"When God calls a soul to a high station,it is because that soul has capacity for that station as a gift of God and because that soul has supplicated to be taken into His service. No envies, jealousies, calumnies, slanders, plots nor schemes, will ever move God to remove a soul from its intended place,for by the grace of God, such actions on the part of the people are the test of the servant, testing his strength, forebearance, endurance and sincerity under adversity. At the same time those who show forth envies, jealousies, etc., towards a servant, are depriving themselves of their own stations, and not another of his, for they prove by their own acts that they are not only unworthy of being called to any station awaiting them, but also prove that they can not withstand the very first test - that of rejoicing over the success of their neighbor at which God rejoices. Only by such a sincere joy can the gift of God descend upon a pure heart.

Envy closes the door of bounty and jealousy prevents one from ever attaining the kingdom of Abha. No! Before God! No one can deprive another of his rightful station; that can only be lost by one's unwillingness or failure to do the will of God, or by seeking to use the Cause of God for one's own gratification or ambition." ('Abdu'l-Baha - Star of the West, Vol.VI, p. 44)

"When God calls a soul to a high station,it is because that soul has capacity for that station as a gift of God and because that soul has supplicated to be taken into His service. No envies, jealousies, calumnies, slanders, plots nor schemes, will ever move God to remove a soul from its intended place,for by the grace of God, such actions on the part of the people are the test of the servant, testing his strength, forebearance, endurance and sincerity under adversity. At the same time those who show forth envies, jealousies, etc., towards a servant, are depriving themselves of their own stations, and not another of his, for they prove by their own acts that they are not only unworthy of being called to any station awaiting them, but also prove that they can not withstand the very first test - that of rejoicing over the success of their neighbor at which God rejoices. Only by such a sincere joy can the gift of God descend upon a pure heart.

Envy closes the door of bounty and jealousy prevents one from ever attaining the kingdom of Abha. No! Before God! No one can deprive another of his rightful station; that can only be lost by one's unwillingness or failure to do the will of God, or by seeking to use the Cause of God for one's own gratification or ambition." ('Abdu'l-Baha - Star of the West, Vol.VI, p. 44)

 Just sayin. No wonder why few are drawn to that kind of Christian church that's built with such impaled notions. My heart goes out to you, really!

Free man

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