Acting Decisively

        Watching World War II documentaries during the Memorial Day observances here in the United States, I was impressed with how decisive the Generals were.  And no doubt had to be.  They couldn't afford to dither.

        While not prosecuting a war, there are many times when you and I are faced with situations that call for immediate action.  We don't have time to consult everyone in sight as to what steps to take.

        God can give us the ability to reach right decisions quickly.  Christian Science offers a purely God-centered remedy for confusion and indecisiveness.  It declares that man is spiritual, the reflection of the all-seeing, all-hearing, all-knowing divine Mind, God; that therefore the wisdom we need for every decision is already established in the spiritual consciousness--the true being--of each of us, and that we can prove this.

        Jeremiah exclaimed, "Ah, Lord God!  behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee."  (Jer. 32:17)  It's comforting to realize that you and I are never alone before intricate issues that need resolving, weighty decisions that have to be made.  The flawlessly intelligent Mind that has made man and the universe holds these ideas in harmony, peace, and the dominion of perfect understanding.  If decisions actually rested on our shoulders, we might indeed feel burdened at times.  But we are in reality the eternal reflection of tranquil, unerring Mind, which gives man every thought and impels all activity.  Understanding that divine Principle lawfully sustains, legitimately directs, and perfectly controls the real universe including us, we have a working basis for demonstrating divine guidance in human affairs.

        Wisdom, intelligence, and spiritual perception are divine qualities that man reflects.  Therefore they are always available to us to claim as our own.  They constitute our ability to know what to do, and when and how to do it.  There can be no indecision or uncertainty in the consciousness where these Godly qualities actively abide.  You and I, as in truth the very image of God, exist forever at the standpoint of absolute certainty and perfect assurance, and we can act decisively when situations call for such.