Article September 15, 1928 Issue

On Learning to Trust God

DELLA M. WHITNEY

The belief in the reality of evil which one entertains in his thought, whether it be of sickness or of sin, continually robs him; for it prevents his comprehending the allness of God and learning to place his trust in good. The one who is honestly endeavoring to understand more of God daily, and who is humbly striving to subordinate the so-called human will to the divine will, is indeed learning to trust his activities to God's keeping. He can then press forward, taking up each new duty with the confidence and assurance that, because he is endeavoring to acknowledge God in all his ways, each detail of his daily activity will proportionately be worked out correctly.

What peace and joy follow the constant endeavor to begin and continue throughout each day with the realization that God, Spirit, is the only creator, and that therefore the universe, including man, is, like Him, spiritual and perfect; that in reality no evil can be thought or expressed, since divine Mind is the only source of thought and governs all real activity!

The one whose aim is so to purify his thought as to be able at all times to be conscious of God's guidance, will find many wonderful proofs of His care and protection, and many opportunities to help others. A Christian Scientist once had a proof of God's protecting and guiding hand when on a journey. Upon entering a crowded coach, she took the only available seat. In a short while she realized that the one sitting near her was not a desirable companion. Although she persistently held to the truth, the situation did not seem to improve. She decided to move into the coach ahead. Upon reaching the next coach she asked permission to sit beside a woman, but was told by her that owing to a large amount of baggage she required the entire seat. She walked on to the front of the car and took the only other available seat, beside a little white-haired woman. In a very short time it was revealed that this little woman was a student of Christian Science, and that she was in great need and had been earnestly praying for help. When the student realized how she had been forced out of the first place and past the second into the place where there was need of her, she humbly realized, at least in a degree, the omnipotence and omnipresence of God, and was reminded of God's words to Moses at the burning bush, "Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground."

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