God is a
fire that burns and warms the heart, our internal parts. If we feel coldness in
our hearts, which comes from the enemy “because the enemy – the devil – is
cold”, then we need to call our Lord. He will come and will warm our hearts
with our love for Him and our neighbor. This warmth will drive away the
coldness of the enemy.
The
Desert Fathers used to say: “Seek the Lord, but do not ask Him strange things
like where he is.” Because where God dwells, there is nothing bad and harmful.
Everything that comes from God is peaceful and beneficial and guides us to
humility and to recognize only our own faults.
God shows
us how much He loves us not only when we are doing good things, but when we are
also insulting Him and making Him unhappy with our sins. How forbearing He is
with our faults! And even when something that we believe is a punishment from
Him comes to us, it is not! It has love that we eventually recognize.
St. Seraphim of Sarov
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