So Said The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 152
CERTAINTY AND PATIENCE You should remember that a man can never benefit from the prayer (supplication) unless he is extremely patient and prays constantly and with steadfastnese. He should never think that may be God does not listen to the prayer or He might not listen to his prayer. He should take Him to be the Possessor of all powers and having the Will to do whatever He likes. He should have certainty and patience for his prayers. A time would come when God would listen to his prayers and answer him. Those who adopt this method are never deprived and they definitely achieve the desired success. God's powers are limitless. It is His law that completion and perfection in human affairs be linked with long patience and He does not alter this law of His. He who wishes the law to be changed, displays impertinence. Moreover this also should be remembered that there are some people who show impatience and want the things to be done like a juggler- in a jiffy. He who is impatient can do no harm to God; he him- self will be the loser. Let him be patient and see what happens. I do not believe the false and fabricated stories that such and such Faqir (a religious mandicant) did such and such things by just belowing on them (in the winking of an eye). This is against the Practice of God and the Holy Quran is opposed to it. Such a thing can never happen. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 205) TRIALS AND PIETY There are some people who live beastly lives. When God catches them, He does so to cause them to die. But that is not how God deals with the Believers. When they pass through difficulties, they find that their ultimate end is good. In 152