In another topic a long time ago, I have described about taking Oaths and under which circumstances Oaths should better take place; especially in circumstances where they must be done. In our society, we have these kinds of oaths and promises.
A promise in general relies mostly on your own personality, than an oath which is based on being sworn on something external. Of course, human beings take both lightly, thinking that neither matter in the present day and era. The reality however is that Oaths given in front of the Gods, from an astral standpoint, and from an immaterial standpoint, are literally you standing in from of the Deity and making a declaration.
This message here however will explain more about your promises to the Gods. A promise looks more like "Please do X for me, and I will do X for you, Father Satan, but help me on this topic", or simply when you are in deep prayer and you request their help, and it arrives. Oftentimes, one might not offer a thing, yet at other times, one might say something that they want to do in order to help things the Gods love, or for the JoS, or the common good.
Certain of us and especially as we advance, when we really start to comprehend the Gods, we understand that giving back or upholding promises is actually a very normal and very healthy way to exist, as it creates positive relationships based on progress and trust. These also progress us as individuals. We know this is how this beautiful path works.
And actually, we very much enjoy the opportunity to try to uphold these manners, as they give meaning to life and everyone here who does that and has felt the positive feedback from the Gods, they can understand how beautiful and irreplaceable this unimaginable reward really is. Yet, to understand this, it can take some time.
Further, there is also the situation where the Gods can literally watch over you, help you, or literally even save your life. You will KNOW it was something that intervened if this happens, especially in the face of impossible odds. In that case, one must have the reason to give back for what they have been given. I know I have been MANY times in this category. Yet that is another topic, it was important to mention that.
Many people in our family keep telling me, especially in dire cases, that they request help from the Gods, oftentimes telling them they will do certain things in exchange of that help. The Gods tend to always help people [they do their own end] and then it's up to the human being to do something in return.
Due to the weak memory of human beings and many rationalizing mechanisms, people don't really understand that these promises are as real as anything else and that they must be upheld. It also shows a good quality of a human being to follow with these promises, and these in the eyes of the Gods does build a relation of trust, which over time, is the basis of proceeding in building a soul the Gods want to work with, guide and help more readily.
The above is nothing new in existence as the very same reality of promises given. If you follow up, it's for your own good and to the good of your relationship to the Gods. If you don't follow up, you aren't building this trust. Further, the Gods don't "need" things from us, but they "need" from us to become good and properly grown human beings, which start representing better qualities in ourselves.
Years ago there was on Zevism girl that used to mail me, and used to tell me she wanted to get on an Ivy League university. The chances of this happening were extremely low, but the opportunity presented itself and then they did a Ritual to a God telling them they will do certain things in exchange to get into the Ivy League in the face of rather impossible circumstances. Eventually through a series of "weird" events, this happened, and they made it in.
They explicitly told me, boastfully too, what they "would do" if this was done back then, yet this didn't really sound like much but excitement at the time. More like a despairing call if anything.
Regardless, they knew the almost impossible event needed the hand of another being to happen, and it did happen. Yet when this happened arrogance and the feeling that "they did it" or that it happened "coincidentally" kicked in. Long story short that's a cover for laziness, ungreatfulness, and being foolish in life. Both of which are parallel to Satanism's only sin, which is stupidity.
Next thing that happened was that this person who was lukewarm and faithless to begin with, started to arrogantly believe that this was "them", or tried to say that it would happen "anyway" and other nonsense, which people know in themselves are lies but might insist on saying this in the attempt to not do something for those who do something for them.
I kept asking back then if they ever planned to do anything they said they would do, you know, just because for a token of appreciation. Normal things. I was always confronted with another excuse ranging from the weather to anything under the sun.
Eventually they did nothing. If I recall they then also left Satanism, to move forward in the life they considered that they "themselves" created.
If you expect that I write about some sort of punishment about the above from the Gods you are wrong. Our Gods in general only punish where it fits. They don't punish stupidity.
The above is utter stupidity, because in itself, this behavior is what causes issues of trust between one's self and the Gods, let alone does bad to one's future in general. This bad in itself is enough, and punishment is not the point I am trying to make here.
For example, if one had forward thinking, they would understand, that as they needed the Demonic Assistance in that circumstance now, they might need them again in the future.
Needless to say it should be obvious as to how the Gods might keep a person in the lower ranks of a hierarchy of care when they constantly behave in this manner. While the Gods can certainly grant help and miracles, the situation is, the most important level to be in, is on a level where you are loved and trusted by them. That's more important than any favor.
The analogy here is that one might be pleading for help from a billionaire, and then at one point they might get a loan. The loan will solve problems. But that doesn't mean you have built to where you are a head of bankers and have a masterful knowledge of wealth or anything like that.
Clearly, one of the way to proceed in the ranks higher is to actually pay a debt or a few, to gain understanding and then a pathway to a better position by getting positive attention to rise higher.
When you ask things from the Gods and you get them, and you know you must give something back, it's better that you should. As you advance there will be times you get certain things in this path without even really 'asking' for anything. Further, you will understand that certain things you might have asked also could have been bad or simply unfitting [this awareness will come as you seriously evolve] and you will find that the Gods have directed you to a higher understanding than what you have done.
All of the above matters, and the situation is to uphold promises one makes, so that one rises higher in the eyes of the Gods as much as one can.
By keeping our promises we only have very positive things to expect, we foster our relationship to the Gods, and we become higher in how we also see ourselves. That gratification is irreplaceable and builds a powerful self, upon which the Gods can build a better human being out of us all.
-High Priest Zevios Metathronos