There is nothing to fear.
The idea for today simply states a fact. ²It is not a fact to those who believe in illusions, but illusions are not facts. ³In truth there is nothing to fear. ⁴It is very easy to recognize this. ⁵But it is very difficult to recognize it for those who want illusions to be true.
The presence of fear is a sure sign that you are trusting in your own strength. ²The awareness that there is nothing to fear shows that somewhere in your mind, though not necessarily in a place you recognize as yet, you have remembered God, and let His strength take the place of your weakness. ³The instant you are willing to do this there is indeed nothing to fear. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 48, W-48.1;3. See also ACIM Lesson 48 Insights.)
Anything that disturbs our peace is some form of fear. It means we are investing our belief in an illusion that harm is possible. Most of the time this threat is not of physical harm, but is about our perceived identity that we feel we must defend. Because the identity we claim in the world is an illusion, it is highly unstable, subject to a change in belief on a whim. Beliefs are changeable. An idea that might change our belief and cause us to think our identity is threatened must be defended against.
We build many structures to defend against change. Habits and rituals help us maintain stability. Family and social groups we identify with also seem to protect our identity. Yet all these mental structures are based on an illusion of what we are. The only thing that is stable and unchangeable is God’s Love, which He gave His Son in His Creation.
Love is our foundation for the certainty and strength we can count on to maintain peace in our mind. Fear is illusion; Love is Reality. The antidote to all fear is the acceptance of God’s gift of all His Love. When we say “God is the strength in which I trust,” we are accepting His gift. We are accepting the stability of God’s changelessness. We are accepting our true Self.
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