Article April 5, 1975 Issue

Making Decisions

VIRGINIA ATHERTON WATSON

Everyone at some time faces decisions regarding a career to follow or some other course of action. How can we go about making these decisions? It might be argued that there is no practical, dependable way.

But Christian Science teaches us that we do have a reliable guide for decision-making. It can be found in the teachings of Christ Jesus, who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6; As we follow Jesus' example, our way in life becomes clearer and more certain, because it is God-directed, not willful or haphazard.

Making a decision should never involve mere human will. It should be the natural outcome of expressing divine wisdom, which man reflects as the perfect image of God, infinite Mind. Human will springs from the false belief that man is mortal, separated from God, and subject to chance and circumstance. It is a product of mortal mind, a belief in a consciousness separate from God. But man reflects divine Mind, the only real Mind. As we let divine Mind govern us, we naturally express more of God's wisdom and need not fear that we'll make mistakes or that we will continue in a wrong course. Whatever the human situation, it will respond harmoniously to the facts of perfect spiritual creation as we understand and correctly apply these facts to the challenges that confront us.

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