Article March 3, 1951 Issue

HOW DO YOU MAKE A DECISION?

ETHEL DANIELS HUBBARD

Sometimes the questions are asked: How do you come to the point of decision? How do you know you are right? How can you be sure you are actuated by divine Mind and not by the subtle insistence of human will? Are you certain that you are not unduly influenced by the opinions of others? In other words, is your judgment based on personal considerations or upon divine Principle, God, that bedrock of wisdom and foresight? These are important questions, the answers to which can impede or facilitate spiritual progress.

A student of Christian Science was faced with the necessity of making a decision which would affect the happiness of another as well as of herself. Because there were technical details involved, she felt obliged to seek legal and financial advice, although she was depending on God, as she had learned to do in Christian Science, to guide her. Certain steps appeared in prompt and orderly sequence, giving the impression of right unfoldment. One opportunity which ordinarily was not available became possible. The different steps had followed one another with such convincing precision that the student felt bound to follow the course prescribed. Yet she was never happy or free from misgiving.

The evening before the contract was to be signed, making the transaction final, doubt and uncertainty rose to a high pitch. Acutely distressed, the student went to her room. She knew there must be an answer, a clear and assured answer, unmixed with these disquieting doubts. Unreservedly she turned to divine Mind, refusing to listen any more to the insistent arguments of mortal mind. She determined that whatever Mind, Spirit, God, bade her do she would do, though it ran counter to the professional advice she had received or differed from the judgment of Christian Scientists who were close to her and were giving loving consideration to her welfare. She would listen to the divine voice exclusively.

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