The mind engaged in planning for itself is occupied in setting up control of future happenings. It does not think...

“The mind engaged in planning for itself is occupied in setting up control of future happenings. It does not think that it will be provided for, unless it makes its own provisions.” –A Course in Miracles (Lesson 135)

My favorite quote from the Scriptures have always been, “Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls.” [Luke 12:24].

In a world filled with goals, planning, and agendas, people get so lost in their own false sense of control that they don’t allow for the development of faith. They think their source and supply comes from the world, as a result they live a life in fear.

But what if they knew that there is a Power that is eager to guide them, protect them and take care of them? A Course in Miracles reminds me, “If you knew Who walks beside you on the way that you have chosen, fear would be impossible.” The challenge is, most people think that God is here to help them make their dreams come true when in reality, God is not even aware of the dream we are dreaming. All God want is for us to remember who we really are so that we can experience a life that is far much more amazing than anything we can possible think of. That’s why The Course says, “O my child, if you knew what God wills for you, your joy would be complete!”

However, while we are having this experience of being in a world of form, by allowing the Holy Spirit to guide us, through developing trust and faith, we can have a very peaceful and joyful life before is time for us to release the body and experience ourselves in our Real Home, which is Heaven. We also give ourselves an opportunity to live a purposeful life, for the body now is used as a tool to help awaken others.

Althought there are no others per se, we remind ourselves through the illusion of teaching others what we need to be reminded of: what we need to learn. And that is because as The Course reminds us, we are what we teach. If we teach oneness, we are oneness, but if we teach separation, we are separation. And how do we teach separation? We do so by believing in the world we perceive with our senses, by trying to be in control.

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