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0:00 The Law of Wave-like Alternation, or the Inconstancy of Human Nature 22:06 God wants man to choose Him completely freely ... God wants man to choose Him completely freely, so that man, even finding himself without tangible signs of God's presence, without obvious experiences of grace, would still remain with Him, trying to do at least something, and the value of such fidelity to His God, supported only by the free choice of the person himself, is very great. It is much higher than if a person, flying on the wings of grace, constantly prayed, served, humbled himself and loved. All these are God's gifts, evidence of His love for us, but man is very inclined to attribute them to himself, considering them to be his qualities. And only periods of decline in his life can show how much he himself loves God, how much he can remain faithful to Him without experiencing any obvious consolations, joys and pleasures of life with Him.