The Way Of The Spiritual Leader - 117 Chapter 1. The Way Of Being A Minister Section 4. The Responsibility And Attitude Of A Minister
6. The Attitude That A Minister Must Have ② You Must Go Forth with Faith - 1
The place where faith comes from is ideals. This ideal is not just an individual ideal, but a world-centered ideal that can make comprehensive connections, and an ideal with step-by-step systematic content. It is from this type of thought-based ideal that faith arises. That is why someone who claims to have a ideal or a doctrine, must also have faith, You must have a faith that no one else has. (40-229)
It is the same for us who have taken up the new Unification ideal and Unification thought. You must be filled with a strong and resolute faith in the new cosmic view, life view and lifestyle view centered on Unification thought as Unification members, and be able to say, "This is the best. If not this, then nothing at all." This is the problem.
You must first have ideological knowledge, and then a faith that it will work, If your thoughts and faith are not influenced by it, then it cannot become yours and can easily be taken away by someone else. But the foundation that I have realized and strengthened, and the ground which has roots that have been firmly planted, cannot be taken away short of the application of a strength and faith that is greater than them. (19-39)
You must have that confidence in many subjects and areas. First, faith must come first, faith! You must have tried many things and have faith to be able to say, "What I am doing is without any doubt." If you are someone with ability who can take on and process many difficult situations, you can adapt and develop in any place. Training may seem like a loss, but you have to know that it's the origin of a wealth that decides what you own later on. Don't you think so? "Yes."
The teacher thinks that we should train you on a one-meal basis for about four years. "I can live with a meal. If you start living with the belief that you will live for ten years, not four years, you won't die even if you eat a meal. (65-307)
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