April 21, 2015
Wakening to redemption is a choice. It is our choice. We either choose to waken to the awareness of who we are or remain in the perceived world of suffering we have dreamed up. To choose to remain in the dream world of suffering is to choose to crucify ourselves. Who would ever want to do such a thing? But we choose to not awaken to the awareness of who we really are by remaining attached to the ideas and thoughts we have made. To align our minds with the egoic thought system is choosing suffering the unawareness of our wholeness, completeness and divine essence. It is denying the truth about who we are.
The freedom to leave behind everything that hurts you and humbles you and frightens you cannot be thrust upon you, but it can be offered you through the grace of the One. And you can accept it by the One’s grace, for the One is gracious to Us, accepting us without question as the One’s Own. ACIM T-11.VI.6.3-4
It is our choice to accept freedom, the freedom of being who we really are. Waking to redemption is waking to the awareness of who we really are and always have been. This wakening is our resurrection.
Our insistence on remaining aligned and attached to our egoic thought system is the single factor that keeps us separated from the awareness of our divine nature. It is actually impossible to be separated from our divine nature. It is also impossible to be aware of our divine nature and aligned with our egoic thought system simultaneously. They are completely incompatible since they each completely contradict the other. This is what is meant by not being able to serve more than one God. We can either align ourselves with truth and reality, or we can align ourselves with illusion and deception. Perceiving ourselves as separate is essentially deceiving ourselves about who we are. It is the ultimate denial of our Self!
Yet, it is easily changed by the miracle of healing our thoughts, the process of healing our minds. All we need do is choose to allow Spirit to guide our choices. Our willingness to do this is the beginning of our journey back to the awareness of who we really are. And if we choose incorrectly, we simply let it go, ask for guidance and choose again. What we gain is the peace of knowing love, joy and happiness already within us. Spirit calls from within us every moment of every day, reminding us of our divine essence. Are we ready to listen? As we begin to waken, we are still aware of the dreams we continue to hang on to. But, the forgetting of these dreams and the awareness of our own divine nature come with the awakening of others to share our awakening.
You will awaken to your own call, for the Call to awake is within you. If the One lives in you, you are awake. Yet you must see the works the One does through you, or you will not perceive that the One has done them unto you. Do not set limits on what you believe the One can do through you, or you will not accept what the One can do for you. Yet it is done already. Give all that you have received and you will know your true Identity and that you have awakened to the awareness of your divine essence. Redemption is recognized only by sharing it. ACIM T-11.VI.9.1-6
Choose now to realign your mind with the One Mind. Be willing to allow Spirit to guide you in your choices. Nothing is more healing. Nothing will bring you more joy. Choose again when your choice is mistaken. You can’t harm yourself. That is guaranteed. Bu you can awaken to the lasting love and joy that is already within you. This is your redemption. This is the resurrection of the awareness of who you are and your divine essence. Be the divine One you truly are.
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