“When your mood tells you that you have chosen wrongly, and this is so whenever you are not joyous, then know this need not be. (T63)”
Affirmation: “if not joyous, know this need not be”
Reflections:
Our mood falls when we try to make decisions without first asking for guidance. Then we get that sinking feeling that we have made the wrong decision. That sinking feeling is frequently correct.
Of course, we cannot practically ask for guidance at every turn, but Jesus says elsewhere that if we set the proper tone for the day, asking for guidance at its beginning, and then again at the best opportunities, we will be well on our way to good days always. He says that the Course is always practical, and asking for guidance in every moment would not be practical.
All of us want to be joyous. Staying close to the Holy Spirit is the secret to just that.
Prayer:
Dear Father,
I am not joyous when I try to live by my own lights, leaving out the Holy Spirit. Let me turn to Him for guidance.
I can be joyous. Let me accept this as a lodestone. And I thank you for letting me know that joy is my right as a child of God.
Amen.
