The essence of perfection is to embrace the will of God in all things,
prosperous or adverse. In prosperity, even sinners find it easy to unite
themselves to the divine will; but it takes saints to unite themselves to God’s
will when things go wrong and are painful to self-love. Our conduct in such
instances is the measure of our love of God. St. John of Avila used to say:
“One ‘Blessed be God’ in times of adversity, is worth more than a thousand
acts of gratitude in times of prosperity (St. John Avil. Letters 41.).”
One cannot but submit himself to the will of God. God's will could be observed in the form of instruction as was the case of Jonah, or as an event/ occurrence. In any case, adhering to His will place man in the position where God wants him to be. Christ the son of God showed a typical example even unto death.
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