LESSON 73
I will there be light.
Jesus explains to us the difference between the ego’s idle wishes and the will we share with God. Because the ego’s idle wishes are not shared, they have no power. We can use them to make the world as we see it, but it cannot make anything real. Because we believe in what we make with these wishes, it seems real to us, but it is not. It is just an illusion.
“Idle wishes and grievances are partners or co-makers in picturing the world you see.”
Our wishes give rise to this world and the ego’s need for grievances people it with figures that seem to attack and call for “righteous judgment.” When we look at our brothers what we see instead of the beautiful beings they are, are these figures we made to carry out the ego’s wishes. This is why we have to give up grievances if we want to see what is actually there. No matter how beautiful and how loving our brothers are, we will see only enemies until we release all grievances.
On the other hand, the will we share with God has all the power of creation in it because it is shared. While wishes bring us war and suffering just by their very nature, creation brings us love and light, happiness and peace. Because we share the power of creation with God, we can reason that what we create with Him is also in Him. Would God create what would cause Him to suffer? Clearly, He had nothing to do with the world we made.
I talk to and read about people who have reached the light we have been trying for in these lessons. They see the world so differently than we do. I want that, badly. Jesus says that is not Heaven, but the light of Heaven shines on it, and it shines from us. This can only mean that the light of Heaven is in us and can be found there.
“Your picture of the world can only mirror what is within.”
Whatever we see when we look at the world is just a reflection of what we see when we look within. If we see darkness, it is because we hold grievances still. This is not what we want. I have given up nearly all grievances because I don’t want them anymore. It really is that simple. What I no longer want is no longer part of me. This morning it came to me that anything that is not loving is a grievance. It is a grievance against God. It seems I still have some work to do, but I am way ahead of it because I know what I want now.
The following is a clear and firm declaration of freedom and one I accept as my own.
“7 I will succeed today if I remember that I want salvation for myself. I want to accept God’s plan because I share in it. I have no will that can really oppose it, and I do not want to do so. Salvation is for me. Above all else, I want the freedom to remember who I really am. Today it is the ego that stands powerless before my will. My will is free, and nothing can prevail against it.”
Regina’s Tips for this Lesson
Today we cross a threshold. We have stepped into a new level of commitment within ourselves. We are more willing for truth-realization today than we were yesterday.
Now we know that we crave pain and suffering, regardless of whether we experience that as grievances, stress, arrogance, unworthiness, guilt, jealousy, anger, suspiciousness, self-hatred, fear, worry, inertia, or whatever. We also know that we want happiness-love-freedom more than we want suffering. It is the latter realization that has ushered us across the threshold to a deeper commitment.
That’s today’s tip. We are more committed now. This has happened naturally as we have practiced the workbook lessons one day at a time. Today’s deeper commitment is one miracle in a series of miracles that are bringing us home.
My thoughts
I can only agree. I am more committed now than ever before. I want to awaken. I want to be free of the belief in the ego as self. I want to be free of suffering. Above all else, I want the freedom to remember who I am.
NTI 1 Thessalonians Chapter 1
This is a short but powerful chapter that is a perfect follow up to this lesson. It assures us that we are not alone in our commitment to awakening. It begins by telling us this: “In peace, I come to guide you. Through peace, it is I that you shall know.” I said that I am committed to my awakening and, that above all else, I want the freedom to remember who I am. In this chapter He tells us:
“It is through peace that I come into your mind, and so it is through peace that you come to Me there. Welcome Me there in peace, with joy and gratitude. For I come upon you to remind you of That Which you Are.”
I do feel deeply grateful for all the help I am given.
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