VIII. The Problem and the Answer, P 2
2 The Bible tells you to become as little children. Little children recognize that they do not understand what they perceive, and so they ask what it means. Do not make the mistake of believing that you understand what you perceive, for its meaning is lost to you. Yet the Holy Spirit has saved its meaning for you, and if you will let Him interpret it, He will restore to you what you have thrown away. Yet while you think you know its meaning, you will see no need to ask it of Him.
Journal
As part of yesterday’s practice, I became willing to see everything in my life as perfect. The ego mind did not appreciate that decision and argued vigorously against it at times. When something happened that seemed not to be perfect, I stopped and asked Jesus to show me the perfection. Instead of saying that this could not be perfect, I asked how this is perfect. It made all the difference.
What a happy day it was! I decided that I must be what God created and so I must be happy and at peace. I decided that I would act as if that is the truth for me regardless of the ego objections. And when it seemed that ego thinking was intruding on my decision for God, I reminded myself that this was not my choice. I decided for joy and I decided for peace. In so doing, I decided to disregard appearances and disregard ego.
I realize that I had become as a little child yesterday awaiting wise counsel rather than deciding for myself based on false meaning. My reward yesterday was to have restored to me what I daily throw away, joy, love, and peace. What is the little ego self compared to this? I wanted to yell from the rooftops; “We are forever Your Effect, and You forever and forever are our Cause. As You created us we have remained. Where You established us we still abide.”
I want to tell everyone that we can be happy and at peace now! We don’t have to wait for anything to change, but the changeless belongs to us, is us. All we need to do is stop deciding for ourselves what everything means. Instead, we need only set aside what it appears to mean and open the mind to the truth, which will be readily revealed to us because it is ours to have.
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