A meaningless world engenders fear.
Today’s audio talks about how if you are feeling fear, confusion, worry or anxiety … this is good!
If you are afraid, confused and want to quit, then you are right where you are supposed to be and the lessons are working.
The lessons of A Course in Miracles are designed to bring fear to the surface. For too many years, you have been burying fear or rushing off to distract yourself without actually facing the fear directly.
We’ve been taught here in the world to fix fear. To think happy thoughts. To do something nice. To have a drink. To relax. To do something fun. And this pushes the fear right back down from where it came from, without actually dealing with it. The fear is still there, lurking. It’s waiting for another moment to rear its ugly head. You know this scenerio well.
You think you’ve dealt with fear, but it only rises back to the surface in some other form at some other time.
You must have noticed this by now. Tell me you’ve noticed this. You never seem to be able to get rid of fear. People say, “fear is part of life” …
to which I say “that’s another big lie!”
We’ve been lied to since the beginning. Fear is not part of life. Fear is part of the human condition. It is there to keep you limited, quiet and in place. Think of the possibilities of your life without fear. Think about it. You’d be totally free. You’d be creative. You’d do amazing things. Nothing could keep you down.
Without fear, you’d be as God created you.
Of course, these ideas are alien to the human mind. No one knows of a state with no fear. This seems impossible and preposterous. We’ve been dealing with fear since the day we got here.
Don’t you question that? Doesn’t that make you wonder what is going on here? What kind of a place are you born into only to immediately start experiencing fear?
That doesn’t sound like a place God created.
Sounds more like a world that is meaningless.
And a meaningless world engenders fear.
To listen to today’s audio, click here: ACIM Lesson 13 with Lisa Natoli
ps: we are dealing with some glitches with the audio, and we are working on Plan B. For today there is an audio recording, but there is something strange going on over at Talkshoe (I think they have too many people broadcasting) and they have run out of space. Whatever that means. I want to continue doing these audio broadcasts every day – for all 365 days – and here in the beginning as we are getting our feet wet and learning as we go along and finding out that everything costs money, we are experiencing a few obstacles. So thanks for your patience as we set up this program.
Yes, I feel fear every single day. I hate it but like you say I must be in the right place. I’ll start my day feeling so happy after reading my Daily Lesson. I feel elated! Then I go on to the next thing in my life and fear rears it’s ugly head. I’ve heard that what fear really means is this:
F – false
E – evidence
A – appearing
R – real
Love to all of you doing the course. Let’s let fear go and experience love,
Carol
Hi Lisa, Thanks for the link. This looks very promising:)
Hi Lisa,
Thanks so much for your help with the lessons. I listen to you everyday and have committed to doing the lessons all year. So far so good! (Though I am 5 days behind you because I started late…) It’s great to have someone to do the course with, and I am excited about the changes I can already feel emerging.
Alarna x