I

You must first resolve all the difficulties

within yourself by relying on God.

Put an end to your degenerate disposition

and become able to truly know your own condition

and know how you should act;

continue to fellowship about anything you do not understand.

It is unacceptable for a person not to know themselves.

Heal your own sickness first,

and, by eating and drinking God’s words more often and contemplating them,

live your life and do your deeds on the basis of God’s words;

whether you are at home or elsewhere,

you should allow God to wield power within you.

Cast off the flesh and naturalness.

Always let God’s words have dominion within you.

There is no need to worry that your life is not changing;

with time, you will come to feel your disposition has changed a great deal.

II

What is vital now is to focus on life,

to eat and drink more of God’s words,

to experience His words, to know His words,

to make His words truly become your life—these are the main things.

If someone cannot live by God’s words, can their life mature?

You must live by God’s words at all times

and have His words as the code of conduct for life;

this will make you feel that acting by that code is what God takes joy in,

and acting elsewise is what God hates;

and slowly, you will come to walk on the right track,

you will come to walk on the right track.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Utterances of Christ in the Beginning, Chapter 22