From time to time I checked with my friends, and found that while everything
was not entirely as they desired, they gradually became fairly contented under
the new arrangement. They were able to overcome their disappointment and
ill will.
Bill even confided to me that he liked the new man and in a way enjoyed
working with him. He told me that the new president often called him in for
consultation and seemed to lean on him.
Mary was nice to the president’s wife, and in fact, they went to the fullest
extent to be cooperative.
Two years passed. One day I arrived in their city and telephoned them. “Oh, I am so excited I can hardly speak,” Mary said.
I commented that anything that could put her in that state must be unusual
importance.
Ignoring this remark, she cried, “Oh, the most wonderful thing has happened.
Mr. So-and-So,” naming the president, “has been selected by another
company at a big promotion for a special job which will take him out of our
organization into a much better position and”—she posed the question
—“Guess what? Bill has just been notified that he is now the president of this
company. Come over right away and let the three of us give thanks together.”
Later, as we sat together, Bill said, “Do you know, I am beginning to realize
that Christianity isn’t theoretical after all. We have solved a problem
according to well-defined spiritual scientific principles. I shudder to think,”
he said, of the terrible mistake we would have made had we not gone at this
problem according to the formula contained in the teachings of Jesus.
“Who in the world,” he asked, “is responsible for the silly idea that
Christianity is impractical? Never again will I let a problem come up without
attacking it in just the way the three of us solved this one.”
Well, several years have passed, and Mary and Bill have had other problems,
and to each of them they have applied this same technique, invariably with
good results. By the “put it in God’s hands” method, they have learned to
solve their problems right.
Another effective technique in problem-solving is the simple device of
conceiving God as a partner. One of the basic truths taught by the Bible is
that God is with us. In fact, Christianity begins with that concept, for when
Jesus Christ was born He was called Immanuel, meaning “God with us.”
Christianity teaches that in all the difficulties, problems, and circumstances of this life God is close by. We can talk to Him, lean upon Him, get help from Him, and have the inestimable benefit of His interest, support, and help. Practically everybody believes in a general way that this is true, and many have experienced the reality of this faith. In getting correct solutions to your problems, however, it is necessary to go a step further than believing this, for one must actually practice the idea of presence. Practice believing that God is as real and actual as your wife, or your business partner, or your closest friend. Practice talking matters over with Him; believe that He hears and gives thought to your problem. Assume that He impresses upon your mind through consciousness the proper ideas and insights necessary to solve your problems. Definitely believe that in these solutions there will be no error, but that you will be guided to actions according to truth which results in right outcomes.
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