The guarantee that we are fulfilling God's Will in our regard, lies in the fact that that way is often on excessively displeasing to nature, yet it is the way He has chosen to root out Self in the quickest possible manner and nothing helps more in the stripping of self than Sincerity and Sacrifice, for Sincerity is Truth and Truth is God; and Sacrifice is Love, and God is Love. No matter how beautiful is a gem, or how rich a piece of art, we lose interest in it if it is not real. So it is with our hearts―the Living Temples of God. If they are not true they are not sincere, and if their thoughts, words, and acts are centered in Self, there is little or no sanctity. For sanctity means striving to direct our thoughts to the ALL―HOLY―ONE cradled within our breast, for the sake of knowing better His likes and dislikes, so that we may embrace the one and avoid the other. If we hearken to His Voice we will strengthen the habit of mortification till the soul, stripped of self, sees more clearly from the viewpoint of God. Once a soul is completely dead to self, it is all powerful because it is God alone Who wills and works in it.
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