Hand Yourself Over to God!-  J P Vaswani

"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him", said Voltaire. The question arises: what sort of a God do we want? The vast majority of men and women want God who is a sort of a storekeeper ready to supply them all those things for which they send in requisition –– the wealth of the world, its pleasures and power.

So long as God gives them what they want, God is good, God is loving, God is wise, and there is none like unto Him. But the moment He refuses to oblige, He becomes a cruel God, unjust and unkind. His very existence is denied.

The God of the majority of us is a "servant", God ready to do our bidding, eager to satisfy our cravings and caprices the moment they arise.

In plain words, we do not want God’s Will to be done. What we desire is that our will should be done. And the more I succeed in the doing of my will, the more restless do I grow, the more unhappy and miserable. It is only God’s Will that can restore harmony and order. Until I learn to submit to the Will of God, even if I reach out to the moon and conquer the stars, I shall but continue to wander from restlessness to restlessness.

© `East and West Series’ (April, 2002) published by East and West Series, 10 Sadhu Vaswani Path, Pune 411 001. Reprinted with permission.

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