It’s a common concern in spiritual healing; the question of “How do I get rid of the problem I’m struggling with?”

The nagging doubt may come in the form of
How do I get rid of this disease?
How do I stop the nightmares?
How do I shake off the past?
How do I conquer fear?
How do I…?

One answer to these concerns is to reword the question.

Spiritual healing is not so much about getting rid of problems as accepting Truth.

The more productive questions are often,
How can I demonstrate health?
How can I maintain peace of mind?
How can I rejoice in my spiritual present?
How can I be confident of Love’s ever-present care?

I learn lessons from my efforts to play tennis better.

When missing the ball, I don’t stay mentally glued on all my misses. I zero attention in on hitting the ball more accurately. I find it more constructive to spend time and energy improving my strokes rather than condemning my errors and getting depressed about them. As I hit the ball more successfully, my improvement automatically precludes the problem from occurring again.

The same rule applies to curing disease.

When praying for relief, the more thought is focused on disease, the more the disease appears real, and this prevents thought from recognizing the spiritual truth that destroys the false sense of disease—the enemy to begin with.

The question of, “How do I get rid of a problem?” is better when replaced with “How do I demonstrate the solution?”

If a budding mathematician claimed 5 multiplied by 5 equaled 27, and the error was pointed out. The mathematician would not agonize over the 27 to understand what to do next. He would go back to the original equation and resolve the problem correctly.

The “original equation” in Life is, God + man = perfection.

When error presents itself, the sooner we cease agonizing over the error the better. It’s more helpful to get back to the original equation and solve the problem correctly.

God + you = perfection.

This is the spiritual perspective Jesus held, and it works for us too!

Jesus beheld in Science the perfect man, who appeared to him where sinning mortal man appears to mortals. In this perfect man the Saviour saw God’s own likeness, and this correct view of man healed the sick. Mary Baker Eddy