Day 35
II. The Shift in Perception
1 Healing must occur in exact proportion to which the valuelessness of sickness is recognized. One need but say, “There is no gain at all to me in this” and he is healed. But to say this, one first must recognize certain facts. First, it is obvious that decisions are of the mind, not of the body. If sickness is but a faulty problem-solving approach, it is a decision. And if it is a decision, it is the mind and not the body that makes it. The resistance to recognizing this is enormous, because the existence of the world as you perceive it depends on the body being the decision-maker. Terms like “instincts,” “reflexes” and the like represent attempts to endow the body with non-mental motivators. Actually, such terms merely state or describe the problem. They do not answer it.
Letting go of the body and the world as the cause of sickness seems to be a slow process for me. I think I have this down and then I notice I am backing away from someone who seems sick. Don’t want to catch that. I work outside and the mosquitoes are really bad right now. I worry about getting West Nile Virus. Even though I am learning differently, I obviously don’t really believe that the mind is the source of all sickness.
I don’t catch diseases, nor are they the result of my DNA, Rather germs, and DNA are the result of a decision made in the mind, not by Myron, but by the mind as a whole. As Myron, I notice the effects of this decision, realize it doesn’t make sense and choose to let go of my belief in it. This is my part in the healing of the mind.
I have begun the process of proving to myself that Jesus is right, and that sickness is a result of decisions in the mind. Most of my life I have suffered from allergies. Here in the south if you have environmental allergies it can be an ongoing problem lasting all year long. I used to take allergy medicine every day of my life.
One day I changed my mind. I decided I wanted this to be healed. I didn’t know how that could happen but it was what I wanted. I had enough faith in what Jesus says to accept that I must be responsible for the problem, and therefore, I could change my mind. It was a moment of total acceptance. Things began to fall into place to facilitate this healing in a way I could accept. I have not had allergies since, and that was about 12 years ago.
As my desire to awaken grows, I become more and more willing to accept responsibility for everything in my life knowing it is all a decision I have made, either on the level of our combined mind, or at the level of the Myron personality.
I know this is true because I am experiencing the change that occurs in the world (including the body) when I change my mind. And yet, the idea of the body being the cause or the unwilling recipient of sickness, suffering, and death is a stubborn belief. I am willing to change my mind, and I ask that my willingness be supported by the strength of the Holy Spirit.
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