T-5.VII

The Decision for God

Chapter 5 — Healing and Wholeness

The section gathers the Course’s method into one move: notice the lack of peace, admit a wrong decision, and let the Holy Spirit decide again for God.

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Primary

Decision ▲ Milestone Decide for God: let lack of peace show the choice to change. Atonement Don’t exclude yourself: bring error to Atonement and let peace undo it.

Pillar

Holy Spirit A slight willingness invites the Holy Spirit to undo the wrong decision. Peace Lack of peace is feedback: I can hand the decision over. Will of God Choosing for God means accepting care already given, not planning alone.

Supporting

Cause and Effect Loss of peace signals a past decision; decide otherwise now. Guilt Repentance-as-payment defends guilt; choosing God means dropping it.

Minor

Healing Accept healing for yourself first; your brother’s sanity and yours are one. Guiltlessness After a wrong choice, refuse guilt and invite undoing. Sin / Error Drop sin labeling; undo the decision without guilt-driven repentance. Separation Choosing God over the lure of separateness. Love Loss of joy reveals a loveless reaction; choose again for God’s care. Defenses Defensiveness signals belief in sin; use it as a cue to choose again.

Echo

Willingness The slightest invitation is enough; choose to let healing in. Ego Exclude yourself? The ego’s last-ditch defense against healing. Prayer Let God decide: hand over worry and accept correction of mind. Miracle No order of difficulty exposes partial faith and unequal worth. Sonship Shared sanity means my healing extends to every mind God created. Faith Wholehearted faith heals without ranking what can be changed. Sacrifice Sacrifice as the belief that God can lose His Son. Attack Calling it sin invites guilt, and guilt expects attack everywhere. Authority Problem Self-made safety thoughts drown out gentle Guidance. Oneness Peace follows from one mind with God. Salvation God’s remedy is already given; stop inventing a private rescue.