The Power of Wanting
Rebirth
Posted by aplecompte on November 10th, 2009
My mind is very powerful. My mind has been deceived, however, and has believed in the illusion of separation. It became accustomed to wanting things like money, food and friends and not wanting pain and loss.
I see clearly that in this illusory world, money, food and friends are brief possibilities, but pain, loss and death are inevitable.
I am coming to understand that God is real and that I am indeed His Son. He offers me genuine peace, love and joy forever.
Yet I have been defending my little self-concept against Him. I believed what I perceived, that there were things in the world I really wanted, that really meant something. There are not. They are all unreal imaginings of my ego that I have projected and then perceived; a little game of fooling myself. I've had enough of it.
At the core of my mind is its most powerful aspect, my desire—what I really want. Now I know what I want. I want the peace of God. The peace of God is my only goal.
You will remember everything the instant you desire it wholly. T-10.I.4
The memory of God can dawn only in a mind that chooses to remember, and that has relinquished the insane desire to control reality. T-12.VIII.5
You prepare your mind for [the holy instant] only to the extent of recognizing that you want it above all else. T-18.IV.1
The desire to get rid of peace and drive the Holy Spirit from you fades in the presence of the quiet recognition that you love Him. T-19.IV.D.5
There is no miracle you cannot have when you desire healing. T-30.VIII.4
What happens is what I desire. W-253.1
Very simply, the resurrection is the overcoming or surmounting of death. It is a reawakening or a rebirth; a change of mind about the meaning of the world. It is the acceptance of the Holy Spirit’s interpretation of the world's purpose; the acceptance of the Atonement for oneself. It is the end of dreams of misery, and the glad awareness of the Holy Spirit’s final dream. It is the recognition of the gifts of God. It is the dream in which the body functions perfectly, having no function except communication. It is the lesson in which learning ends, for it is consummated and surpassed with this. It is the invitation to God to take His final step. It is the relinquishment of all other purposes, all other interests, all other wishes and all other concerns. It is the single desire of the Son for the Father. M-28.1
I recommend this 1-hr. video of David Hoffmeister on the power of wanting.
Tags: Awakening
