Relying on God and Looking to God in All Things
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| Psalms 56:3-4 |
“It’s very simple now: Look to Me with your heart and your spirit will immediately become strong, you will have a path on which you can put things into practice and I will guide your every step. My word shall be revealed to you at all times and in all places. No matter where or when, or how adverse the circumstances, if you look to Me with your heart I will show you clearly and My heart shall be revealed to you, and thereby you shall run down the road ahead and never lose your way.”
from “The Thirteenth Utterance” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
“It is not that your faith is good or pure, but rather, My work is wondrous! Everything is due to My mercy! You must not have the slightest corrupt disposition of selfishness or arrogance, otherwise My work on you will not progress. You must understand clearly that whether men fall or stand strong is not because of them, it is because of Me. Today, if you do not clearly understand this step, you will fall short of entering the kingdom! You must understand that what is being done[a] today is the wondrous work of God; it has nothing to do with man. What do the actions of man count for? When they aren’t being selfish, arrogant, and prideful, they are interrupting God’s management and destroying His plans. Oh, the corrupt ones! You must come to rely on Me today; if you do not, today I shall tell you that you will never achieve anything! All shall be in vain and your undertakings shall be worthless!”
from “The Thirty-eighth Utterance” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
“You must be proactive in cooperating with Me, you must be diligent and never lazy. Always be in fellowship with Me and grow closer with Me. For that which you do not understand, do not be impatient for quick results. It’s not as if I don’t tell you. I want to see whether you are in My presence relying on Me, to see if you depend on Me with confidence. You must always remain close to Me and place all matters in My hands. Do not go back in vain. If you have unknowingly been close to Me for a period of time, My intentions will be revealed to you. If you grasp them, you will truly be with Me face to face, and you will have truly found My face, you will be quite clear and steady within. You will have something to rely on, you will have power, you will have confidence, and you will have a path forward. Everything will come easy to you.”
from “The Ninth Utterance” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
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How should man love God during refinement? By using the resolve to love God to accept His refinement: During refinement you are tormented inside, as if a knife were being twisted in your heart, yet you are willing to satisfy God using your heart, which loves Him, and you are unwilling to care for the flesh. This is what is meant by practicing the love of God. You hurt inside, and your suffering has reached a certain point, yet you are still willing to come before God and pray, saying: “O God! I cannot leave You. Although there is darkness within me, I wish to satisfy You; You know my heart, and I would that You invest more of Your love within me.” This is practice during refinement. If you use the love of God as the foundation, refinement can bring you closer to God and make you more intimate with God. Since you believe in God, you must hand over your heart before God. If you offer up and lay your heart before God, then during refinement it will be impossible for you to deny God, or leave God. In this way your relationship with God will become ever closer, and ever more normal, and your communion with God will become ever more frequent. If you always practice in this way, then you will spend more time in God’s light, and more time under the guidance of His words, there will also be more and more changes in your disposition, and your knowledge will increase day by day. When the day comes and God’s trials suddenly befall you, you will not only be able to stand by God’s side, but will also be able to bear testimony to God. At that time, you will be like Job, and Peter. Having borne testimony to God you will truly love Him, and will gladly lay down your life for Him; you will be God’s witness, and one who is beloved by God. Love that has experienced refinement is strong, and not weak. Regardless of when or how God subjects you to His trials, you are able to care not whether you live or die, to gladly cast aside everything for God, and to happily endure anything for God—and thus your love will be pure, and your faith real. Only then will you be someone who is truly loved by God, and who has truly been made perfect by God.
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| Ephesians 6:10-11 |
If people fall under the influence of Satan, then they have no love for God within them, and their previous visions, love, and resolution have disappeared. … This is the work of Satan; it shows that man has fallen under the domain of Satan. If you encounter this state you must pray, and turn the other way as soon as you can—this will protect you against Satan’s attacks. It is during bitter refinement that man can most easily fall under the influence of Satan—so how should you love God during such refinement? You should summon your will, laying your heart before God and devoting the last of your time to Him. No matter how God refines you, you should be able to put the truth into practice to fulfill God’s will, and you should take it upon yourself to seek God and seek communion with God.”
from “Only by Experiencing Refinement Can Man Truly Love God” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
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