Article October 15, 1904 Issue

Divine Guidance

BEULAH G. HINES.

In dwelling on the thought of divine Principle as Love, we can readily see the innumerable ways in which Principle enters the smallest affairs of our lives if we only think quickly enough to avail ourselves of Divine guidance. Have we ever thought of what it means to be unprincipled? Even in a mortal sense, if we were accused of being unprincipled how quickly would we resent the accusation, or seek to remedy the evil, whatever it might be. In my own experience, I have many times rejected an error quickly and decidedly, because it appeared an unprincipled thing to think, say, or do.

Our text-book teaches us that Principle means God, Life, Love; and the command to obey God is imperative. In proportion to our obedience we are protected by Principle in every way, and we feel in such accord with good that our sense of power over evil will grow in strength until we absolutely know that God's commandment uttered through His ideas, cannot be broken.

I love that saying of the Master, "I can of mine own self do nothing." "The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." It gives us rest to know that every good motive and action comes direct from our Father, and that all the good in the world is our inheritance from Him, and that it remains indestructibly in Him, even as we remain indestructibly in Him.

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