I was recently asked how to deal
with someone who could really use the message of A Course in Miracles (ACIM)
but didn’t seem to want to hear it.
My short answer: If someone
doesn’t want to hear a message, they won’t hear it.
If someone is so intent on
listening to the babble of egoic voices inside their head, they cannot hear the
whispers of God. In Alcoholics Anonymous we know that only you can refer to
yourself as an alcoholic. Only you can make the decision that you are willing
to try a new way of living without alcohol…[or drugs, or sugar, or sex, or ego-centered
drama, or religion, or gambling, or shopping, etc.] All we can do is be there
whenever they really do “hit bottom,” while praying that they make it back alive.
But, sometimes they don’t make
it. Sometimes the pure-hearted prince does not save the princess. Sometimes the
frog, after being kissed, remains a frog.
A deeper question is to ask
about your motive in trying [perhaps compulsively?] to help “save” someone who
doesn’t want to be “saved.” Just maybe, that person who appears not to want
your help is there to allow the Holy Spirit to help you… if you ask Him. Just
maybe. .….
All your issues and perceived
problems do not exist “out there.” They all exist in that small universe that
lives between your ears.
I have to be out of town over
the weekend, which explains the terseness of this message.
Although these messages are
mostly for me, thanks for listening. As always – feel free to forward this
message to your friends, family, and those accompanying you on your spiritual
journey.
Don
#1 September 2014
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