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I gave it to the Holy Spirit… Now what?

The course emphasizes that we only need a tiny bit of willingness for that miracle – that shift in perception – to occur. And this is true! We’re asked to do so little.

So we hand our situation over to the Holy Spirit, again and again. But we still feel stuck with it. What is going on? Why does it feel like this is all such a struggle?

Because there is part of us (are you ready for this?) that WANTS the struggle, the difficulty, the conflict.

We’ve built blocks to love because we wanted to experience ourselves as separate and autonomous – father unto our self. By keeping the blocks in place, we get to keep the ego going. “The ego grows strong in strife.” We’re okay with letting a little love in, but not too much. The call to love is so strong, however, the only way to deny it is to be unwilling to heal.

Unwilling? Yep. Freud called it the “death instinct,” and we also know it by terms like “self-destructive behavior,” “resistance,” or “self-sabotage.”

You DO need just a tiny bit of willingness. But you also have to acknowledge where you are NOT willing to heal. God won’t transform something for us if we don’t bring it to Him. This requires honesty, openness, and willingness to look at the unwillingness WITH the Holy Spirit.

Turning something over to the Holy Spirit is only the first step. We need to acknowledge where we DON’T want to heal and give that to the Holy Spirit too.

There is a selection in the URText (the original writing of ACIM) that speaks to this next step, what we need to do AFTER turning something over to the Holy Spirit:

…and your willingness need not be complete, because His is perfect. It is His task to atone for your UNwillingness by His perfect faith. And it is HIS faith you share with him there. Out of YOUR recognition of your Unwillingness for your release, His PERFECT Willingness is GIVEN you. Call upon Him, for Heaven is at his call. And LET Him call on Heaven FOR you. – UR p.452 (emphasis added)

If you feel anything other than a deep sense of peace or have any type of struggle within the day, acknowledge it as an unwillingness to heal, and hand it over to Him. Say, “This is where I’m unwilling to heal. Here you go Holy Spirit!” Keep at it. The universe is “trembling with readiness” to give us all of the gifts that are already there, waiting to be acknowledged.

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This article originally appeared on: http://www.ecourseinmiracles.org/2011/01/i-gave-it-to-the-holy-spirit/

Tags: Holy Spirit, ego, unwillingness, willingness

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Comment by Corinne Zupko on December 29, 2012 at 10:44am: So are you Dalton! :)

Comment by Dalton Walls on December 29, 2012 at 8:45am: you are such an inspiration (=

Comment by Corinne Zupko on February 11, 2012 at 7:20pm: Amen Trevor! :)

Comment by Trevor Sullivan on February 11, 2012 at 6:40pm: Hi Connie,

There is no Trevor nor Connie nor Jack nor Jill - all dream figures in the dance of illusion. So we do not need to take any of this seriously. I just loose this world and 'drift' in an awareness of Peace. Singularity - Oneness - Bliss - Love- that's all there IS ...We come back to help "others' in the dance that's all. LOL.

Comment by Corinne Zupko on February 11, 2012 at 6:28pm: Hey Trevor! I also speak about "Corinne" in the 3rd person too! It helps me get some distance from my ego. :) :)

Comment by Trevor Sullivan on February 11, 2012 at 6:22pm: Thanks for the above!

I’m not Trevor although I use him from time to time, that is, Trevor comes up in my awareness sometimes. There’s the “me” and there’s the “I” the two do a dance at times and is quite amusing to see the odd things Trevor does. Learning to disassociate the two is the balance – because Singularity is difficult to explain in words especially from the view point of duality. One day Trevor will write about it when the time is 'now'.

Comment by Corinne Zupko on December 10, 2011 at 4:16pm: Christy - this is one of those posts that I need to reread sometimes!! I'm glad it was helpful for you. oxxoxo

Comment by Christy Eller on December 10, 2011 at 11:18am: Thank you Corinne- this is exactly what I needed to hear. I'm struggling with what for me is my most fearful relationship- the one with my Mom. I felt like I handed it over and was doing better with it- but last night I gossiped to my sister about something my Mom said. After, I felt guilty. I asked for forgiveness, but still felt unsettled.

You are showing me the missing piece. I am still holding onto hurt from the past- nurturing it in some tiny mad place. The forgiveness is not complete. Thank you- now I know what to do next!!