Newsflash: I got hired for a 10-day job at a clothing show in Madison, WI.

It starts tomorrow. I’m excited. I’m in charge of organizing the clothes and selling them, something I’ve never done before, but how difficult can it be? I’m naturally enthusiastic and I love interacting with people so the job sounds like playtime for children.

I think it’s going to be fun.

I’m mostly excited because getting this job has caused a tremendous shift in my energy. THANK THE LORD! I’ve spent the last few months dressed mostly in oversized clothes, baggy jeans, no makeup and scraggly unconditioned hair. Which, by the way, is NOT at all my natural energy.

FYI: It’s not anyone’s natural energy.

We are designed to SHINE.

You know when you are out of your natural element. You just do. You can’t fool yourself. You know when you are at a weight that is your not your natural weight. You know when you are wearing colors that do not suit you. You know when you are working a job that is completely wrong for you.

And at the other end of the scale, you know when things are flowing and miraculous.

So I got hired for this job - and I actually said “no” at first because it is 40 miles away. But the woman called me on the phone and said “We really want you. What if we pay travel expenses? Would that make a difference?”

Well, yes. That would make a difference. I felt like the Holy Spirit was shining a light for me, illuminating the path. A Course in Miracles says “You will be shown which doors are open, and which doors are closed.” There I was rejecting the job (which is insane in itself, since I really could use the money) and the owner calls me back with an offer to pay my travel expenses! It was as if the universe was saying, Hey Lisa, this is the door you need to walk though. It’s right here. You’re looking right at it. It’s open. Walk through it.

So I said “yes” and immediately I panicked because I don’t have a single thing to wear. I’m not exaggerating. I DON’T HAVE ONE SINGLE APPROPRIATE PIECE OF CLOTHING OR PROPER SHOES FOR THIS JOB.

But there was a voice today that said “Go to Goodwill” and so off I went.

I found the most unbelievably beautiful outfits with the tags still attached and two brand-new, never-been-worn pairs of shoes, all for $21.

What an adventure.

I tried the clothes on in the dressing room and my whole appearance transformed before my eyes. I looked in the mirror and someone spectacularly gorgeous was staring back at me. WHOA. Who’s the babe? Is it me?

What a shock.

I was there all the time and didn’t know it.

During the 10-day show, we are asked to wear their clothing - a cardigan sweater, a shawl or one of their shirts - so everything I need is given.

Are Changes Required in the Life Situations of God’s Teachers?

“Changes are required in the minds of God’s teachers. This may or may not involve changes in the external situation. Remember that no one is where he is by accident, and chance plays no part in God’s plan. It is most unlikely that changes in attitude would not be the first step in the newly made teacher of God’s training. There is, however, no set pattern, since training is always highly individualized. There are those who are called upon to change their life situation almost immediately, but these are generally special cases. By far the majority are given a slowly evolving training program, in which as many previous mistakes as possible are corrected. Relationships in particular must be properly perceived, and all dark cornerstones of unforgiveness removed. Otherwise the old thought system still has a basis for return.”

Ha.

So I am thrilled that my over-sized baggy clothes days are over. I don’t think I could have made the transition by myself. I needed to be forced to do this. I required a change in my life situation. Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Jesus.

Thank you, craigslist.

God’s healing Voice protects all things today.

This day has been chosen as the time when we will seek and hear and learn and understand.

If you have been following the workbook lessons faithfully, you’ll notice that the mind starts to get lazy within the practice of the daily lessons.

You know how when you first start a difficult task (or begin a new job, or enter into a new relationship), in the beginning your mind is really focused? Everything is so brand new that your mind is super alert.

But then after a day or two, or a week, or a month, you get used to the newness and suddenly you start to get lazy again. Every time you reach a new frequency of energy, at first it will surprise you, delight you and thrill you, but very soon your mind will get bored with that new location.

So, please! Pay attention!

Let this day be a new day for you. Forget the past. Forget the future. Wash the slate clean and come into this moment with empty hands and open eyes.

Forget everything you think I’ve taught you here at Gorgeous for God. Forget everything you’ve read. Forget how far you think you’ve come, and forget how far you think you have to go. Simply be here in this day - here & now - and let this day be the totality of Heaven for you.

Most people have a tendency to fall back asleep when they reach new levels. You’ll keep falling asleep again if you do not stay constantly alert.

I remember there was a time in my life when I stopped getting sick. I used to be sick all the time - either hungover, or with the flu, or some stomach ailment, or a skin condition, or a headache. There was always something calling for my attention.

I stayed fairly alert while I was sick because I wanted a miracle and so I was always thinking of Jesus because I needed his help.

If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll notice that you think of God and Jesus most frequently when you are at the bottom of the barrel and things are going wrong.

One day, it occurred to me that I hadn’t been sick for a very long time - a year at least. Being well was suddenly my new way of life, it was the new frequency I lived in, and I was amazed that what was promised me in A Course in Miracles had been given to me.

I didn’t even really notice the miracle as it occurred in the process, but about one year later I thought: Huh, wow, look at that, I never get sick anymore.

Then I was was grateful, appreciative and happy.

This is what it means to be in a higher frequency. The old world falls away. Usually you won’t even notice when your world changes.

In the new frequency I stopped drinking alcohol. I stopped eating meat. I stopped being jealous all the time. This is personal for me. I don’t know how it will work for you.

But after a while, I started getting really lazy in this new space.

If you have ever received a miracle, then you know all about this. It’s interesting for about 5 seconds, and then you fall asleep again. For example, you’ll get a grand demonstration that Jesus is present with you, and you’re thanking the Heavens that He answered your prayers, and then within a very short time, you forget all about it and you’re back to complaining about your problems and your bills.

So, today’s lesson is another good reminder to let this day be a new beginning for you, and to stay alert.

THIS DAY HAS BEEN CHOSEN WHEN WE WILL SEEK AND HEAR AND LEARN AND UNDERSTAND.

God, Your healing Voice protects all things today, and so I leave all things to You. I need be anxious over nothing. For Your Voice will tell me what to do and where to go; to whom to speak and what to say to him, what thoughts to think, what words to give the world. The safety that I bring is given me. Father, Your Voice protects all things through me.

I love you.