January 7, 2014
In the previous section we learned the first lesson Spirit would have us begin with: “To have, give all to all.” This may seem insane or at least conflicted since we are using a thought system based on the idea of separation rather than Oneness. It certainly raises conflict in our minds since we usually think we need to get to have. Much of our lives up to this point have been rooted in this concept. Spirit is beginning to undo the learning we have taught ourselves over the course of our lives. Spirit asks us to be uncomfortable for a while, since we are being asked to consider conflicting ideas as we move toward a seemingly new thought system. Fear not, Spirit will not lead us wrong.
We return to the fact that we teach what we learn. Whether it is correct or not, we still teach what we learn. Whatever thought system we have chosen to operate by, we must believe it. Otherwise it would make no sense to have adopted it. And we hold allegiance to anything we believe in. Understanding this concept is key to accepting the idea that if we want to change anything we must find a way to be willing to change it. The willingness must come from us. We can choose to be willing. We always have that choice. Spirit needs that choice to be able to work with us in making the change we want to happen.
Once we have chosen to change our way of thinking, living with conflict in our mind is a challenge. It can make us very uncomfortable and we may wonder whether we are insane at times. We are given the next lesson to begin learning and take us another step in our decision to change our thought system. None of us can deny we want to be at peace and live in a state of peace of mind. We may not yet be in a state of being that is peace, but we certainly can begin to have peace of mind, a way of perceiving that is peaceful. As the Course teaches us that we are what we teach, we can have peace by teaching it to learn it. One might ask, “How can we teach what we are learning?” The answer to this is with the guidance of Spirit. Once we make the choice to be willing to change our thought system, we allow Spirit to guide us. The common thread throughout the Course is allowing Sprit to guide the change in our ways of perceiving resulting in the change of our thought system. Spirit guides us step by step from the belief in a lower thought system rooted in the belief we are separate to a higher thought system rooted in the belief we are One with our Source, each other, and all of Creation. In this transformation we return to the awareness of who we really are. We realize we simply lost our awareness of the truth about ourselves. Now, at our choosing, we can return to the awareness of what has always been. It will take time and vigilance to make this choice consistent, for we spent all our lives learning our misperception of who we are. But Sprit guides us.
Take a moment now and begin the journey back to the awareness of who you really are. Choose to have peace by teaching it to learn it. Allow Spirit to guide you in the transformation of your thought system. Peace is just a thought away. Let it be your thought right now.
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