Are you ever impressed by evil, bowled over by its assertions and intimidated by its claims?  If so, it’s time to master impressions coming from evil that would captivate attention and defeat hope.  The claims of evil need to be destroyed, not harbored and honored.

Mary Baker Eddy tells us how to defeat evil.  She writes, “Evil is destroyed by the sense of good” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 311).

Evil and good are opposites.  When you are impressed by the infinite goodness of God, you are not inclined to be impressed by the boastful claims of evil.  One would negate the other in consciousness.  Be sure to side with the good!

This is not hard when one is willing to admit that God is good, and God is omnipotent.

Yes, evil seems real to material sense, but material sense is ignorant of God’s grand realities.  As thought shifts from being infatuated with evil to being inspired by God’s infinite good, a sense of evil fades.  It is less impressive, even to the point of not being impressive at all.

There is nothing imperative about evil.  There is no requirement to bow down to it and serve its demands.  As Jesus Christ proved, God’s power defeats evil and renders it harmless.

Be quick to side with good and race from evil.  Stay out of its clutches by staying in a consciousness of God’s infinite goodness.  It’s a safer place to be, and a happier healthier way to live.