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The Antidote for Feelings of Inadequacy

Today we will try to reach past your own weakness to the Source of real strength.… Close your eyes and begin, as usual, by repeating the idea for the day [God is the strength in which I trust]. Then spend a minute or two in searching for situations in your life which you have invested with fear, dismissing each one by telling yourself:

God is the strength in which I trust.

Now try to slip past all concerns related to your own sense of inadequacy. It 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. It is not by trusting yourself that you will gain confidence. But 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…. You must also gain an awareness that confidence in your real strength is fully justified in every respect and in all circumstances.

There is a place in you where there is perfect peace. There is a place in you where nothing is impossible. There is a place in you where the strength of God abides. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 47, W-pI.47.4:1,3-5;5-6;7:4-6. See also ACIM Lesson 47 Insights.)

Anxiety, sadness, loneliness, guilt and fear are all sure signs that we are trusting in our own strength as an identity separate from God. This is because we are denying the strength of God in us. A sense of inadequacy is an inevitable consequence. Despite our denial, God’s strength is still in us because, in truth, it is impossible to break the eternal unity of God with all His Creation.

The antidote for our feelings of inadequacy begins with acknowledging our own frailty. The next step is to accept the Holy Spirit’s help to connect with the peace of God within. In that peace we will remember God’s strength. We will feel His comfort and certainty. We will remember that we are safe in His changeless Love. We will trust in the strength of God in us.

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