If you’re struggling with a problem, focus on the solution rather than on the problem to find healing.
Jesus gave us the ultimate remedy for solving problems when he taught, “Know the truth and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
You are not the one who fixes your problems. Truth is the Grand Fixer! For success in fixing problems, it’s most helpful to get personal sense out of the way, and let spiritual sense have the right-of-way.
Spiritual sense is focused on spiritual truth. It is not mesmerized or enamored by a problem. It is in awe of Truth!
Truth is your Savior! Let views of Truth dominate your consciousness, rather than fear and concern about a perceived problem. And the cool part is, that as you become aware of Truth, you lose consciousness of a problem. Healing happens.
What a helpful and comforting reminder!! Thank you so much, Evan
Thank you Evan. I had an example of this a few years ago. I started experiencing severe pain in one of my feet when I walked. I prayed about it but the pain didn’t go away. This went on for a few weeks. But as I continued praying, Galatians 5:22-23 (the fruits of the Spirit) kept coming to mind. Here are those versus from the New English Translation:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
I realized that the pain was causing me to be “grumbly”. So I resolved to stop focusing on the pain and letting that issue dictate my behavior. I affirmed that since I was the reflection of Spirit, I manifested the fruits of the Spirit. So I started to focus on expressing joy, patience, gentleness, etc. and didn’t let the pain stop me from doing that. I also didn’t let the pain stop me from doing my normal activities. And it wasn’t a result of using human will. I genuinely realized I was the manifestation of Spirit and therefore it was natural and normal for me to express the fruits of the Spirit and so I started doing that. Before long I realized I was no longer experiencing the pain in my foot. But more importantly, this lesson has stayed with me and I continue to value the importance of manifesting the fruits of the Spirit every day!
That’s really helpful RH and so is Evan’s brilliant message. Thank you both.
What a lovely demonstration RH. Thank you for sharing how you worked through it. ‘ the fruits of Spirit ‘ will stay with me today as will todays post. Thank you for this wonderful start to the day Evan. ❣️
Thank you RH. What a wonderful healing. It would make an inspiring article for the Christian Science periodicals. Also thank you Evan!
Evan,thank you ,a good start first thing in the morning so helpful,being sure we are in the right way.
Evan I appreciated, “And the cool part is, that as you become aware of Truth, you lose consciousness of a problem.” A great description of how healing occurs. As we humbly recognize the Truth of Being — that is always present, but sometimes seems obscured — the reality of God, good is experienced. You make it so simple and clear, thank you.
I am unable to do the above. I wish I could. I cannot do it.
Dear Kathy, you are not alone. But remember this, that whatever the obstacle or material picture , in Truth you ARE being it…perfect, complete and receptive to the Truth of your being. After all what ever we need is already ours, waiting to be revealed . Gods arms of Truth and Love never stop encircling us.x
I think maybe you cannot do it YET.
I have to know your correct thank you
Dear Kathy,
Evan explains how above;
“You are not the one who fixes your problems. Truth is the Grand Fixer! For success in fixing problems, it’s most helpful to get personal sense out of the way, and let spiritual sense have the right-of-way.
Spiritual sense is focused on spiritual truth. It is not mesmerized or enamored by a problem. It is in awe of Truth!”
Thank you Evan! I love this and the Spiritview from last Friday too! Lovely!
With God you can! Dont try to do it- just do it because God is your very being the functioning everpresence of Life- and therefore unavoidable and irresistable- you can! What God is-you are. By reflection:
Loved Evans terminolgy saying youll be awed by the results- awed ! Sweet assurance of harmony workin on your behalf both for you and as you because your so so Loved and Lovely !
What a beautiful beginning to my morning was your post, Evan, along with the healing shared and the responses to it.
Practical proof of the Bible promise from John 8:32! Thank you all for sharing.
Kathy, “but what is this me (I)”? YOU don’t need to do anything. In fact, “I (you) can of my own self do nothing“. All you have to “do” is realize that you are His expression, expressing only those qualities that He has. There are no other qualities.
Humble hearts accept Your blessing, / Turn from sorrow, want, and sin, / Turn the page, rewrite that story, / As the Christ is welcomed in. / Now we know our true relation, / Perfect God and perfect child, / We can live in joy and freedom, / Loved, and pure, and undefiled.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 529:1, 2
Kathy we all can turn the page, rewrite the
story. In Truth the only “story” is God,’s.
