Article June 6, 1953 Issue

ZAREPHATH

MABEL REED HYZER

THE day-by-day experiences of each one of us seem to demand that many decisions be made. Some are relatively unimportant; others are of more moment, requiring some thought and perhaps counsel with others. The student of Christian Science learns to regard the making of decisions in the light of right mental activity, which eliminates anxiety and confusion.

In God's realm, Mind knows all and therefore can never be undecided. To Mind there are never two or more things to decide between, for Mind's divine activity is changeless, undeviating, and sure. Must not the divine Principle of the universe be simple and sure in its directing?

Indecision is merely a claim of mortal mind and should be regarded as such. It implies ignorance and fear. Fear of making a mistake is a prevalent suggestion. One can lift his thought to see clearly that there are no mistakes in divine Mind and that man, representing divine Mind, cannot be misled. Fear of the opinion of others, or their criticism, is frequently involved in the belief of indecision. This too can be dismissed as one refuses to believe that there is a mortal mind which can think, criticize, or approve. Only God knows, directs, and approves right activity, and He knows no other activity. Fear of one's lack of ability to decide correctly is only occasioned because one is identifying himself as a mortal, not as God's idea, expressing complete intelligence and joyful, correct knowing.

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