Radical Self-Honesty Required
In order to undo all the false beliefs in your mind that
stand in the way of inner peace, you have to be willing to be radically honest
with yourself. If you are not honest with yourself you cannot be honest with
anyone else—including the Holy Spirit (Awareness of Truth in your mind).
It is not enough to say to the Holy Spirit, “I have this
emotional/psychological pain. Please take it from me.” If you really want it
removed, what you have to mean is, “I
have this emotional/psychological pain. Please help me find the thoughts
causing it so we can undo them together.” This means you have to be completely honest with yourself first
about all that you feel and think.
Oh, were you expecting the path to peace to be a comfortable process? Alas, no! You have
to face your beliefs in guilt and sin and the fear they cause, in their many
forms, no matter how trivial, stupid, or shameful you think them, to undo them.
This is very difficult at first because they seem very real to you. This is why
not everyone chooses inner peace. It takes strength and courage to look into
your mind. But keeping uncomfortable beliefs hidden also keeps them real to you
and acting on you in both unconscious and conscious ways. The only way out of
them is through them, with the Holy Spirit’s Light and Love. Because you can be
sure the Holy Spirit does not believe in them.
In time, though it is never comfortable or easy, you will want to be radically honest with
yourself. The more you use it and experience the relief it brings, the more you
will be motivated to use it. You will get through your discomfort by reminding
yourself of the relief you had found in the past.
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Comments
Also had the experience of denying my sexuality when very young. Once I came out I became terrified of denial and my own subconscious. How could I hide such an integral part of my personality from me? I *never*, *ever* wanted to go through something like that again. This motivated me further to be radically self-honest.
I am aware that what I am doing writing all this stuff may be annoying to some. It is not my blog so your point is well taken. There is a selfish element in doing it because I like to write. But to give everyone a break I will stop.