first sign of trouble, they walk away

from Me. I give you many proofs of My presence with you and yet the

slightest doubt and you question Me?' Faith should be so strong that if

God says 'That is a dove, then it MUST be a dove. If He then says it is

an eagle, one must conclude that it IS an eagle. If He then states it

is a hawk, then one should accept that regardless of the illusion of

the form before you, it is a hawk, for it is the Lord's words that is

actually true. One must place complete faith in His word. It is by no

means an easy task. This is where most of us fail. It is terrifying the

degree to which one must have this trust in Him rather than in one's

own senses. But nothing less will suffice and if one truly loves Him

heart and soul, then nothing will matter. This sort of faith is very

difficult for us to acquire. All we can do is pray for His grace and

love, and for Him to be merciful in His tests. We can but strive and

strain to attain and ask for His grace in gifting us this faith, love

and trust. Once the attempt is made, His grace will be showered, of

that you can rest assured. It is His promise because He loves us just

as we are. He loves us because once we go back to Him, the children

that He has been waiting for for thousands of years, He will never

allow us to fall back into the illusion of worldly attractions. At

times He may deliberately create situations to test your patience. But

you must cultivate patience. He tests because He owns the entire

universe and He questions if your heart is entirely His. Are you

prepared to bear with the tests and still offer Him your love? He tests

because He is the ruler of the universe and He has to see if your love

is genuine. Even when you approach a bank manager for a loan, He tests

you for your means and ability to repay. The Lord does not need your

repayment; what He seeks is your pure and innocent love. He looks for

the purity and the innocence and that there are no ulterior motives in

your love for Him. You continue with your responsibilities to the Lord

undeterred, your love for the Lord untainted and unchanged. The only

solution to this problem is to be resolute and try to acquire the

equanimity of mind that He expects of you. To win through, you must be

vigilant of and overcome your shortcomings. When

you give the Lord the license to test you, to do as He pleases, beware!

You must be very careful what you seek from the Lord for he hears every

thought and word, every nuance in your thinking. He is fully aware. And

if you seek the strength and fortitude to bear His examinations, then

immediately the disruptions will erupt. So one must be very careful

what desires, wishes and dreams you present to the Lord. Be very, very

careful what promises you make to the Lord for He takes them literally

and He will demand their fulfillment. To whom much is given from them,

much will be demanded. You will have grace, you will have love and you

will have the key to the Lord's heart, but you will have to be vigilant

that you do not compromise His principles and His love. You will have

to incessantly remind yourself that it is His plan and that He is the

resident of each and every soul, body and heart, and see Him in every

single individual. Of

course, all beings and all things in this universe are divine but

through intelligent analysis, one has to make the choices that will

help one and avoid the paths that will hinder one. This is the way of

discrimination, which is wisdom. Take the electric current, fire or a

sharp knife. They are dangerous and disastrous if one does not know how

to utilize them correctly. They can be either friends of foes. This

applies to the senses too. If we allow them to rule us, they become our

deadly enemies; if we master them, they help us realize our goal and

attain the key to His heart. Ignorance

is removed, wisdom is attained, but at each stage, it is to the extent

that you are spiritually aware, to the extent that you can understand

and utilize the knowledge that is automatically revealed to you through

the inner vision. All this takes time but time is only relative. And

each person is different as to how much time it will take to acquire

this knowledge and wisdom. Wisdom

is being conscious and aware that this phenomenal world is merely a

stage, a drama. That this is a part we play. A real actor does not

identify himself with his part nor does he live it as a reality. He is

constantly aware that once off stage, he is free to be his true self.

One has to understand and live in the realization of this concept. Once

one begins to see beyond this stage and becomes aware of the director

of this whole drama, then can one be said to be truly progressing. God

says that He loves all equally, therefore, the evidence points to areas

of improvement within ourselves, some error that we must be able to

correct, which would put us in the 'true devotee' category. Who is a

true devotee of God? A true devotee is not someone who worships God,

rather, it is someone who becomes God. To become God! This is a serious

area that each of us must examine for it is the inevitable conclusion

of this journey. At best, many think about the idea of becoming God,

and hold it as some future event, something that will happen 'some

day'. But few ever dare to accept the possibility of becoming God NOW.

Perhaps this is the mark of a true devotee, of dawn of true wisdom. EPILOGUE Hereafter,

make a determination to change your way of life to the way of God and

live a life so filled with love and God that there is no room for

anything else. Why

can't you be the one the Lord is seeking? Throughout the millennia, He

has been searching and searching for that special devotee, the one who

seeks Him for Himself and not for what He can bestow. How many cry for

the Lord, cry for His love, His company? How many are there who want

Him for Himself with no thought of self, only looking to His comfort,

His pleasure and His happiness? How many yearn for His smile, His

laughter? Indeed who desires to make the Lord laugh? How many love the

Lord for Himself? Does anyone ever reflect upon His loneliness? In the

midst of this vast universe of His making, He is essentially alone. For

this very reason, He created man in His own image but man has turned to

the tinsel and the trivial. We ask of Him favors, pray for cares and

cures and promotions but only one in a million loves Him for Himself.

Even amongst those few, He has no one who will be friend and companion

to Him, no one to play with, sport with. This love, this companionship

He has been seeking throughout the ages. Learn to love the Lord all the

time with your whole heart and soul. Do not be forever demanding. Seek

to give for He is the ultimate in all relationships. The yearning, the

agony of unfilled longing for Him is the love that melts His heart. No

other relationship can bring the same complete happiness that loving

the Lord can. So why can't you be the one He is seeking, His friend,

His companion, His beloved. Do not give it up as an impossible task.

Try and you will succeed. It is within the reach of all, and by so

doing, you will please Him greatly and win His love for eternity. (From : THE KEY TO GOD'S HEART by R SAI)Copyright

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