Daily Inspiration

Claiming Our Real Life in God’s Love

Why would you not be overjoyed to be assured that all the evil that you think you did was never done, that all your sins are nothing, that you are as pure and holy as you were created, and that light and joy and peace abide in you? ²Your image of yourself cannot withstand the Will of God. ³You think that [the Will of God] is death, but it is life. ⁴You think you are destroyed, but you are saved.

The self you made is not the Son of God. ²Therefore, this self does not exist at all. ³And anything it seems to do and think means nothing. ⁴It is neither bad nor good. ⁵It is unreal, and nothing more than that.

Your sinlessness is guaranteed by God. ²Over and over this must be repeated, until it is accepted. ³It is true. ⁴Your sinlessness is guaranteed by God. ⁵Nothing can touch it, or change what God created as eternal. ⁶The self you made, evil and full of sin, is meaningless. ⁷Your sinlessness is guaranteed by God, and light and joy and peace abide in you.

If a situation arises that seems to be disturbing, quickly dispel the illusion of fear by repeating these thoughts again. ²Should you be tempted to become angry with someone, tell him silently:
³Light and joy and peace abide in you.
⁴Your sinlessness is guaranteed by God. (A Course in Miracles, W-93.4:1–5:5;6;11:1-4. See also ACIM Lesson 93 Insights.)

Our real Life is the Life we live in the Love of God. Because only God’s Love is real, we have no other life.

While we identify with the ego, we believe that we have another life. But this life could never be real because the ego denies the Source of Life. We need to change our mind, our belief, about what we are. This lesson is offering us a message we can tell ourselves to remind us that we live eternally in the Light, Love, joy and peace of God.

When our peace is disturbed, when we feel threatened, angry or guilty, we need to remind ourselves about the truth that is in us and that everyone is. This practice helps us let go of our mistaken identification with the ego and its false ideas about reality. The ego is nothing but false beliefs. It cannot threaten the truth in us because it is not real. Its images of limitation and loss only seem real while we believe in the false identity the ego offers. The more we remind ourselves and accept the Truth that lives in us, the less the ego influences our experience.

When we accept that Light and joy and peace abide in us, we remember Who we are. We know we are safe. We know we are complete and one with All in God’s Love. We accept the Life that God wills for us.

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