Why People Rely on Christian Science for Healing

        I do so, and so do countless others, from a desire to follow Christ Jesus in demonstrating God's allness and man's relation to Him.  We do this with eyes wide open, yearning to prove God's absolute control over our entire being.  Like our Master, we choose to take a spiritually enlightened approach to solving all problems.

        To wholehearted followers of Christ, whether they face fear, lack, family inharmony, or downright aggressive bodily pain, the remedy is always the same.  Turn to God and rely on Him, as Jesus did.

        Not all healings come quickly, of course.  One may have been taking his problems to God with no apparent results for some time, and perhaps he may feel  he has been long-suffering long enough.  But he should still turn and never stop turning to all-powerful, always-operating Truth.  Salvation from an erroneous sense of existence must come through Christ, Truth.  And it does come, as one continues reaching out to Mind for a clearer recognition of divine reality.

        What about the individual who isn't inclined to seek divine aid when troubles arise?  God simply does not seem real or close to him, so turning to Him for answers to life's challenges is not readily done.  Sometimes people will admit to never having even once felt God's love or power.  I've heard people say this more than once.  Happily, a feeling of separation from one's divine source can be overcome. And it should be, since nothing can come close to comparing with the heaven of experiencing God's immediateness.

        What can you and I do in order not to feel apart from God?  We can pray with all our hearts.  We can actually ask our Father to  help us embody those states of thoughts that make us more alive to His loving ever-presence.

        Jesus pointed out one indispensable quality in these words:  "Except ye be converted, and become as little childlren, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."  (Matthew 18:3)

        Childlikeness, with its innocence, trust, obedience, receptivity to good, is worthy of our most serious cultivation.  It points to our true relation to God and ensures an ever clearer sense of His love and power and care.  And since innocence and obedience belong to man's God-bestowed spiritual nature, there isn't anyone who can't learn and use these spiritual qualities.

        We cannot possibly express too much true childlikeness toward our heavenly Father.  Nor can we praise and thank Him too much.  Our creator is due all the reverence, adoration, and gratitude His children can give Him.  Jesus' life, as well as pasages all the way through the Bible, make this clear.

        Being awake and alive to all we owe God for His endless benefits is crucial to Christian Science demontration.  Gratitude to Him should be in our thoughts and hearts as much as possible, even if--especially if--we have an as-yet-unresolved problem of some kind.  Why?  Because few states of thinking are so conducive to  healing as that of gratitude.  This wonderfully uplifting moral attitude lets in the light of Christ, Truth.  This light pierces the darkness of mortal thinking and begins at once to obliterate everything unlike itself.  It restores harmony.

        The God-based, Mind-reflecting strength and self-sufficiency that one's own study of Christian Science affords can bring one successfully through any trying situation.  It makes possible quicker, more conclusive proofs of Spirit's allness.  But there's more.  Habitually turning to God in difficulties enables one to feel His loving presence more consistently.  And feeling an abiding sense of "God with us" is so glorious that we can reach the point of actually being grateful for having had the opportunity to gain significant spiritual growth through overcoming adversity.

        So, if you find yourself being specially challenged and thinking, "How can I deal with this problem I'm having?", heed the angel that says, "Why not rely on Christian Science for healing?"  You will be so thankful you did.