There are metaphysical steps one can take to prevent disease from happening in their experience. One of them is to prevent disease from forming in thought.
Mary Baker Eddy gave wise advice when she wrote, “It is better to prevent disease from forming in mortal mind afterwards to appear on the body; but to do this requires attention”
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 198).
She goes on to further explain, “Sin and disease must be thought before they can be manifested. You must control evil thoughts in the first instance, or they will control you in the second” (Science and Health, p. 234).
To stay healthy, keep out of consciousness anything you don’t want to live out in the body.
The Mind of Christ is the healthiest consciousness of all.
The Mind of Christ does not monitor and regurgitate symptoms of disease but sees the spiritual man of God’s creating that is immune to disease.
Stay prayerfully focused on the spiritual ideal, and what you see in Spirit will protect you from what mortal mind would have you believe in matter.
Such practical advice. I need to photocopy and put on my bulletin board.
Thanks Evan, a “pearl of great price”….indeed! We have all been so blessed by Mary Baker Eddy and the work she did….
I love these very clear and pertinent statements. Clear thought, clear health- the very plain and powerful Truth. Love this community of Christliness.
We put on a hat to keep off the rain, shoes to protect our feet etc…now we must put on the full armour of God! It is our right to prove our true identity free of mortal mind and all its antagonist thought. Thank you Evan for spiritual truths everyday, and everyone who contributes.
Yes! The Amplified Classic translation, in talking about the weapons of our warfare, describes the word of God as “ the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.” We wrestle not against flesh and blood – and it is God Who wields the sword! (Eph. 6:17.) Truth does the work, and we are only witnesses, by reflection, to its efficacy.
Also in the Amplified Classic translation, the Word that God speaks is described as “alive and full of power – active, operative, energizing, and effective …sharper than any two-edged sword…“ and so on. (Hebrews 4:12)
God’s Word is alive, and has all power! It is the most powerful weapon there is!
Thank you Evan for your marvelous articles… the inspiration and guidance that addresses and helps us to respond correctly to this world-challenge.
Thanks AB for the Kimball reference.
Evan, thank you for reminding us to stay alert. 🙂
Controlling One’s Thoughts by George Shaw Cook
https://sentinel.christianscience.com/shared/view/2efxprb4ouu?s=e
❤️❤️So true!
Love this! Agressive mental suggestions are all around, and it’s good to stay armoured, based in the truth rather than protecting ourselves with human, material beliefs which are currently abundant! Thank you, Evan!
Thank you so much AB for this link. I find Kimball’s teaching and addresses to be extremely powerful.
Also Evan, the posts you make are so helpful and clear. Prevention is the sanest way to go rather than trying to fight off mortal mind’s attempts to keep us down. Staying with God at all times is something I’m working to get better at and it is great to have the support of this blog and all the community that comments here. Thank you and thank God for all that is given us.
Thank you Kirsten for sharing the article. ” Controlling one’s thoughts” by George Shaw Cook. Thank you Evan for all the wonderful healing thoughts as always. I am also so grateful for all the comments they have been so very uplifting.
I say a little reminder to my Son as he goes off to work. Divine Mind directs, Divine Love protects. I use this statement to remind myself as I go about my day also. Sometimes I need a rewind, but Divine Love always leads me home.
There is a paragraph in the chapter Teaching Christian Science in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by MB Eddy, p.450:15-26, wherein it states: The Christian Scientist has enlisted to lessen evil, disease, and death; and he will overcome them by understanding their nothingness and the allness of God, or good. (I can hear my teacher of Christian Science saying: You weren’t drafted. You have enlisted, so let’s get to work!)
Under Admonition and Counsel, Ways that are Vain, Eddy states, “All that error asks is to be let along; even as in Jesus’ time the unclean spirits cried out, “Let us alone; what have we to do with thee?” p. 211 in Miscellany. That whole next few paragraphs focus on the subtle craft of animal magnetism. Even when our dear leader, Mary B. Eddy, was betrayed by her adopted son, Ebenezer Foster Eddy, she wrote that she didn’t see it coming.
Remember, thou canst be brought into no condition, be it ever so severe, where Love has not been before thee and where its tender lesson is not awaiting thee. Therefore despair not nor murmur, for that which seekest to save, to heal, and to deliver, will guide tree, if thou seekest this guidance. (Miscellany, p. 149: 31- p. 150:4)
I start the day with music usually Ray Charles singing Oh Happy Day, or the Westminister Abbey Choir singing The Lord Bless you and Keep you. But today it was the sage wisdom of George Harrison singing Beware of Darkness (the lyrics are spot on) Thankyou Evan for your article of the Mind of Christ within us and for this platform of spiritual thinkers who have ENLISTED to lessen evil.
All that error asks is to be let alone
—-and I even proof read it.
Good morning and thanks for all your blogs Evan
Page 20 Unity of Good Mrs Eddy gives a simple directive.
Reverse the process.
First: God never made evil.
Second:He knows it not
Third: We need not fear it.
When contemplating world news this is a quick remedy.
Thanks for articles Kristen
This is WONDERFUL!! Thank you
So happy to know this resource!
After reading Letter on “Poise”, I emailed it to several sistas, there another great option.
So so powerful! Experienced amazing healing of severe back pain that paralyzed me often for about a year (belief of heredity), and that Truth instantly quickly broke the mesmerism and I was free, at last. Thank you Carolyn– for sharing !!
“You is your think!”
My CS teacher’s famous quote
My thanks to Evan & all thinkers
Thanks to all for your contributions and especially to Jo, for all you share, and to Kirsten for the links you share to inspiring articles. I’m in great need and appreciate these fresh, uplifting thoughts.
Lori, Divine Love’s angels are ever present, ready, just ask for their help. Feel that pure love, as being that clear transparency of the beauty of Soul, the intelligence of Mind, the strength of Spirit, the agelessness of Life, the solid rock foundation of Principle, the freeing childlikeness of Truth, your dominion is completely intact.
Possibly in Jan..when I felt so mesmerized, this Bible verse helped so much ( Matt.9:17) Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
To me — I needed to be open to rid myself of old thoughts of myself and others. God will form you anew, and enjoy the journey. I can testify to a new loving myself.
Thanks, Jo, for your loving and helpful response. ALL things are possible to God – that leaves nothing out for any of His children.
Jo, you’ll be interested to hear that I read right over that typo….didn’t even notice it. That really is the way to destroy error or take away its self-important clamor —Be so familiar with the authentic expression of God that the incorrect can’t even get a foot in the door.
Mary, You are absolutely right! I love your response, thank you!
Thank you. I find Edward Kimball so enlightening and he explains things so clearly.