The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-15
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than and she the need for progress She
encouraged God for guidance The practitioner
who helping through Christian Science pointed
that limitation be accepted coming from
God than illness, and that could conquer by learning
about my true seIfhood.
also had TO overcome tendency avoid work. nap
good deal and get drowsy You know IFS easy your
time during business hours and at home TOO very
ing passage pointed out TO in the Bible. lis in
Proverbs, and I'D like TO read you "Ye little sleep
little sumber. little folding of the hands seep shall
thy poverty that traveIIeth and thy
armed man." knew certainly didn't poverty TO
come, every time felt like putting of Job taking
nap, challenged this thought and resisted IT, Soon this
trouble overcome. tquote is from Prov. 24:33 Al
Finally began TO the need TO of the
things that held back After much prayer my wife and
decided TO take all savings and campaign for the
county reasvrers Job We worked hard but missed being
elected by small margin. The practitioner continued to
stand by with prayerfv support and that didn't
have accept defeat Gods law Of progress eterna
operating though might not always be able 10 look
ahead and what's in for And enough
weeks after the election agent for fine line Of prefabr
cared homes TO He had watched me during
the political campaign and he offered Job the head
of building project he planning in Iowa.
I'd never done anything like this before. But by this
time learning TO trust God and so took the Job
had TO shoulder the entire responsibility alone in strange
city. II rough going al first because didn't know
how begin kept studying Mary Baker Eddys book
Science and Health with Key The Scriptures and read
articles in the Christian Science periodicals. began TO get
clear idea Of God divine Mind supplying all the IneI
senee needed Gradually the human footsteps became clear
and completed whole development.
Now ! honestly say that | enjoy responsibility J.
make all the decisions and handle all financial details Also
I've resistance and lack Of cooperation toward
iscs give away completely.
The commentary follows
How much more all achieve when approach
limitations and problems that confront by awakening
10 God-given ability theml AS matter Of
fact, friends, isn't II true that best progress always
comes. through duckng challenge but by facing
squsrey and working out? How plain is that drifting
along looking for the easy avoiding the hard things
never gets US anywhere! But guest found when
the challenges and gain the victory through spirit
val means this leads TO wider opportunity for progress
Now maybs someone is thinking, why shouldn't Just
drift aIone I'm happy the way am" Well. you know
quest evidently felt way for long time. But when his
wife urged him 70 stop limiting himself, he awakened
his sleepy ehargy through Christian Science He began
that there is very good reason for not JUST drifting
He realized he had been utilizing his codgven abilities
The real man, Gods image, dynamic. thinking being
and has unlimited capacity TO express God who is divine
Mind And so our guest endeavored TO follow the command
Of Paul the Bible, Study TO shew myself approved unto
Ccd workman that needeth not TO be ashamed. rightly
dividing the word OF truth.
So often people allow themselves to accept medioerty
or standards because they feel frustrated not
capable anything better But this is not necessary Anyone
can learn how TO overcome these false limitations when ne
finds that God the Of all true ability and that
man in His likeness equipped with all that needed TO
meet every challenge.
] But something far basic is needed than merely
making resolution for the year. halfheariedy
promising 10 leaf. What is needed IS the
acceptance understanding Of the great berans truth
revealed by Christian SCIENCE that God divine Mind IS The
Of all intelligence You know the Master Christ
Jesus recognized this when he said ~ OF mine own
self do nothing" Here recognition that all true ability
divine in origin.
The Bible tells that God the only real creator And
since man the perfect likeness of divine Mind in reality
he possesses always the wisdom keenness. strength and
perception he In proportion you acknowledge this
truth you every challenge successfully in prae.
teal way.
Now don't misunderstood me- This doesn't call for ruth
essnss human will power selfish sggressvensss, nor
does lead undertake tasks that not properly ours
n does call for the true humility which acknowledges
God The Of true intelligence and accepts the guild
snee and right ideas that from God AS guest did
this he found opportunities he had never thought Of
No matter how simple the task, matter how humble
the environment you begin 10 face each challenge and
improve each situation that eonons As you accept
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