"Precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little." Isaiah 28:10
"Precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little." Isaiah 28:10
This is not a testimony but a note of gratitude for what Christian Science does daily in background of my life. Often we talk of what worked, and was demonstrated, but this is about what is working while we are working things out.
With trials, it uplifts and sustains me while I seek to understand and grow. It makes the journey from trial to demonstration easier to manage. Temptation does come, but the fact that time and heartfelt prayer have been filling me up, the heavier weight of Truth prevents me falling into the traps of those temptations of giving up, walking away or thinking Christian Science doesn’t work. Soaking myself in Science means that I am armoured when those difficulties arise. I am sustained. Sometimes, at tipping points, a line of truth has interrupted error’s beckonings, and put me back on track. A protection already built in, so that falling off the cliff into error’s thrall is less likely and requires less of my feeling I have to do it all myself. The truth is the cushion. I am facing a challenge, and the opportunity it brings to BE spiritual, to move away from mortal scenes and become that being God made and I have been surprised how the years of working with Science has built such a good foundation, one that does get tested, but does not crumble. It was almost a shock that this was the case, and I am grateful to feel that this foundation is sturdy and really means something, does something and produces a stability that is sure and cannot be shifted or undone. It withstands the test.
It inspires me and urges me on and makes sense of those days and weeks and years of reading, doing the lesson, being a Christian Science student and how that builds into a reliable framework, one that I can confidently lean on. Through this difficulty there is a growing realization of how much I am pulled forward and upward by the Christ Mind, by Truth and away from doubt, pain and a questionable outcome. Each time I feel like a faltering thought can whip me away mentally, in comes Truth, unbidden. It leads me forward. God really is in control.
This is what I am learning underneath the difficulty, that we are indeed never left alone to struggle, that pouring in floodtides of Truth over the years does have an effect when we need it and so I have a growing sense of built in safety and protection from falling. It is making me realize I already inhabit the Kingdom of Heaven and I won’t be moving out soon.