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War,
trouble, misunderstanding, anger and hatred are all outcomes of our frustration
at not knowing God. All the evil we think humankind is capable of doing, comes
from this thirst for the knowledge of God. It is ironic and paradoxical, but
it is true. Such acts are a desperate call for help, because the people who
commit them just don't know what else to do. So they have to resort to violence,
just like when you scream out loud.
Why
is this so? Because even though we look like humans and wear this human body,
we are all children of God; we are the Holy Spirit. We used to live in Heaven,
where we had absolutely everything, anytime we wanted it. "Know that
you are the temple of God, and the Holy Spirit lives within you." That
means that we are nothing but God inside. Because we are God, we're not used
to having to work for the things we need. We're not used to having to ask
for the things we want, and maybe even then not getting them. So sometimes
we feel frustrated, we feel angry, and we feel hopeless and helpless. And
sometimes this frustration breeds violence, breeds hatred and eventually,
war.
So
the people who make war are the people who are really the most desperate for
love and for help. But because they are so fixed in their desperation, it
is also not very easy to bring love, wisdom and understanding into their state
of being--just like someone who is so sick that he doesn't even recognize
the doctors, much less feel grateful to them.
So
before we fall into this desperate state, we would do better to take care
of ourselves and take care that we find the love of God more closely and practically,
so we don't ever need to experience this kind of helplessness or deep desperation.
No doubt God loves all of us, no matter what we do. Jesus forgives all of
us, no matter what we do--even to Him personally. He forgave His enemies and
prayed for them: "Father, forgive them, because they don't know what
they do." Every time I read something about Jesus again, I always want
to cry. Such a great love could only come from God.
We ourselves are
all children of God. So why don't we have this love? We do. It's just that
we have not activated it; we've forgotten how. We do have love, but not to
the extent of the Lord Jesus. Still, we can try to have this love again. God
forgives all of our sins; Jesus forgives us--He died for us. And we will be
always equal in the eyes of the Lord.
Then why must
we know God? Why must we activate this love? Why should we make any effort
at all? Because if we do not activate this love, we ourselves will suffer.
And of course we will sometimes bring suffering to our loved ones, to whomever
is in contact with us, to our surroundings, and sometimes even to our nation,
if we make a wrong or a very unloving decision, like making war.
We
must activate this love not just to know God, but to know that we are a part
of God--that we are one with God, just like the Lord Jesus said: "I and
my Father are one." We cannot be one with God by talking alone, by thinking
alone, or by wishing alone. We have to actually be one with God, be God on
Earth. We have to join that ocean again, become one with the ocean of love.
Then we can represent God on this planet. All of Hiers magnificent qualities,
all of Hiers loving kindness, we can represent. And we can bring love, joy,
kindness and happiness to all the people around us.
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