⁵God is the strength in which I trust.
…try to slip past all concerns related to your own sense of inadequacy. ²It is obvious that any situation that causes you concern is associated with feelings of inadequacy, for otherwise you would believe that you could deal with the situation successfully. ³It is not by trusting yourself that you will gain confidence. ⁴But the strength of God in you is successful in all things.
The recognition of your own frailty is a necessary step in the correction of your errors, but it is hardly a sufficient one in giving you the confidence which you need, and to which you are entitled. ²You must also gain an awareness that confidence in your real strength is fully justified in every respect and in all circumstances.
…try to reach down into your mind to a place of real safety. ²You will recognize that you have reached it if you feel a sense of deep peace, however briefly. ³Let go all the trivial things that churn and bubble on the surface of your mind, and reach down and below them to the Kingdom of Heaven. ⁴There is a place in you where there is perfect peace. ⁵There is a place in you where nothing is impossible. ⁶There is a place in you where the strength of God abides.
³Remember that peace is your right, because you are giving your trust to the strength of God. (A Course in Miracles, W-47.4:5–7:6;8:3). See also ACIM Lesson 47 Insights.
We have taught ourselves to trust what the body’s senses tell us. We are trusting in the ego’s denial of Love, the only thing that is real in the world. But the ego has no strength of its own, no understanding of Reality and cannot Love. This misplaced reliance on the body and the ego leaves us in a constant state of uncertainty. Nothing in the ego or the body’s perception is stable.
The Love of God is eternal. It never changes. It is the only source of strength. We find peace when we shift our allegiance to the Truth in us, the Love of God. In His Love we are invulnerable. We can be certain of our safety in Love’s changelessness.
As we practice pausing to let our mind settle into the quiet place within where God’s Love dwells eternally, the uncertainty and apprehension we experience in the world fades. Peace replaces conflict. Love replaces fear. The darkness in our mind is dispelled by the Light of Love. Today is a good day to practice.
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