ACIM T-7.VI From Vigilance to Peace – 3

March 25, 2014

We have divided our allegiance between two realms, or more correctly, thought systems.  And therefore, we are totally committed to neither.  Is it any wonder we are conflicted and confused?  One of those realms is the Realm of God, or the Mind of God, and that is never in question except by us when we are thinking insanely.  What we are is not established by our perception and cannot be influenced by perception at all.  We are the Holy Creation of God, extending from the Mind of God and One with God.  We are Divine co-creators with God, One with God and all Creation.  This is who we really are.  Our perceived problems in the identification of who we think we are at any level are not problems of fact.  They are problems of understanding and the belief that we are something less than who and what we really are.  There are no problems outside our mind.  The root of any problem we perceive in this world is a problem in the thought system we have chosen allegiance to.

If we are totally committed to our higher thought system, the Mind of God, we are in full awareness of who we really are and dwell in peace, love, and joy, sharing and extending that which we are to all.  But when we choose to align our thoughts with the lower thought system, we separate our mind from the awareness of who we really are, for we cannot be committed to both at once.  This causes conflict in our world and so blocks the awareness of who we really are from us.  The root of all problems we perceive in our lives is simply what thought system we are allegiant to at the moment.  Who and what we believe we are at any given moment determines the thought system we are committed to at that moment. And we are capable of swinging widely from one to another at any moment.  Spirit asks us to be vigilant for where our belief of who we are stands at any moment.  Are we feeling conflicted?  Are we feeling peace, love, or joy?  The answer tells us where our allegiance lies at that moment.  Our feelings tell us when we need to stop a moment and ask Spirit to help us see differently, and ask Spirit to remind us of our Divine nature.

God’s will for us is happiness.  God’s will is for us to extend peace, love, and joy.  This is our natural state of being.  Nothing can take this away from us except us when we lose sight of who we really are.  Returning to that awareness is a simple choice to let go of our allegiance to misperception about who we are and allowing Spirit to guide our thoughts back to the Mind of God, where we are at home.  There is much joy to be felt when we join in the awareness of our Divinity.  We take the world we perceive in separation much too seriously. The Realm of God is filled with love.  It is filled with joy.  And it is filled with infinite peace.  After all, it is our real home.  Are we treading with heavy feet?  It’s a sign to stop and turn to Spirit.  See the block to the awareness of who we really are fade to nothing, for it was never really there except in our mind.  Rejoice as Spirit raises the awareness of the truth about who we really are in our minds and brings joy to our hearts and minds. This is who we really are.  Believe it and know it!