Miracles News
January-March, 2025
Everything I Need Resides Within Me Now
I am grateful for ACIM teachings and to be actively applying the lessons in my life. The Truth, that everything I need resides within me, which is offered in ACIM, continues to transform my life as my Christ Consciousness continues to expand. I have experienced more happiness and peace than I could ever have imagined as I continue to turn within to experience my spiritual birthright versus look to the outside world for peace and happiness.
Lesson 101 states, “God’s Will for me is perfect happiness.” Lesson 102 states, “I share God’s Will for happiness for me.”
This lesson is crucial because it requires me to accept my birthright. Just because something is given, offered to us, doesn’t mean we always accept it. Lesson 104 states, “I seek but what belongs to me in truth.” It goes on to state, “His are the gifts that are within us now, for they are timeless. And we need not wait to have them. They belong to us today.” (W-104.2.4-6) How freeing and refreshing this Truth is for me!
Seeking outside of myself for happiness and peace creates suffering for me. It is an awesome freedom to know that nothing outside of me needs to be a certain way for me to be happy and at peace. Knowing I have a choice to choose freedom, that I hold the key to the psychological prison that I sometimes put myself in has been life changing. Not only does this knowledge to choose freedom free me from suffering, it frees all Beloveds.
When I choose my freedom, I am releasing all Beloveds from any blame my ego would have me cast upon them. No one else is responsible for my feelings but me. Today I understand that feelings flow from the perspective, the thoughts and beliefs that I am holding consciously and subconsciously. From an empowered perspective that I am a powerful creator choosing to align with the Christ Consciousness/God that resides within me, “I seek but what belongs to me in truth, And joy and peace are my inheritance.” >(W-104.3.3)
There was a period of my life when I lived with a level of anxiety and worry that I thought was normal, that there was no way to escape it. I saw other people that I respected living with this same anxiety and worry, which continued to normalize living in this state of stress.
Yes, I felt good, happy and excited a lot but there always seemed to be “something” to be stressed about, worrying whether the proverbial “it” would happen or not happen.
Obsessing over the thought will it rain today or not, as we have an outdoor activity planned, could cause so much stress. This baffles me today. Will we get there on time or not? So great was my fear/worry of being late that I would leave excessively early for events. If I happened to be late, which was hardly ever in my life, I felt ashamed. While it is my intention to be on time for events, I no longer fear or fret about being late.
Today I trust in divine timing. I know that all is in divine right order even if I am late or someone else is late. This perspective has allowed me to release the habit of judgment towards myself and others. No more suffering!
As I write this article now, our country is in the process of choosing a new president. The election is at hand. While I am trusting and knowing only the highest and best is unfolding for our country, I am very aware a lot of people are in fear of the policies that will or will not be enacted depending on the president chosen.
Again, I find myself grateful for ACIM teachings as I can apply them to all experiences, such as this election. With wisdom and discernment, turning within for guidance, I will cast my vote. I will then let go of the outcome. I choose to keep my peace and not worry, regardless of who wins the election, for I know that my energy matters.
When I am peaceful and happy, I show up as the best version of myself. I am called to be the Light of the world, no matter who is president. Today I understand that I am to see all Beloveds as God would see them; seeing them through the lens of Spirit, I see them, as myself, knowing we are all innocent.
We are all doing the best we can with the consciousness we have at this very moment. We are all part of the Oneness. Paraphrasing a favorite Ram Dass quote, “We are truly here to walk one another home.”
In conclusion, regardless of who becomes our next president, no matter the weather, what time I arrive at an event, it matters not the circumstance, I will apply Lesson 124, “Let me remember I am one with God.” This lesson goes on to state, “Today we will again give thanks for our Identity in God. Our home is safe, protection guaranteed in all we do, power and strength available to us in all our undertakings. We can fail in nothing.” (W-124.1.1-3)
“Today we will not doubt His Love for us, not question His protection and His care. No meaningless anxieties can come between our faith and our awareness of His Presence. We are one with Him today in recognition and remembrance. We feel Him in our hearts. Our minds contain His Thoughts; our eyes behold His loveliness in all we look upon. Today we see only the loving and the lovable.” (W-124.4.1-6)
Rev. Melissa Arterberry, MSW, RScP is a Pathways of Light Spiritual Counselor student living in Cape Coral, FL. Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Phone: 317-600-7283
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