Article February 1, 2016 Issue

A ‘change of base’ in thinking

Erin A. D. Fisher

“As he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7).

One of the liberating truths we learn in Christian Science is that what we understand of God and His creation is reflected in our experience. This fact is liberating because it means that even in the face of situations that seem beyond our control, a better understanding of God and our relationship to Him can transform our thought, adjusting our experience in a way that restores health and harmony.

Now, this doesn’t mean that we sit here and decide just exactly how we’d like things to adjust. It also doesn’t mean that we try to use human willpower to bring about an adjustment. If we’re truly putting Christian Science into practice, it means that when facing a problem, we’re willing to put aside material sense and consider instead what is true of God, and of man and woman as His spiritual image and likeness—the truths Christ Jesus proved in his healing ministry.

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