T-5.VII

The Decision for God

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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Motif¶	Key moment¶	1	2	3	4	5	6

Primary
▲ MilestoneDecide for God: let lack of peace show the choice to change.	▲ Milestone
Don’t exclude yourself: bring error to Atonement and let peace undo it.
Pillar
A slight willingness invites the Holy Spirit to undo the wrong decision.
Lack of peace is feedback: I can hand the decision over.
Choosing for God means accepting care already given, not planning alone.
Supporting
Loss of peace signals a past decision; decide otherwise now.
Repentance-as-payment defends guilt; choosing God means dropping it.
Minor
Accept healing for yourself first; your brother’s sanity and yours are one.
After a wrong choice, refuse guilt and invite undoing.
Drop sin labeling; undo the decision without guilt-driven repentance.
Choosing God over the lure of separateness.
Loss of joy reveals a loveless reaction; choose again for God’s care.
Defensiveness signals belief in sin; use it as a cue to choose again.
Echo
The slightest invitation is enough; choose to let healing in.
Exclude yourself? The ego’s last-ditch defense against healing.
Let God decide: hand over worry and accept correction of mind.
No order of difficulty exposes partial faith and unequal worth.
Shared sanity means my healing extends to every mind God created.
Wholehearted faith heals without ranking what can be changed.
Sacrifice as the belief that God can lose His Son.
Calling it sin invites guilt, and guilt expects attack everywhere.
Self-made safety thoughts drown out gentle Guidance.
Peace follows from one mind with God.
God’s remedy is already given; stop inventing a private rescue.

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