The ego’s plan for salvation centers around holding grievances. It maintains that, if someone else spoke or acted differently, if some external circumstance or event were changed, you would be saved. Thus, the source of salvation is constantly perceived as outside yourself. Each grievance you hold is a declaration, and an assertion in which you believe, that says, “If this were different, I would be saved.” The change of mind necessary for salvation is thus demanded of everyone and everything except yourself.
God’s plan for salvation works simply because, by following His direction, you seek for salvation where it is. But if you are to succeed, as God promises you will, you must be willing to seek there only. Otherwise, your purpose is divided and you will attempt to follow two plans for salvation that are diametrically opposed in all ways. The result can only bring confusion, misery and a deep sense of failure and despair.
Ask [God] very specifically:
What would You have me do?
Where would You have me go?
What would You have me say, and to whom?Give Him full charge of the rest of the practice period, and let Him tell you what needs to be done by you in His plan for your salvation. He will answer in proportion to your willingness to hear His Voice. Refuse not to hear. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 71, W-pI.71.2,5,9:2-8. See also ACIM Lesson 71 Insights.)
What we think will make us happy or safe is what we believe is our salvation. The right house, the right relationship, the right car, job or income, are examples of what we believe is our salvation. These are all external circumstances that serve as substitutes for the change of mind that God’s plan will bring to us.
God’s plan will lead us to the recognition that only Love is real and that by accepting God’s Love we are accepting His joy and His peace. Nothing in the world can bring this to us. But by accepting God’s plan we are inevitably led to the certainty of our safety and happiness, no matter what appearances we perceive in the world. The practice of asking for God’s direction in all things will lead us to our salvation, to our perfect happiness and changeless Love.
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