When her friends began disregarding her parents’ rules during a road trip, this college student felt totally justified in being angry. But a persistent thought came to her rescue—and changed the dynamic with her fellow passengers.
Doing online-only school was hard enough for this high schooler. But having a tough teacher made things even worse. Thankfully, this teen had Christian Science to help her learn how to think about the situation in a different—healing—way.
While I’d been spending a lot of time thinking about eating and expecting pleasure from it, I was beginning to see that what are thought of as material “pleasures” actually confer no real enjoyment. I began to find deep satisfaction in thinking about God, communing with God, and making this a priority.
As you scroll TikTok or Instagram looking for information about what’s going on in Ukraine, how do you know if what you’re seeing is legit? Good sleuthing skills help, but there’s actually a spiritual quality within each of us that’s an even more powerful and accurate guide.
In prayer we silence the waves of confused thinking and lean on God’s guidance. As the clarity of spiritual ideas starts to appear, we find ourselves on a calm sea, engrounded on the rock of Christ, Truth.
Removing dead wood unburdened the tree, and thinning the branches allowed more light and air to circulate and stimulate new growth. Similarly, the dead wood of matter-based thinking—any thinking that is not in accord with God, divine Spirit—needs to be pruned and discarded.