Living in the Presence of God (Vol I/Pt I - 16)

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CHAPTER 16 One

today is constantly fighting to give another less. You must know that

when you give less, you will receive even lesser. You battle over who

is richer, but tell Me, does money really make you rich? If this is the

truth, then only the ones with no homes, no clothes, and no food must

be around Sai Baba today. But such is not the case. The fears of the

rich are the same as the poor. The worries of the rich are even bigger

than the poor. You all look for one thing today, real love and peace.

The rich waste their efforts in trying to buy love and buy peace; the

poor, on the other hand, waste their time in being envious of the rich.

The wealth of the universe lies in each one's very home, and yet each

one of you has acquired the habit of being beggars, robbers, and peace

breakers. Money is not evil, your idea of the usage of money is evil.

Being rich is not evil, it is your greed for material riches that are

evil. Being poor is taken as a curse, but let Me tell you, that you

will always find the footprints of the Lord in the homes of the needy.

Then think and tell Me, what is the blessing and what is the curse?

Think, My sweet, and tell Me, who is rich and who is really poor? Begin

to develop the faith that you are in the care of the Lord. On each day,

let this faith mold to become stronger. Know that all will remain

unharmed and that His love is the sky that shelters all. In case of any

calamity, the child runs to his mother for he knows that she will

rescue him, even at the cost of her own life. You, too, must have faith

that your true love for God will even move the world of the Gods in

chaos and will bring them to rescue you in your time of need. Let your

faith become a mountain, and let no avalanche of calamities be able to

crumble it. When your faith becomes sturdy, the presence of the Lord in

your life will be constant. Your dependence and faith in Him is your

freeway to heaven. Heaven, is nothing, My child, but living your life

in love with God. You have lived with none or very weak faiths until

today, and you have suffered the agonies of unknown consequences.

Depend on the One who has lived with you all through your past, depend

on Him, for He speaks and is guiding you in your present. Depend on

Him, for once He will hold your hand, you will walk into the future

with no fears of the unknown, for He will make each unknown known to

you as "God". Each day, you must reduce your desires and make

yourselves more and more content. Contentment lies in not receiving

material gifts - Contentment lies in receiving His blessing, His grace

and His approval of you. You are all fighting a battle to love God

today, but this battle will be won very easily, when the Lord, with His

grace, will shower you with His Divine Love. Once you have recognized

and tasted the sweetness of His love, your love for Him from within

will sprout, your wall of desires will begin to fall, and slowly, peace

will find its way to give you the strength to love even more. The more

you will love, the lesser will be your needs. It is the "pain of

wanting", that will make to love bitter, for the heart that wants grows

only smaller each day. In the stress of greed, you will want to be

ahead of God, and in this walk, where "you" are ahead and God follows,

disaster will be inevitable. This is the disaster where the self will

burn, and only your egos will survive. A body with only an ego and no

God, is the devil himself that will make life on earth a living hell.- Divine Messages received and recorded by Mrs Seema M Dewan(Copyright reserved by the Author) 'Sai Divine Inspirations' is

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