736 (EXCUSES/ PASSION/ DESIRE/ SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE)
(continuation of the previous Paternal Advice 735):
We said in our previous P.A. No. 735, that the
Divine factor for the
final cut off of a
passion, is
given! Whatever is left
for us to do, as a
precondition,
is our own
synergy, effort and
struggle…
And I ask:
Why, then, since
God wants our
deliverance from a
passion and
we “wish” it too, why – I say – is the desired
objective not achieved?
If you have noticed, I did put our
“wish” in quotation marks… This is because it is doubtful whether
we really want it…
We would
like it
cut off, but at the same time
we want the passion! That is the
reason that it
keeps coming back…
You may probably ask:
Does our
pride and selfishness prevent the
divine grace from giving us
the final victory?
Surely, this is an additional obstacle…
However, there is
another factor that
prevents final victory:
That is the
scale, the (percentage)
level of
commitment in our
struggle.
I mean, we may not be really
determined in our effort to
demolish the
fortress! (“fortress” here, is the passion).
And this, to the point that
both the enemy and our
old fallen man inside us (our
passion),
are making a thousand and one
excuses and
pretexts…, in view of its
commission and
satisfaction… (of the passion)
This
truth and this
fact, my brethren, is also the
“golden key” for our
redemption from a
passion, from a
bad habit…, and this is where I want to finish:
Do you really wish
that a
passion, a
bad habit of
yours, shall not be repeated, and
be cut off once and for all? (of course, always with the help of God)?
Beware and avoid pretexts and
excuses, i.e. finding
mitigating circumstances… in view of the
commission and
satisfaction of the passion!!!
We need
radical changes!!!!
In other words,
The
only effective way to
prevent a
passion, a
mistake, from happening again, from being repeated, is simply:
DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!!!
And this,
under any circumstances, pretexts, or excuses… (full stop
.)
I repeat:
DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!!! (as
simple as
that…)
I hope
I made myself understood. I wish you the
best!!!
The
pleasure will
all be yours!!!