One more day of review. YOU CAN DO IT!
1. God is the Love in which I forgive.
2. God is the strength in which I trust.
3. There is nothing to fear.
4. God’s Voice speaks to me all through the day.
5. I am sustained by the Love of God.
How could you possibly have any problems? That’s the big question to ask yourself.
The only way you could have problems is if you doubt these lessons are true. If you believed them, you would be forever happy.
Yesterday I had an amazing idea that we pray for help, and then Jesus shows up (in any numerous forms, in all shapes & sizes) and tells us exactly what to do to be happy – his instructions can be found in Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 in the bible, or in any of the lessons in A Course in Miracles. He’s literally giving us the answer to our prayers, telling us exactly what to do, but here’s the question:
Are you following his instruction?
Are you doing EXACTLY as Jesus asks, or are you making some exceptions?
Are you shining your light before men and glorifying your Father which is in Heaven?
Does your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees?
The Course becomes true when you become uncompromising.
Read Sermon on the Mount and ask yourself if you are following Jesus’ instructions.
It says don’t be angry with a brother. That’s simple instruction and uncompromising. It says if someone sues you, give him your coat AND your cloak. In other words, give him everything. It says if someone asks you to go with him a mile, go with him twain. Which means, go twice as far as you are asked. What reason could you possibly have for saying no if someone asks you for help? So the question is: are you living these commandments? Do you make them a part of your daily life?
Jesus says:
“I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.”
Do you do that? Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray from them which despitefully use you and persecute you.
Pretty amazing. If you wonder why miracles are not occurring for you, ask yourself if you are really following Jesus’ instruction to the letter.
My friend Jeff said a great thing the other day: “you can’t get through the eye of a needle with a chip on your shoulder.”
ha.
That’s awesome.
You must let go of all grievances and anger. Don’t try to organize “how” to let it go, just let it go. For the Love of God, let it go.
The place where you will get trapped is still trying to organize what other people are doing to you or not doing to you. Your need to be right. This will trap you every time. You will wait for someone else to forgive or for circumstances to change or to be different … and I will tell you this … you will be waiting a VERY LONG TIME.
Meanwhile, YOU stay trapped in hell.
You can’t get through the eye of a needle with a chip on your shoulder.
You just won’t fit.
But as you follow Jesus, your life will become one big miracle. Try it.
I dare you to follow Jesus. You will be amazed by what happens as you follow his word.
