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https://amzn.to/460ql7d           THE LONG ROAD OF PATIENCE God's beloved servant strives to please God, not himself; he follows the path of truth rather than the dictates of his own self; he attaches more importance to honor in the next life than to worldly prestige; he does not revenge himself on others, even if they wrong him time and time again. This is the path of patience. Certainly, the road of patience is long and arduous, but it is the only road that can lead one to paradise. Paradise will be granted to the patient, and the patient is those who are willing to bear every loss for God's sake. In this world of trial one is bound to encounter difficulties and setbacks. Those who desire paradise should know that the path that they will have to tread will not be an easy one: they will have to bear persecution from others; they will have to endure protracted periods of waiting; they will have to put up with persecution from rivals. Those who are seeking the tr...

https://amzn.to/3oEosMZ                                 HEAVENLY VISION All of God's creation is so astounding that were man to behold it, he would be lost in admiration of its absolute perfection. The face of the Creator is reflected in the wonders of His creation. But we have seen so much of the world that our senses have been dulled. We have become so familiar with the world around us that we fail to marvel at it as we should. Water, birds, and trees - indeed everything in nature - are too wonderful for words. Everything is a reflection of the Creator. But we cannot see how amazing it all is. We are too familiar with it all. In this man is being tested. It is for him to perceive extraordinary qualities in ordinary things. If one gazes at the world in awe, one will feel God's presence everywhere. One will live on earth as if one was face to face with God. To behold God and to feel His immanence is the grea...

                        https://amzn.to/43jDs1P                                                                    CLOSENESS TO GOD Only those who have recognized God in this world will be admitted to God's paradise in the next. The discovery of God with conviction even though in this world God is invisible; who hears God speaking to him with each throb of his heart; who reads the Book of God with a feeling that the pages of his own nature are being unfolded. The discoverer of God is one whose moribund spirit has been quickened by faith; whose heart has: been purified by the remembrance of God; who proceeds by the light of God; whose heart trembles at the very mention of God's name; who receives God with tears and whose whole being surrendered unto Him. Whoeve...