My thoughts* on ACIM Urtext Lesson 361 for 27–31 December 2023. For the 28th. The Holy Instant Is When God, the Father, and Christ, His Son is Seen.
This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.
* The Holy Instant is God’s MOMENT OF LIFE WITHIN OUR MINDS.
* The Holy Instant SEES CHRIST in All That Is and knows that anything of fear is illusion and that God created His Son PERFECT and NOTHING can change that even though the Son Himself may think otherwise.
* It is this “think” that I am being taught about currently. As I develop a fairly new (2 months) relationship I find myself observing his behavior and going into think mode where I think I see an outcome in the extended future.
* Now, I do not figure that I have a lot to risk. I have lost it all several times over anyway. But I want the Spirit to teach me about interactions and physical relationships in the world and He cannot do this if I remain solo. My fella is more than I could have dreamed of and yet “laced” with a vocabulary that has me wanting to say “No, no, no, that is hate, hate, hate!” when he speaks of a world of evil that he think really exists.
* And there were some “nasties” that I needed to hear like his realizing that “Mormonism” is a dirty word to a lot of people who fear what they do not know. I had to ask if he feared for his family in this because I cannot change the three decades I spent as a Mormon convert.
* Then there was his irritation that I would want him at this stage of life to change his form of speech. Especially before the Spirit personally spoke to him, eh?! WHAT was I THINKIN’? Seriously! That is NOT my call to offer. It is the Holy Spirit’s, and I am the one who needs to deal with my FEAR of form that cannot harm me Truly in any Real way.
* Behavior is not what I seem to need to be looking at in the Holy Instant that I am speaking of here. Rather, I need to yield to the witness of the Holy Spirit within and place my TRUST in His Direction and guidance every single step of the way. Maybe in my “supposed missteps” as well.
* In other words, I want to get “out of my head” in terms of “PROTECTING MYSELF” by projecting scenarios into the future. Hmm. God is my protection and I need NO defense. Therefore, I can only experiment on what I believe that the Holy Spirit is teaching me at this time and enjoy the ride because it IS getting better and better, all the time.
* Within the Holy Instant I did not hear the Father tell me “danger” but quite the opposite. That was my training up to this point because I was just walking into trouble over and over again.
* This man’s energy from a distance beyond sight takes my breath away and puts me in a place where thought not “needed” when his energy reaches out to mine. Not to mention what his hands can do.
* Now, do not go thinking that I am confusing the two ~ you know, hormones and reason. No, my spiritual identity and connection is far too confident and prominent in my mind. Haha, I will add that the Holy Spirit is showing me that my spiritual identity can be “right at home” in the world of form when I have God in His Place of Prominence Above All Else within my mind as observer, or engaged in/as form.
* I cannot and will not tell you about behavior in the world of form, but I can show you how I walk in Spirit and Light one step at a time.
1. And if I need a word to help me, He will give it to me.
* Did He give me the words that had us part ways on Christmas evening so that things that needed to be addressed could be said?
²If I need a thought, that will He also give.
* Does the Holy Spirit bless me because I remind myself daily of His presence through sharing my understandings of the teachings of Jesus? Yes, I believe He does.
* I also know He would be there if I was not seeking understanding but that I may not be able to “hear” Him as well as I do with my studies, nor would I have as much confidence in what I hear as being Divine Guidance IF I was not seeking understanding regularly.
* This has to come from an inner desire of each of us and I will say that am grateful for the habits that I developed as a Mormon (LDS) convert that blew this desire into a flame I do NOT want to ignore. ( I am eight years inactive in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)
³And if I need but stillness and a tranquil, open mind, these are the gifts I will receive of Him.
* The stillness that is mentioned here reminds me that I want my thoughts in the world of form to reflect the peace that I have that passes understanding because it is NOT EVER affected by anything in the world of form.
* This PEACE resides within the “observer/ing” part of my mind that knows without a doubt that God IS and that I am His perfect and innocent Son, as is ALL Else.
⁴He is in charge by my request.
* YES.
⁵And He will hear and answer me, because He speaks for God my Father and His holy Son.
* I alone am able to choose to hear and feel the witness and promptings of the Holy Spirit within my heart and mind.
* I am hearing the Holy Spirit telling me to respect the fact that this goes for others as well and that His Care and Council is much more effective than ANYTHING that I could offer to another.
* That witness helps me to understand the Holy Instant wherein God’s Presence Resides in the Mind and Will of the Son of God, of which I AM a part.
(ACIM, W-361–365.1:1–5)
This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.
1. And if I need a word to help me, He will give it to me. ²If I need a thought, that will He also give. ³And if I need but stillness and a tranquil, open mind, these are the gifts I will receive of Him. ⁴He is in charge by my request. ⁵And He will hear and answer me, because He speaks for God my Father and His holy Son.
(ACIM, W-361–365.1:1–5)
Till next time, God bless, debi.
