God is the Answer ...'Is' not just has

Challenges, problems, mistakes, questions all have solutions, answers. But when we try to figure things out on our own we end up making them bigger, more tangled, less understandable, more of a mess. We can get lost in the struggle for personal answers. We can become bamboozled, lost in the ends of outs of our problems, to the point where it can seem that there are no right answers. What do we do then?

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord:¹

Instead of the struggle, the tangles the mess we must begin with God in the first place not as a last resort. By going to God for all the answer to our problems, no matter how small or big, it lifts the personal burden of us trying to know everything or find the answers on our own for anything.

God, the only perfect Mind, is giving to us the way, the thoughts, the solutions to every challenge that comes to us. Some problems threaten our very sense of peace. But if we go to Love, God, then the right ideas come to us step by step that solves all claims of a problem or challenge. By following these ideas we then see the unfoldment of His perfect solutions.

Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science, writes in her textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,  “Trials teach mortals not to lean on a material staff, — a broken reed, which pierces the heart. We do not half remember this in the sunshine of joy and prosperity. Sorrow is salutary. Through great tribulation we enter the kingdom. Trials are proofs of God's care. Spiritual development germinates not from seed sown in the soil of material hopes, but when these decay, Love propagates anew the higher joys of Spirit, which have no taint of earth. Each successive stage of experience unfolds new views of divine goodness and love.”²

Love brings to each of us His solutions and reveals to us His care during the hard times as well as in the times of rest and joy. By seeing that God has all of the answers we can remove ourselves from the idea that we are burdened, lost, incapable, lacking in ability or strength to meet the need of today. We can turn everything over to God and obediently, prayerfully listen for His directives, His angel messages, His unfoldment of His Good in our lives.

This isn’t ignoring or passive but very active waiting, listening, and following each step of the way. By establishing thought upon God and having the strength of obedience to His Word we are gaining trust, experience, lessons on how to turn to Him actively, habitually, lovingly. It is being honest when dishonesty tempts us into ‘easier ways’, which in turn leads us into bigger problems. It is loving Love more through obedience and meekness. It is patiently allowing Mind and His timing to unfold the answers.

Watching, working, learning more of the ways of the Christ healing activity brings answers to every problem. Demonstrating the strength and fortitude by waiting for each revealing thought, answers from God, the Holy Ghost, Who knows all, does all, expresses all, and maintains all.

“The Scriptures refer to God as saying, ‘Come now, and let us reason together.’ There is but one right Mind, and that one should and does govern man.”³

By removing our beliefs, fears, opinions, doubts, confusion, and lack of understanding from any given situation, turning to God for everything, we are ‘reasoning together’ with the ‘one right Mind’. This brings solutions in ways and activities that we never could think of ourselves. God knows all and does all so the beliefs and opinions we hold in any given situation is far lacking from God’s superior design and plan.

“Our God is Love, unchanging Love,
And can we ask for more?
Our prayer for Love's increase is vain;
'Twas infinite before.
Ask not the Lord with breath of praise
For more than we accept;
The open fount is free to all,
God's promises are kept.
 
Our God is Mind, the perfect Mind,
Intelligence divine;
Shall mortal man ask Him to change
His infinite design?
The heart that yearns for righteousness,
With longing unalloyed,
In such desire sends up a prayer
That ne'er returneth void.

O loving Father, well we know

That words alone are vain,
That those who seek Thy will to do,
The true communion gain.
Then may our deeds our pure desire
For growth in grace express,
That we may know how Love divine
Forever waits to bless.”⁴

Let us start today to see that God is here waiting to bless us with His solutions to every problem.  Let us humbly, wisely, meekly turn to Him, to the Mind who knows all. Let us move past our beliefs that we ‘know what is best’ and go to the All-knowing Mind. Let us love Love more and rejoice that God is ready and waiting to give to us all that we need.

The Christ Idea that God provides for all is the perfect idea, solution. Let us take our burdens to God and see the unfoldment of His ‘perfect design’. Let us yearn for His righteousness, supreme Goodness, to meet every need.

Let us trust that His tender love and constant care meets our every need. Let us all enjoy and see the freedom that this activity brings.

God has the answers. God is the answer. God is Love. Love, God, is the answer to every problem we must meet and defeat with His Christ, Truth.

Christ Jesus reasoned with us, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”⁵

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1 The King James Version of the Holy Bible Isaiah 1 vs. 18 (to :)
2 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy page 66 lines 6-16
3 Miscellaneous Writings by Mary Baker Eddy page 59 lines 19-21
4 Christian Science Hymnal No. 269
5 The King James Version of the Holy Bible Matthew 11 vss. 28-30