When I remember God, I feel lethargic and when I forget God, I feel responsible. How to deal with this problem?

[Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: Pādanamaskāraṃ Swāmi, Before learning Your Divine knowledge, I used to work hard in academics believing that my effort is the only way to achieve results. But You said in a divine discourse, "You can make full efforts, but, believe that God alone is the sole authority in giving the fruit". After realising this fact, I lost the motivation to put 100% effort in my studies. When I remember the omnipotence of God, I feel lethargic to put a single effort. When I forget about God, then I feel responsible about my future and eventually study out of tension. But being a spiritual aspirant, we should not forget God at any moment. How do I deal with this problem? Kindly enlighten me. -At Your Divine Lotus Feet, Laxmi Thrylokya]

Swāmi Replied: I reminded about God as the giver of fruits of our deeds only to impress on you about the fact that the fruits of the deeds of any soul are finally in the hands of God only. This is 100% fact. But, God gives those fruits as per the rational constitution written by Himself only. I never told that God will give the fruits as per His liking in an irrational way of madness like a foolish king. Sometimes you put lot of effort, but still you don’t get the proper fruit. Then you are becoming upset. In that situation only My statement helps you in realising that the fruit is not linked to your deed, but it is linked to the decision of God. As per His constitution, the fruits are linked to deeds only. But, sometimes the fruit is stopped due to certain fruits of sins as per the constitutional direction of God only. In such case, on knowing this fact, you will lose the tension and you will not be upset. In such case, you will pray God and then you will find some adjustment by the Divine Will. In this way, the knowledge given by Me is only for your help. Did I say that you should neglect your efforts believing that fruit is linked to God? Then also I advised you to put full efforts to get the fruit because your efforts may be in the general line of deed getting its fruit. Only in certain special cases of occasions, the fruit is not linked to the deed. When you fall in such special line, you must know the whole background and pray God so that some adjustment by God will be done without disturbing the general Divine administration. Knowledge is only for your help and not to harm you by making you lazy in not putting your sincere efforts in the daily routine works.

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