Today's review includes the following:
[21] I am determined to see things differently.
What I see now are but signs of disease, disaster and death. This cannot be what God created for His beloved Son. The very fact that I see such things is proof that I do not understand God. Therefore I also do not understand His Son. What I see tells me that I do not know who I am. I am determined to see the witnesses to the truth in me, rather than those which show me an illusion of myself.
[22] What I see is a form of vengeance.
The world I see is hardly the representation of loving thoughts. It is a picture of attack on everything and by everything. It is anything but a reflection of the Love of God and the love of His Son. It is my own attack thoughts which give rise to this picture. My loving thoughts will save me from this perception of the world, and give me the peace God intended me to have.
[23] I can escape from the world by giving up attack thoughts.
Herein lies my salvation, and nowhere else. Without attack thoughts I could not see a world of attack. As forgiveness allows love to return to my awareness, I will see a world of peace and safety and joy. And it is this that I choose to see, in place of what I look on now.
[24] I do not perceive my own best interests.
How could I recognize my own best interests when I do not know who I am? What I think are my best interests would merely bind me closer to the world of illusions. I am willing to follow the Guide God has given me to find out what my own best interests are, recognizing that I cannot perceive them by myself.
[25] I do not know what anything is for.
To me, the purpose of everything is to prove that my illusions about myself are real. It is for that purpose that I attempt to use everyone and everything. It is this that I believe the world is for. Therefore I do not recognize its real purpose. The purpose I have given the world has led to a frightening picture of it. Let me open my mind to its real purpose by withdrawing the one I have given it, and learning the truth about it.
✨ Summary & practice
You do not know what is good for you, but you are determined to find out.
This review of lessons 21 to 25 brings you back to the essence: your determination to see things differently. What you now see, signs of sickness, disaster, and death, cannot be what God created for His beloved Son. The very fact that you see these things is proof that you do not understand God and do not know who you are. This review period is important because it confronts you with the most fundamental question: who are you, really?
Lessons 22 and 23 are a call to responsibility. The world you see is a form of vengeance, an image of attack by all against all. But you can escape this world by letting go of attack thoughts. That is where salvation lies, and nowhere else. When forgiveness allows love to return to your awareness, you see a world of peace, safety, and joy. This choice belongs entirely to you.
Lessons 24 and 25 address the deep humility of not knowing. You do not perceive your own best interest because you do not know who you are. You do not know the purpose of anything. The goals you have assigned to the world are meaningless. The review prepares you to follow the Guide God has given you, recognizing that you cannot perceive on your own what is truly good for you. It is a liberation to admit that you do not know.
Practice:
Today, for each situation, say: "I do not know what this means. There is another way to look at this." Release the certainty of your judgment and allow yourself to be guided toward a new perception.
Not knowing is not weakness. It is the sacred space where truth can finally enter.
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