All that is needful is to train our minds to overlook all little, senseless aims, and to remember that our goal is God. His memory is hidden in our minds, obscured but by our pointless little goals which offer nothing and do not exist. Shall we continue to allow God's grace to shine in unawareness, while the toys and trinkets of the world are sought instead? God is our only goal, our only Love. We have no aim but to remember Him.
Our goal is but to follow in the way that leads to You. We have no goal but this. What could we want but to remember You? What could we seek but our identity?
✨ Summary & practice
Beyond all your small goals, your only goal is God.
After learning the importance of remembering your goal (lesson 257), this lesson goes straight to the essence: beyond all your daily little goals, career, relationships, hobbies, health, there is only one goal that truly matters. In the curriculum, it is a necessary mental decluttering. You are burdened by so many insignificant objectives that offer nothing and don’t even truly exist. This lesson invites you to rise above all these tiny goals and keep only the essential.
The central idea is purifying in its clarity. You need only train your mind to pass over all these senseless little goals and remember that your goal is God. His remembrance is hidden in your mind, obscured only by these useless little aims. The grace of God already shines within you, yet you seek the toys and trinkets of the world. God is your only Love, your only goal, your only Identity. What else could you possibly seek but your Identity?
This lesson is the natural follow-up to lesson 257: not only must you remember, but you must remember the right thing. It prepares lessons 259–260 on remembering there is no sin and that God created you. It also echoes lessons 251–255 on divine identity. The goal is God, and God is your Identity, so your goal is also your destination and your nature. You are simply seeking to find yourself again.
Practically today, become aware of all the goals that make you run. Make a quick mental list: achieve this, succeed at that, please so-and-so. Then, for each goal, look beyond it and ask: 'Is this my true goal, or is it a toy that masks the remembrance of God?' Then let it go. You don’t have to abandon your activities, but see them as means serving the one true goal: remembering God.
The world’s toys are fun for a moment, but they don’t satisfy the heart. You, the Son of God, need something far greater: to remember the One who created you.
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