True versus Habitual Thinking

A person who has been in ill health for a long time may find his illness a habit he would prefer not to give up. And in a world where all that lives appears eventually to die, we all tend to think habitually of ourselves in terms of age.

Such habitual thinking is contrary to what Christian Science teaches of the real nature of man. Man is spiritual. He is the idea of God, the infinite, perfect Mind. He is limitless, timeless, whole, complete. But mortal belief thinks of man as imperfect, limited, material. And mortals—the products of this false belief—dramatize over and over again in all they do the limitation, discord, incompleteness, materiality, this belief includes. Then when the truth of being appears on earth, as it did when Christ Jesus taught and healed, there is terrible resistance to that truth.

Not only the sinful, but the normal, upright human being resisted Jesus. The sinner never enjoys having his pleasures interrupted. Jesus did more than interrupt them; he proved them false—all material pleasures as well as pains.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Editorial
Control of the Body and Its Action
April 22, 1972
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit