Everything you see is the result of your thoughts. There is no exception to this fact. Thoughts are not big or little; powerful or weak. They are merely true or false. Those that are true create their own likeness. Those that are false make [there own likeness].
Besides your recognizing that thoughts are never idle, salvation requires that you also recognize that every thought you have brings either peace or war; either love or fear. A neutral result is impossible because a neutral thought is impossible. There is such a temptation to dismiss fear thoughts as unimportant, trivial and not worth bothering about that it is essential you recognize them all as equally destructive, but equally unreal. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 16, W-pI.16.1:2-7;3:1-3. See also ACIM Lesson 16 Insights.)
Our true thoughts are the thoughts we think with God. They are thoughts of Love, which create extensions of Love. Our false thoughts come from the ego thought system of separation. They make illusionary images that reinforce the seeming reality of separation. Because the ego thought system is the belief in being separate from Love, the ego’s thoughts always foster fear, the absence of Love.
Our true thoughts always extend (create) peace and Love. Any thought that disturbs our perfect peace is a false thought. A sigh, a feeling of impatience, a feeling of unworthiness, a need to defend or even rage are all the effects of a false thought. No matter the intensity of these feelings, they all demonstrate that we are believing in separation and therefore are the effect of false thoughts. They are equally destructive to our awareness of the Love we share with God.
This is why it is important that we pay attention to anything that disturbs our peace. As we practice taking these thoughts to the Holy Spirit and receive His help to learn they are based on a false belief, we are able to release the false thoughts and return to the true thoughts of Love we share with God. It is this practice that will return us to our Home, where we abide in perfect peace, joy and eternal Love.
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