Be Someone Who Satisfies God and Sets His Mind at Rest

I
I am aware that your loyalty
is but temporary, as is your sincerity.
Are not your resolve and the price
that you pay
only for the sake of the present moment
and not the future?
You want only to exert one final effort
to strive to secure
a beautiful destination,
with the sole aim of making a trade.
You do not make this effort to avoid
becoming indebted to the truth,
and less still for the sake of repaying Me
for the price I have paid.
In short, you are willing only
to employ clever stratagems
to get what you want,
but not to do open battle for it.
Are these not your innermost thoughts?
You must not disguise yourselves,
nor rack your brains over your destination
to the point where you have no appetite
for food or drink by day,
and are unable
to fall asleep peacefully at night.
Is it not true that your outcome
will have already been determined
in the end?
II
You should each fulfill your own duty
with open and honest hearts,
and be willing to pay whatever price
is necessary.
As you have said, when the day comes,
God will not mistreat anyone
who has suffered or paid a price for Him.
This kind of conviction
is worth holding on to,
and it is right
that you should never forget it,
should never forget it.
Only in this way am I able
to put My mind at ease about you.
Otherwise, you will forever be people
about whom I cannot put My mind at ease,
and you will forever be
the objects of My distaste.
If all of you can follow your conscience
and give your all for Me,
sparing no effort for My work,
and devoting the energy of a lifetime
to My gospel work,
then will My heart not often leap for joy
on your account?
This way, won’t I be able
to put My mind entirely at ease
regarding you?

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. On Destination