I

God is a living God,

and just as people behave differently in different situations,

His attitude toward these behaviors differs

because He is neither a puppet nor is He a bunch of empty air.

Getting to know God’s attitude is a worthy pursuit for humankind.

By knowing God’s attitude, people should learn how

they can little by little attain knowledge of God’s disposition

and come to understand His heart.

When you gradually come to understand the heart of God,

when you gradually come to understand the heart of God,

you will not feel that fearing Him and shunning evil

is such a difficult thing to accomplish.

Moreover, when you do understand God,

you will not be as likely to draw conclusions about Him.

Once you’ve stopped drawing conclusions about God,

you will be less likely to offend Him.

II

Without your realizing it, God will lead you to gain knowledge of Him;

this will fill your heart with fear of Him.

You’ll then stop defining God

by the words and doctrines or the theories you have mastered.

Instead, by constantly seeking out God’s desires in all things,

you’ll become a person who is in accordance with God’s intentions,

you’ll become a person who is in accordance with God’s intentions.

God’s work is unseen and untouchable by humans,

but as far as He’s concerned, the actions of each and every person—

along with their attitude toward Him—

are not merely perceptible by God, but visible to Him as well.

God’s work is unseen and untouchable by humans,

but as far as He is concerned, the actions of each and every person—

along with their attitude toward Him—

are not merely perceptible by God, but visible to Him as well.

This is something that everyone should recognize and be very clear about.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. How to Know God’s Disposition and the Results His Work Shall Achieve