A Course in Miracles Blog

by Paul West - (Page 3)
Blog Main Index

ACIM Articles about Belief

AttackBodyCause and effectGodGrievancesHealingHealth and sicknessIdentityLightLogic and reasonMiraclesPerceptionSeparationSons of godSufferingTruthWillWorth

18. Sickness is a belief that God is sick

Tuesday, Apr 18, 2017 666 words 2 mins 57 secs

A belief that sickness is real must be a belief that God is sick.

Sickness is an attempt to redefine God as less than whole; suffering, and preparing to die.

What we give reality to, or see truth in, becomes our perceived...

Read Article

17. We're playing at make-believe, just like children

Saturday, Jan 28, 2017 1899 words 8 mins 26 secs

If a child were playing make-believe and pretending that things were happening, would you believe it? If you knew better, if you knew that the toy car is just a toy, not a real car, but the child was whizzing...

Read Article

16. Don't believe what people believe about themselves

Tuesday, Nov 22, 2016 1171 words 5 mins 12 secs

Let's say you're in a regular situation, maybe you're around someone you know. And there's something this person is doing that you 'describe' or 'label' as something. You think you're just making a basic observation, like it's obvious.

So maybe you...

Read Article

15. About your belief that darkness can hide monsters

Wednesday, Nov 09, 2016 463 words 2 mins 3 secs

Jesus speaks of how we believe that "darkness can hide".

"Darkness" is the idea that there can be 'diminished light', or indeed 'no light'.

"Light" is the light of awareness. God is light. Your True Self is light.

So in order to seemingly...

Read Article

14. You're trying to find a Self that you believe you've lost

Wednesday, Nov 02, 2016 307 words 1 mins 21 secs

Most people in this world are trying to find the Self that they think they lost.

They're trying to find the Love (God) that they think they are separate from.

They are looking everywhere that this Self/Love/God does not exist, outside of...

Read Article

13. Miracles require you to believe

Sunday, Oct 23, 2016 315 words 1 mins 24 secs

For miracles of healing to function, there must be firm belief that healing will occur.

God's will is permanent healing, and miracles extend this, coming from love. So if there is any way that you believe healing will not happen, that...

Read Article

12. Turn your belief in miracle healing into an expectation

Sunday, Oct 23, 2016 413 words 1 mins 50 secs

Start off by believing that something will heal - that God will heal it. Maybe something in yourself that needs healing, or in someone else.

Get a sense of how 'much' you believe this. How much certainty do you have? How...

Read Article

11. Your belief in a separate will is preventing the miracles

Monday, Oct 10, 2016 374 words 1 mins 39 secs

As you perform miracles, you might have some sense that they may not be fully applied or that they might not work. This is because you are still of the belief that there is a separate will out there capable...

Read Article

10. The body being a cause is a belief in sickness

Thursday, Oct 06, 2016 599 words 2 mins 39 secs

"The body cannot create, and the belief that it can, a fundamental error, produces all physical symptoms. Physical illness represents a belief in magic"

Interesting huh. Jesus isn't saying that some illnesses are caused by a belief in the body having...

Read Article

9. You believe people are supposed to attack you

Friday, Aug 19, 2016 338 words 1 mins 30 secs

If you believe someone is going to do something to you, it's because YOU believe that you deserve to have something done to you.

Inside you is a belief in attack. YOU believe in attack. And by believing in attack, you...

Read Article

8. You believe you're meant to suffer

Thursday, Aug 11, 2016 537 words 2 mins 23 secs

You believe that it is true that you are meant to suffer and die and that doing so is right and happy and is your salvation. How nuts is that? Even worse, you do not even REALIZE you are suffering...

Read Article

7. Whatever you are perceiving you believe it is the truth

Thursday, Aug 11, 2016 692 words 3 mins 4 secs

Whatever you are perceiving, whatever you are believing, you ALWAYS believe that you are experiencing the truth.

If you are feeling guilty, you believe this is the truth. If you are projecting guilt, you believe that its true that the other...

Read Article

6. Everyone believes they're acting with full awareness

Sunday, Jul 03, 2016 316 words 1 mins 24 secs

Because you believe you are already fully in your right mind, and are totally awake, and fully objective, and sane, you believe also that everyone is like this too. You think that everyone is going around acting with full awareness...

Read Article

5. You're upset with what they said because you believe it

Friday, Jun 24, 2016 201 words 0 mins 53 secs

Each time I am upset, it's because I am agreeing that something is true which isn't. Even if my upset seems to express the opinion that I do NOT agree, or that the thing is 'wrong', I am still upset...

Read Article

4. You only have one problem - your belief in separation from God

Friday, Apr 08, 2016 1647 words 7 mins 19 secs

ALL problems are ONE problem - you believe you are separate from God.

There IS no other problem.

The ego, however, has been extremely clever in making the illusion that there are many many many separate problems. It has tried to fragment...

Read Article

3. Your deep belief that you're unworthy of God

Saturday, Apr 02, 2016 644 words 2 mins 51 secs

Somewhere deep down inside you believe you are unworthy of God. You think God doesn't want you and doesn't love you. Or that even if He does, you don't deserve it.

Because you forgot who you are - that you are...

Read Article

2. People believe they are supposed to suffer

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015 419 words 1 mins 51 secs

I think a lot of people have a belief that they are 'supposed' to suffer.

When an opportunity for healing is presented, unconditionally, with no strings attached, we actually recoil a bit in suspicion that we're not 'supposed' to be free...

Read Article

1. You can find justifications for any viewpoint if you want to

Monday, Apr 21, 2014 1080 words 4 mins 48 secs

It's possible to rationalize and justify ANY viewpoint you want to take. If you look, you will find all kinds of reasons in support of your opinion. The thing is, you won't think it's your opinion because you'll justify how...

Read Article
For updates, subscribe to RSS using: https://www.miraculousliving.com/blogs/a-course-in-miracles-blog.atom
MiraculousLiving.com ©2024 Paul West / OmniLogic Arts