Article July 30, 2001 Issue

Some ways to trust God more wholeheartedly

By Lila Montgomery

If you ever had a swimming lesson, you probably remember how important it was to learn how to float on your back. At first your teacher most likely held his or her arms under you to keep you on top of the water. You trusted your teacher to keep you from sinking. Then gradually you relaxed and rested on the water without any help. You didn't need a course in hydrodynamics to keep you afloat. You just trusted.

Similarly, we don't need to know everything there is to know about God to keep our heads above water when faced with problems. If we learn to trust in God's supporting power, understanding even a bit about His supremacy, we can stay above the waves instead of drowning in them.

This trust played an important role in a healing I had when I was a teenager and my family had become interested in Christian Science. One day I injured my ankle badly and couldn't put my foot on the floor without pain. My mother suggested I call a Christian Science practitioner to pray for me. I didn't know much about how prayer was a form of treatment, but I had already seen healings through prayer in my home. At first I was reluctant, but I finally did call a practitioner and asked him to help me.

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