Have you really considered how many opportunities you have had to gladden yourself, and how many of them you have refused? There is no limit to the power of a Son of God, but he can limit the expression of his power as much as he chooses. Your mind and mine can unite in shining your ego away, releasing the strength of God into everything you think and do. Do not settle for anything less than this, and refuse to accept anything but this as your goal. Watch your mind carefully for any beliefs that hinder its [releasing the strength of God into everything you think and do] accomplishment, and step away from [these beliefs]. Judge how well you have done this by your own feelings, for this is the one right use of judgment. Judgment, like any other defense, can be used to attack or protect; to hurt or to heal. The ego should be brought to judgment and found wanting there. Without your own allegiance, protection and love, the ego cannot exist. Let it be judged truly and you must [inevitably] withdraw allegiance, protection and love from [the ego].
You are a mirror of truth, in which God Himself shines in perfect light. To the ego’s dark glass you need but say, “I will not look there because I know these images are not true.” Then let the Holy One shine on you in peace, knowing that this and only this must be. His Mind shone on you in your creation and brought your mind into being. His Mind still shines on you and must shine through you. Your ego cannot prevent Him from shining on you, but it can prevent you from letting Him shine through you. (A Course in Miracles, T-4.IV.8-9. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
The ego has no strength of its own. It depends entirely on our belief and allegiance to it for its seeming strength. Without our belief in it, the ego would simply cease to seem to be. We release ourselves to be the Love that created us by withdrawing our belief in the ego.
God has given us a Teacher in our mind Who will show us that the ego has no power, no substance. We need only be willing to offer our perceptions to the Holy Spirit with willingness to have them exchanged for the Holy Spirit’s vision. As we accept the Holy Spirit’s judgment of reality as our own, we accept God’s strength as ours. The ego’s seeming strength diminishes in the Light of God’s strength.
The daily, moment by moment practice of letting the Holy Spirit guide us in all things restores our awareness of the strength of God in us. We allow God’s Love to shine through us. It is the means to transition from the ego’s fear and vulnerability to our true Self’s Love and invulnerability in God.
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