Putting Off Unhealthy Attitudes

When I first came to Plainfield, I had many unhelpful and downright unhealthy attitudes about myself. I was usually happy to try my best for others, but for myself I was unwilling to do much of anything that would be considered loving or beneficial. I spent many years working with a practitioner here which served to heal me of all that and get me to the place where I could see and understand myself as God’s child. I am so grateful for that.

One specific way this has helped now is to allow me to take care of my body by understanding that God gave me this body to work for Him. So now I am able to take time to exercise throughout the week and I now view it as time to be grateful for what God has given me, as opposed to simply making it a task to check off.

I can’t help but think of Christ Jesus saying “these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone” (Matthew 23:23) when I take this time, because in addition to what might be specifically viewed as Church work, there are these other secondary concerns which all work together, such as taking time to eat well, and maintain my truck, amongst other things, are all ways to be ready for what God would have me do, and also ways to show I am grateful for the abundance He has given me.

I am so grateful for all the ways that being a member of this church and learning Christian Science have helped me to let go off all those old unhealthy attitudes I had and to instead move forward with God leading the way. What a constant blessing it is to be here.