Give Yourself a Break!

The self you made is not the Son of God. Therefore, this self does not exist at all. And anything it seems to do and think means nothing. It is neither bad nor good. It is unreal, and nothing more than that. It does not battle with the Son of God. It does not hurt him, nor attack his peace. It has not changed creation, nor reduced eternal sinlessness to sin, and love to hate. What power can this self you made possess, when it would contradict the Will of God? (W-93.5)

You haven’t done anything wrong, ever. You’ve made a mistake about your own Identity, but that is correctible. And it is your Holy Spirit that corrects it. You don’t have to do anything but let the correction happen.

When I led a study group the students would sometimes come in depressed because they felt they had fallen off their path that week: They let trivial things bother them; they forgot to do their lessons; they lost their temper; they’ve been angry and depressed all week; they yelled at their kids; they forgot to see God in their brothers. The only response to all of this is, “So?”

None of this means anything! It is not real. To kick yourself for the errors you make is to make the errors even more real to you. The correct response is, “Oops, I’m doing it again. Oh, well.” And then, when you can, go within and center yourself.

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Anonymous said…
Hey Liz,
Nice. The only thing I would add...
“Oops, I’m doing it again. Oh, well.”
This might be a good place to STOP!Physically, right where you find yourself and look at the thought,see it's meaninglessness and ask for help.
Training the Mind. It's not difficult but it IS different.


Thanks for your light.
God Bless
11:43 AM
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