Lesson 48. There is nothing to fear.
Today’s lesson obviously builds on yesterday’s lesson: God is the Strength in which I trust. The reason there is nothing to fear is because God is the Strength in which I trust.
More and more there is an awareness that our true identity is Spirit. However if we are still believing our thoughts about being a person within a world, giving up these concepts may be scary. But the truth is there is great joy in relying on your natural state. “Your truth is joy, so whenever you are not joyful you are misunderstanding what you are.” NTI James 1
It feels scary to think about stepping out of the world, but the mind is the cause of the world, therefore we can never be helpless victims.
When we hold Self Realization as our goal, we begin to detach from the world and realize there is nothing outside of us. All goals then are consistent with God reliance. My decisions are no longer based on what is happening on the screen or the values the world and I once shared.
The problem is we are still uncertain about Spirit. We have not really bought into the truth that God is our Strength in which we can trust. It is seen as a risk rather than an opening up to Strength. Confidence comes from practicing and focusing our attention on our true desire. NTI James 1 teaches, “For with practice and focus, your true desire stands clear within your sight until the naturalness of your being is as natural in your awareness as true desire is now in the quiet of your Heart. God is the truth within you.”
Journey Beyond Words teaches “God is within me. God Himself is within my being. God’s strength. God’s Love, And the Light with which I will see, are deep within me. They will never leave. And I, in all the power of my imaginings, Cannot make it go away. Truly, there is nothing to fear.”
