If you have an unstable disposition, changing one moment to the next, and if you are unable to constantly press forward, then My rod will surely not leave you. When you are pruned, when the environment becomes more adverse, or when persecution grows greater, your love for God will grow greater, and you will stop clinging to the world. Without an alternate way forward, you will come to Me and you will have ample strength and ample faith. However, in easier environments, you will muddle along. You must enter from the side of positivity; be active and not passive. You must be unshaken by any person, event, or thing, and you must not be influenced by anyone’s words. You must have a stable disposition; no matter what people say, you must immediately put into practice what you know to be the truth. Do not look to any person; always have My words at work inside of you, be able to stand firm in your testimony to Me, and act in consideration of My burdens. You must not blindly agree with others without having your own ideas; rather, you must have the courage to stand up and object to those things that do not accord with the truth. If you know clearly that something is wrong, yet lack the courage to expose it, then you are not a person who practices the truth. You want to say something, but dare not come right out with it, so you beat around the bush and then change the topic. This is Satan obstructing you within, causing you to speak without any effect and to be unable to persevere until the end. You still carry fear in your heart, and is this not because there are Satan’s ideas in your heart?

What is an overcomer? The good soldiers of Christ must be brave and rely on Me to be spiritually strong; they must strive to be warriors in battle and fight Satan to the death. You must always stay awake, and this is why I ask you to actively cooperate with Me at every moment and be able to draw close to Me. If, at any time and in any situation, you are able to remain quiet before Me, heed My words, and focus on My words and actions, then you shall not be swayed and lose your ground. Anything you receive from within Me can be practiced. Every one of My words is directed at your state, and they pierce your heart. Even if your mouth is not convinced, your heart must be convinced. If you scrutinize My words, you shall be judged. That is, My words are the truth, the life, and the way; they are a sharp, double-edged sword, and they can defeat Satan. Those who understand and have a path to practice My words are blessed, and those who do not practice them will indubitably be judged; this is so very real. Now, the range of those whom I judge has broadened: Not only will those who know Me be judged before Me, but judgment will also come upon those who do not believe in Me and who try their utmost to resist and hinder the work of the Holy Spirit. All those before Me who are following My footsteps shall see that God is a consuming fire! God is majesty! He is carrying out judgment, judging them to the point of death. Those in the church who pay no heed to following the work of the Holy Spirit, those who disrupt that work, those who show off, those who have improper intentions and goals, those who do not properly eat and drink the words of God, those who are muddleheaded and prone to doubt, those who scrutinize the work of the Holy Spirit—the words of judgment will come to these people at any time. All of people’s actions shall be revealed one by one. The Holy Spirit scrutinizes people’s innermost hearts. Do not be careless; take great care and be cautious. Do not blindly act by yourself. If what you do and how you act are not according to My words, then you shall be judged. Imitation, speciousness, and partial understanding will not do; before Me, you must fellowship with Me often.

Whatever you take from within Me will give you a path to practice. You will also be accompanied by My power, have My presence, and My words will be active within your practice at every moment; you will transcend all worldly things and possess the great power of resurrection. If you do not have My words and My presence in your words, behavior, and actions, and are distant from Me, living entirely within yourself, within notions of the mind, and within doctrines and regulations, this proves that you have set your mind on sin. You simply keep holding onto your old self, not allowing the self to be hurt even a little, or the soul to be wounded. People who do this are of extremely poor caliber and are quite absurd, and they cannot see the grace of God or recognize His blessings. If you continue to behave so evasively, then when will you be able to let Me work within you? After I finish speaking, you have listened but have not retained anything, and you become especially weak when your problems are actually pointed out. What kind of stature is that? When can I make you complete if you always need to be coaxed along? If you are afraid of bumps and scrapes, then you should promptly give this warning: “I won’t let anyone prune me; I can cast off my natural, old disposition all by myself.” Thus, nobody will criticize you or touch you, and you will be free to believe in whatever way you wish without anybody caring about you. In that case, can you follow My footsteps? You say that you are certain that I am your God and your Lord, but those are empty words. If you were truly without doubt, these things would not be a problem, and you would believe that it is God’s love and blessings that have come upon you. When I speak, it is to My sons, and thanks and praise should be offered up.