Love the picture. Have wanted to try doing
That. Complete freedom from fear. I have hot air ballooned. Not the same except the view.
Keeping our view always from the divine heights,
Perfect freedom.
My husband gave me a gift to go skydiving. It wasn’t something I had been talking about but he was inspired when we saw some others doing it. I went to my CS association and the next day he told me the skydiving outfit had an opening that morning. As we drove to the airport, I was thinking about all the lovely uplifting ideas from my association day. I felt so calm. The professional jumper who I was to jump in tandem with (literally attached to) was a wonderful, positive, joyful individual. As the plane took off, I was telling him all about CS, my association day, a wonderful healing I had some years ago etc. I wasn’t thinking or concerned about jumping out of a plane at 10k feet! It was an awesome experience to feel so free from any sense of fear. (I might add that I am at that stage in life with two adult children. Age doesn’t limit us.)
I cherish these daily uplifts! What a wonderful way to start each morning with truth!
Thank you, Evan, for these gifts! And thanks to all who further the inspiration by sharing!! ❤️
The Truth illustrates and reveals, liberates and heals. The right idea announces itself present and all-powerful. Without “yeah, but…” the truth, reality, like the light making darkness impossible, makes the earlier mirage, imagination, error, mistake impossible, powerless, unbelievable. No matter what.
Remember some of the countless examples you’ve experienced of this instant revelation and instant “heaven-ation.” Confusion or stress instantly giving way to clarity and success. self-pity to gratitude. Fear to love. simple arithmetic or seemingly complex conflict resolution. Once you know better, you feel better and do better. You have experienced this reality countless times. Write these examples down for future comfort and celebrations lifting you and others even higher. No matter what. No mortal can interfere with the Truth revealing itself and healing the case.
Wow! Great post, Evan, and wonderful idea from all!
and this week’s lesson on Mind!!!
Thanks to all.
The lovely photo and great message and comments this morning and love
towards, Kathy, bring to mind, Mrs. Eddy’s quote in S&H 125:28, “The
astronomer will no longer look up to the stars, – he will look out from them upon the universe; and the florist will find his flower before its seed.”
(This was written so many years ago, before air flight).
I think we are all at different stages of understanding, although the one
Mind/God is already Perfect within us. We are all learning the Truth,
which is already there, like 2 +2 = 4. A toddler does not understand this
Principle, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t so.
“Patience must have her perfect work” S&H 454: 24
PS.
To clarify, although a lot of times I feel like that toddler in my
understanding, it is not [my] understanding, really, or time
that it takes, because God’s Perfection is already there and I
just need to Realize it, Reflect this Perfection, which can be
instantaneous. I didn’t mean it to sound discouraging that it
takes Time or patience, because in God’s reality, time is not
relevant, because we are Always at one with God’s Perfection,
regardless of how things may seem.
Kathy; it seems like maybe you are experiencing some feelings of discouragement. Feelings can be slippery little devils! But you do still have the ability to choose your thoughts.
Choose a hymn, and memorize it. Sing it over and over in your thinking, all day. Hymn 65 would be a good one, because it expresses the truth which is exactly the opposite of the feelings of discouragement you seem to be experiencing.
In reality, you are being carried on eagles’ wings, from glory unto glory. Effortlessly, continuously, and joyously! Stick with that hymn until the bad feelings disappear.
It may feel artificial at first to keep replacing bad feelings with truth, but stick with it anyway. It will ABSOLUTELY bear fruit in your thinking, and the feelings of discouragement you seem to be experiencing will diminish until they disappear.
Because the truth is, all of us can only experience the glory of God. It is the only reality, and is individualized in each one of us, permanently. We have no choice in this. We reflect divine glory whether we feel it or not.
Never give up!
Thank you for your encouraging words. Yes, it does feel artificial and I stop doing and saying the positive affirmations to myself. Your saying that I should keep it up. Thank you for your help and insight!;
Dear Kathy and all. A reflection does not struggle or need “do” anything on it’s own. It just reflects! Jesus said, ” the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do” John 5; and “the Father that dwelleth in me, He doeth the works.” John 14 10.
