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Decisions made easier
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
It was the middle of the night, and I was wrestling with a decision I needed to make the next day. My mother was going through a difficult time and I wanted to visit her—to cheer her up and take her grocery shopping. But if I did that, I would be leaving behind work that needed to be done at home. Both were important, but it wasn’t clear to me which was the best choice.
Whenever I need help with small things or large, I turn to God and then I listen. This time the answer wasn’t “Go to your mom’s” or “Stay home and get your stuff done.” What I heard was “What would you love to do?”
I thought, “I’d love to go to my mom’s, but I am afraid that if I do, something I’ve left undone here will turn into a more serious problem.” Then I recognized that love was the motive in one case and fear was the motive in the other. I knew from past experience that allowing fear to motivate my actions never turned out well. Following divine Love’s lead was always better.
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About the author
Brenda DePersico is a Christian Science practitioner in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
