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We Have the Power to Choose

…you cannot make decisions by yourself. ⁴The only question really is with what you choose to make them.

Your day is not at random. ²It is set by what you choose to live it with, and how the friend whose counsel you have sought perceives your happiness. ³You always ask advice before you can decide on anything.

²For you and your adviser must agree on what you want before it can occur. ³It is but this agreement that permits all things to happen. ⁴Nothing can be caused without some form of union, be it with a dream of judgment or the Voice for God. ⁵Decisions cause results _because_ they are not made in isolation.

It needs but two [you and the Voice for God] who would have happiness this day to promise it to all the world. ²It needs but two to understand that they cannot decide alone, to guarantee the joy they asked for will be wholly shared. …⁵These two are joined before there can be a decision. ⁶Let this be the one reminder that you keep in mind, and you will have the day you want, and give it to the world by having it yourself. ⁷Your judgment has been lifted from the world by your decision for a happy day. ⁸And as you have received, so must you give. (A Course in Miracles, T-30.I.14:3-4;15:1-3;16:2-5;17:1-2,5-8. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)

We always have the power to choose. The world we experience as a body is the effect of the choice to follow the ego as our advisor and decision maker. But we are always free to choose the Holy Spirit as our advisor instead. The effect of this choice is profound.

When we choose the ego as our advisor, we experience a world of conflict, lack of Love, guilt and fear. When we choose the Holy Spirit as our advisor, we experience the joy, peace and Love God has given us. The choice comes down to whether we want to accept God’s gift or not.

Today we choose to be vigilant for God and His Kingdom of Love. The first step is to welcome the peace of God that is within us. In any moment we can step back from our thoughts about the world and let peace return to our mind. In that peace, we welcome the Holy Spirit as our Advisor. We let Him be our Interpreter of every perception. He will show us the eternal Love beyond the appearances of the world.

We will learn that this Advisor always has our best interests in mind. The depth of our happiness increases. We see the value of choosing the Holy Spirit as our Guide in all our decision making.

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