I

If, through your experiences, you truly come to realize the fact

that God holds sovereignty over everything

and that He orchestrates the fates of all things,

you will be able to say a statement like Job did:

“I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye sees You.

Therefore I abhor myself, I abhor myself,

and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:5–6).

You need to stand from the perspective of a created being,

and approach all of the people, events, and things that befall you

from the perspective of recognizing that God is the Sovereign of all things

and that everything is controlled and orchestrated by Him.

You must learn lessons from it,

understand God’s intentions in everything that He does,

and recognize what God wants to achieve and accomplish in you.

In the not too distant future,

you’ll feel the same way that Job did when he uttered those words.

II

If you have gone through trials similar to those of Job, whether big or small,

and you’ve already felt the fact of God’s sovereignty through them,

felt the fact of God’s sovereignty through them,

if you have also recognized God’s specific intentions

in ruling over and orchestrating these matters,

as well as the way that people should follow,

then in the end, you’ll be able to experience the positive effects

that God wanted to achieve in you,

and experience God’s good intentions and expectations for you,

among other things.

You will no longer just believe

that God can express the truth and supply you with life,

you will realize in a tangible way that the Creator does indeed exist,

and you’ll also realize the fact

that the Creator has created and holds sovereignty over all things.

III

While you are experiencing all of these things,

your faith in God will increase.

And it will tangibly and fully

confirm your belief in God, your trust in God, how you follow God,

as well as the fact

that God holds sovereignty over everything and is omnipresent,

as well as the fact

that God holds sovereignty over everything and is omnipresent.

When you receive this confirmation and realization,

no matter how much pain and sorrow you’ve experienced before,

it will dissipate like a puff of smoke, and your heart will be wild with joy,

you will be rejoicing and leaping with happiness.

When you see that the fact of God’s sovereignty over all things

has been truly confirmed and experienced in you,

this is equivalent to you really meeting, encountering,

and interacting with God face to face.

IV

Which created being, which follower of God doesn’t long to see God?

Since you have such hopes,

you should have the correct viewpoint and stance,

the correct viewpoint and stance

while experiencing everything that happens around you;

and you should experience and comprehend everything

in the way that God teaches and instructs,

learning to accept everything from God,

and to view everything according to God’s words,

with the truth as your criterion.

In this way, without you realizing it,

your faith will grow greater and greater,

and the fact that God is sovereign over all things and rules over everything

will gradually be confirmed and verified in your heart,

be confirmed and verified in your heart.

from The Word, Vol. 6. On the Pursuit of the Truth I. What It Means to Pursue the Truth (14)