GRACE HAS JUST PICKED UP OUR CHECK

There comes a time in the life of every student of truth when s/he must live the words s/he declares because truth must be lived and not merely used as a shield or a cloak, or as a garment to be put on or off at will. -- Joel Goldsmith, "The Heart of Mysticism," at p. 1028

That very fact is true of any change in thinking, feeling, doing, being that we accept and wish to live by. We can say...and believe...we have made a decision to turn our will and our life over to the care of God, but until we start living like we have done just that, those are just words. Pretty words but just words nonetheless.

The really hard part comes in believing that we are doing it, living it, being it. It is the ego that interrupts, shouting us down, that we are powerless over. It is the ego that keeps us tied to the self-centered fear that we will never "get there."

We are already there. We have been there for sometime now. We live it usually unaware...with brief shining moments of God realization. It is that moment of realization that we hold to, because that is our base to build on.

When those temporary, fleeting flashes of "Oh no, I'll never get it" pop up, that is the exact time our "thank you" does its magic. It assures the ego that we hear it, which quiets the ego's fear that it is being ignored, and we move on...in that instant remembering, ever reminding ourselves, that grace has just picked up our check.

Thank you.