III. The Decision for Guiltlessness, P 15
15 Seek not to appraise the worth of God’s Son whom He created holy, for to do so is to evaluate his Father and judge against Him. And you will feel guilty for this imagined crime, which no one in this world or Heaven could possibly commit. The Holy Spirit teaches only that the “sin” of self-replacement on the throne of God is not a source of guilt. What cannot happen can have no effects to fear. Be quiet in your faith in Him Who loves you, and would lead you out of insanity. Madness may be your choice, but not your reality. Never forget the Love of God, Who has remembered you. For it is quite impossible that He could ever let His Son drop from the loving Mind wherein he was created, and where his abode was fixed in perfect peace forever.
Journal
I experienced a grievance this weekend and since that hasn’t happened for awhile now it was especially uncomfortable. This paragraph explains why it felt bad. A grievance against someone is a grievance against God. I evaluated this young woman and judged against her and in so doing I was judging against her Creator.
“Gosh, God, You didn’t do a very good job with this one. Better luck next time. Check out my list of judgments so that you will know what needs correction in your next attempt.” Jeez. No, I didn’t say this, or even think it to myself. I hid it from myself, and I pretended nothing happened but it did. Whether I used these words or not, this is what a judgment against a creation of God means. No wonder we struggle under the burden of perceived guilt.
Fortunately, Jesus gave us these nifty lessons to help us undo this kind of thinking. The next day the perfect lesson came up for me to use. Imagine that! You would think that everything is in my own best interests and that my life is not at random. Maybe even that it is perfectly planned by One Who knows exactly what I need.
Here is the good news. “The Holy Spirit teaches only that the “sin” of self-replacement on the throne of God is not a source of guilt.” I am assured that I am not guilty for this lapse into ego thinking. I am not guilty for deciding on my own what God’s creation means. And the reason I am not guilty is that nothing happened in reality, only in the illusory world. “What cannot happen can have no effects to fear.”
So I can relax. I can rest in God knowing that I am innocent, as is this young woman. We are innocent because that is the way we were created. I can feel guilty if that is my choice. I can even believe that guilt is real and that judgment is justified, but I can’t make it true. There is nothing I can imagine doing or believing that would remove me from the Mind of God.
Thank you, God. I love You, God.
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