Guidance and Provision

I received a bill from an online directory service where I advertise as a part time Christian Science Practitioner. This is someone who offers to provide prayerful assistance for others with physical, emotional, financial, or relationship difficulty.

I had not received much interest from this advertisement and was wondering whether it was the best way to use my financial resources to offer help to others. In praying about this situation, I was thinking about the idea that all true guidance comes from God. This spiritual mentality helps protect my thought from fear and a sense of limitation. There is no way that God’s goodness and love can be less than all good and I needed to pray to realize that fact. I knew that offering help to others was a good thing and I should continue to pursue it. By listening to God’s guidance I would find the right steps. A verse from the Bible “God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him” (1 John 4:16) illustrated that trust instead of fear would allow me to be guided in the most harmonious way. I put the decision off for about a week.

The second billing notice came and I decided to be more receptive for an idea that would indicate the proper steps for me to follow. Later that morning I unexpectedly received payment from someone I had helped weeks before find a prayer based solution to a difficulty. It was the exact amount I needed to pay my bill. Also, the same day, I got a call from someone needing prayerful help who had found my ad from the online directory service. These gentle reminders of God’s care were just what I needed. I renewed my advertisement without hesitation. This experience reassured me that I could rely on God’s guidance and provision.