Man is idea, the image of Love: He is the compound idea of God, including all right ideas: that which has no separate mind from God, that which has not a single quality underived from Deity; that which possesses no life, intelligence, nor creative power of his own, but REFLECTS spiritually all that belongs to his Maker. S&H 475
“Hold perpetually this thought, ~~that it is the spiritual idea, the Holy Ghost and Christ, which ENABLES you to demonstrate with scientific certainty, the rule of healing, based upon its divine Principle, Love, underlying, overlying, and encompassing all true being. S&H 496:15
“Rise in the strength of Spirit to resist all that is unlike good. God has made man capable of this, and nothing can vitiate the ability and power divinely bestowed on man.” S&H 393: 12
Have a happy week of reflecting!
Thank you e much for your wisdom
Thank you Evan and all for this morning’s uplifting view of Spirit!! I am awe-struck over the inspiring comments, and so very grateful for this precious venue.
https://journal.christianscience.com/issues/2022/8/140-08/facing-down-the-fixer-mentality?s
Thank you Desert Girl! Could you or anyone be so kind as to share the entire article? Thank you in advance. 🙂
Here’s a shared link to the article.
Facing down the “fixer” mentality
https://journal.christianscience.com/shared/view/14stm6iryg?s
Thank you RH, appreciate it!
Thank you RH for sharing the entire article
Thank you Evan and great comments everyone. RH, appreciated you sharing your demonstration. It made me think of an article that involved a healing of a swollen foot, with an excellent comment that always resonates: “I realized I needed to look away from matter and be satisfied with spiritual perfection alone.”
“Seeing Spiritual Existence by James Chapman, Jr.”
http://www.hyperthot.com/162_sse.htm
‘Thanking God for Spiritual Perfection’:
https://sentinel.christianscience/shared/view/1h77r41yuiy?s=e
please use this link:
https://sentinel.christianscience.com/shared/view/1h77r41yuiy?s=e
I agree whole heartedly with you Linda. Thank you Evan and all.
https://sentinel.christianscience.com/issues/2011/1/113-03-04/perfect-reflection
The word reflection was used.
God’s strength is shown most effectively in our weakness. (II Cor. 12:9) Amplified Bible translation
So we don’t have to heal ourselves, and (as has been pointed out above), we aren’t capable of ourselves to heal, or to do anything other than to reflect.
It is God Who works in us, both to will and to do of His good pleasure, and satisfaction, And DELIGHT!
The article is ‘Facing down the “fixer” mentality’ by Christie Ellington Henderson in the August 2022 CS Journal.
I , too am feeling a bit like Kathy. I am experiencing a very ,very, long healing. No where near where I want to be. I am trying not to let discouragement take it’s foothold
‘Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.’
(Psalms 139:7–11)
‘The Psalmist saith: “He shall give His angels charge over thee.” God gives you His spiritual ideas, and in turn, they give you daily supplies. Never ask for to-morrow: it is enough that divine Love is an ever-present help; and if you wait, never doubting, you will have all you need every moment. What a glorious inheritance is given to us through the understanding of omnipresent Love! More we cannot ask: more we do not want: more we cannot have. This sweet assurance is the “Peace, be still” to all human fears, to suffering of every sort.’
(Angels: Misc. Writings 306:29)
‘Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportion-ably to their occupancy of your thought.”
(SH 261:4)
‘Jesus taught that the kingdom of God is Intact, universal, and that man is pure and holy.’
(SH 477:4-5 Jesus)
God is Mind and holy thought is sending;
Man, His image, hears His voice.
Every heart may understand His message,
In His kindness may rejoice.
Lo, He speaks, all condemnation ending,
Every true desire with Love’s will blending;
Losing self, in Him we find
Joy, health, hope, for all mankind.
(Hymn 73:2)
Another message from Betsy, for those of you who receive the Cedars Met, This weeks on the subject of Mind is so outstanding. I wonder if anyone could bring that up and share it for Kathy.
Thanks
Agree Betsy. Here you go:
https://cedarscamps.org/inspiration/article/14296/
Here’s a link to an earlier Spiritview post by Evan. ‘ Silence the accuser ‘
https://spiritview.net/?s=Silence+the+accuser
Thank you all so very grateful for all these healing thoughts and articles just what was needed.
Hugs!
Thank you e much for your wisdom