LOVE IS BEYOND STATE

Beloved little ones, so many of you earnestly try to be good servants of Me, and good lovers of humanity. You groom yourselves day and night for this purpose, by means of meditation, prayer, practices of all kinds. For these efforts I thank you, for they have opened the door to My greater functionality upon the planet.

However, I would like to give you a perspective which is supreme -- a balanced perspective.

Love is beyond state. Yes indeed. There are times when one must love even to the detriment of one's "state" (so it would seem, anyway). There are times when one must work oneself to the point of exhaustion for the sake of love. And there are times when one must get involved in things that seem less than clean, less than spiritual, in order to help the humanity. One must jump into the mud in order to rescue those who are drowning in it. One must jump into the ocean of ignorance, attachment, strange ideas and views, spiritual falsities, in order to save people from these things. This is not to say that one should not maintain one's spiritual perspective, one's knowing of the truth, one's connection to God. It would be very unwise not to do so. But one MUST NOT protect these things vigilantly, to the detriment of one's brothers and sisters.

My friends, out of love God becomes man, and takes on the incredible burden of ego, of illusion, of ignorance, in order to save man from these. In the same way, it is important for man to hold the well-being of all ABOVE "spiritual elevation." The kind of spiritual elevation that seems to be in competition with true love and service and help is not true spiritual elevation. Love is the truest spiritual state of man. It is the closest to God, and the closest to Truth.

My lovely ones, this is not to say that one should not take the time necessary to be with me, to rejuvenate in prayer and communion with Me. This is essential -- just as food and friendship and air are essential -- to the human soul.

One must have a balanced and wide view of these things. Sometimes, when one is performing a task for the sake of love, and one begins to feel weary, tired, one's mind may even feel less spiritualized and illuminated due to the tiredness that one feels. In that case, there are two ways that people might tend to choose. One person may heroically work on until falling over in need of rest. Another person may stop immediately in order to rejuvenate, reconnect to God, etc. Either of these choices may be appropriate, but most likely something more balanced is appropriate. People should not feel as if their spirituality is so frail that they are not able to persist in a task, or in the great task of world salvation, to the extent that is truly needed. And also, one must maintain one's connection to God, one's spiritual/emotional health. Therefore, it is wise to take a moment, an hour, a day, or even more, to rejuvenate in My arms when necessary.

As I said, there are times when it would be wise to work until you fall over, for if you fall I will catch you. And, truth be told, I am with you always. When you see the truth, you will know that I am always with you, even AS you are working yourself to the bone. So, I do not want to take away from the value of being willing to fall over in your efforts to serve, to save, etc.

At the same time, there are times when it is absolutely necessary and/or appropriate to take very regular breaks to be with Me. There are times when the super-abundance that this would create is what is absolutely needed (for example, when a person needs a type of healing from you, which would take a super-abundance of energy). And also, there are times when a very HIGH refinement in one's way of thinking is also absolutely needed for the task. People of the absolute HIGHEST enlightenment may be able to maintain such a rarity and illumination of thought in any state, but most of My servants cannot. Therefore, there are times when it is appropriate to take regular breaks with Me, long before you are anywhere near the point of falling down.

You must evaluate these things with this question: What does love require? What does this person, this world, this group require? My beloveds, feel through things with this question in your hearts, and turn to Me continually for guidance, for the answer to this question, and you will find the right way to go in each specific case.