There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning unto Me; for it behooveth thee to glory in My name, not in thine own; to put thy trust in Me and not in thyself, since I desire to be loved alone and above all that is.
does this mean that God is a "jealous" God? no, we already know that God loves us, regardless of what we do. instead we have to look at what really is best for us - we have to let go of our own ego and focus on what God wants for us. that's what is meant by loving God alone and first, and letting go of our own ideas and thoughts. an excellent quotation from 'Abdu'l-Bahá:
Whosoever has lost himself, has found the universe and the inhabitants thereof! Whosoever is occupied with himself is wandering in the desert of heedlessness and regret! The master-key of self-mastery is self-forgetfulness. The road to the palace of life is through the path of renunciation.
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