An Ingredient in the Soul
In a message received by James Padgett on November 10, 1916, Jesus wrote:
And as water may become colored by an ingredient foreign to itself, and which changes not only its appearance but its qualities, so this Divine Love changes the appearance and qualities of the soul, and this change of qualities continues ever thereafter.
Early one morning as I began my prayers, I felt the influence of a spirit helper from the Celestial heaven, and words began to flow that were not my own; I felt that the words were given to assist me to pray for a new inflowing of the Divine Love.
“Try the experiment, Joseph; I know that you do try, but try and then try and never cease trying. Love will come to you and with it faith, and then knowledge and then ownership.”
I knew these words well; these are words given to Padgett nearly 100 years ago. The words were given to James by the great wise man of old, Solomon of the Old Testament of the Bible. Yet I felt that Solomon or James or some other spirit in the room with me on that particular morning gave these words in the form of a personal message in order to remind me and encourage me to continue in prayers for the inflowing of the Divine Love.
But something happened next that I feel led to share with my readers. After this brief experience related above, a new series of thoughts and words came to me that I recognized were not my own. As best as I am able to recall the words, I now share them with you.
“Water is pure and given to help nourish your body. But water in its pure state is often changed by the addition of an ingredient foreign to itself. The water may change color, but it may also be changed in quality until the water is no longer helpful to the physical body, but harmful, and in some instances, deadly.
“The soul is pure and innocent when it incarnates into a human body forming within the mother’s womb. In its life prior to birth in human flesh the soul is without blemish or defect. It is perfect. However, this pure and undefiled soul immediately starts to absorb ingredients foreign to itself from the mother’s soul, some good, but many that are detrimental to its intended growth in the womb. The little innocent and pure soul becomes changed in qualities by these ingredients received direct from the mother’s soul.
“What you are doing now, Joseph, in your prayers for the Divine Love, is that you are engaged in a process that is designed to place another and different ingredient into your soul. This ingredient is direct from the soul of your Heavenly Parent. This ingredient we call the Divine Love. It is the real substance of the Love Nature of your Father’s great soul. If you will be constant in your prayers and not grow weak, but persevere, this substance of your Heavenly Father’s soul, will transform your soul. You will become not only the perfect man that you were intended to be, the image of God, but more than this, you will become a new human having divine substance; you will become a divine angel.
“You must not blame or fault your mother for giving your soul foreign ingredients that defiled it and made it alien from God; she was ignorant of what she was doing and what was actually happening to your little soul growing within her womb. Her soul experienced the same thing in her mother’s womb, and her own mother the same, and on down through the centuries with other mothers and their children.
“Today you and many other people are stopping this degenerative process. By earnestly desiring help from your Heavenly parent, you are feeling an ingredient within your soul reversing the damage in your soul, and you are feeling lighter, happier and more at peace. Yet, something more than this is taking shape. Your soul is becoming something different; it is in the process of being transformed.”
Well, to the best of my ability I have tried to remember and record the words that I received before I began my prayers. To say the least, the experience that followed, of actually praying the prayer perfect (the prayer that Jesus gave to James Padgett), my soul soared with enthusiasm. My soul sang “Alleluia and Amen!”
Yes, I tried the experiment and I do try it again and again and I have found that the experiment works. Prayer works. Sincere longings and aspirations really do bring results. Yes, I admit that it is hard work, for it requires time and effort. It is energetic work. It must be a day by day choice … It is a decision and an act of our human will.
Love is waiting and it never comes to anyone on its own initiative.
Love, the Divine Love depends completely on the willing and enthusiastic invitation initiated by me (or you).
Love, the Divine Love is waiting for each and all of us. And it is only we ourselves who can prevent the ingredient of our Heavenly Father’s soul from changing our soul into a divine child.