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Righteousness: Right Consciousness and Living in Alignment With God

 

Righteousness: Right Consciousness – Isaiah 64:6

Person standing in divine light beside balanced scales representing righteousness and right consciousness


   What does it mean to be righteous? Righteousness is often understood as being morally perfect or doing everything correctly. But righteousness is much deeper than simply following a list of rules. Righteousness can be understood as right + consciousness the awareness and development of a right consciousness that is aligned with God.

"We have become like one who is unclean, and our righteousness is like filthy rags. We shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind, our sins sweep us away." – Isaiah 64:6

   Righteousness does not mean being flawless. It means becoming increasingly aware of our thoughts, words, reactions, and actions and taking responsibility when they are not the highest and the best. It means refusing to hide, cover up, make excuses, or place blame on everyone else.

   Righteousness involves developing right thoughts, right words, right actions, right reactions, and a right state of being.

   It is the consciousness that declares: "I AM aware of God, and I AM aware of the good in every person, place, and thing."

   Isaiah reminds us that attempting to achieve righteousness entirely through human effort ultimately falls short. True righteousness requires alignment with God and an awareness that God is the source of the consciousness we are seeking to develop.

Firstly: Un-Righteousness

   Unrighteousness can be understood as lacking a right consciousness. It occurs when our perception becomes distorted and we fail to see people, places, and circumstances from a balanced perspective.

   For example, viewing someone only as an angel or only as a demon is not balanced. Human beings are complex. People can carry both light and darkness. They can bring blessings and lessons. They can make wonderful choices and also make choices that are not the highest and the best.

   Unrighteousness can occur when we see only extremes only what is right or only what is wrong without allowing room for grace, mercy, growth, and a second chance.

   It is unrighteous to demand that people operate from a level of consciousness they have not yet reached. Everyone is growing. Everyone is learning. Everyone is becoming.

   This principle also applies to how we treat ourselves. Even during spiritual practices such as meditation, the mind may wander. Beating yourself up because your thoughts drift is not a righteous response. Right consciousness includes grace toward yourself.

   Balance means acknowledging what needs to change without condemning the person who is changing.

Secondly: Self-Righteousness

   Self-righteousness
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