How do you know when you've made the right decision? A lot of people will say, "You just know. You have a gut feeling." But what is that gut feeling? Where does it come from? And how do you know whether or not to trust it?
When faced with a decision, some people make lists, then weigh the pros and cons, or talk it over with friends and family. But can anyone ever be sure that a decision is the best? Is there any way of knowing without a doubt?
The confidence I've felt throughout my life when I knew a decision was right was based on what I learned in the Christian Science Sunday School about "angels" or "angel messages." Mrs. Eddy described angels in her book Science and Health as: "God's thoughts passing to man." Science and Health, p. 581. When I was growing up, I found that if I relied on these angel messages from God, I felt peaceful and calm about a decision. Often, I wouldn't necessarily know what the outcome of that particular decision would be, but I'd feel confident, knowing that I was taking a direction that would lead me somewhere good. When I didn't rely on God's guidance, I felt uneasy inside and was tempted to second-guess the decision. So, even when I moved away from Christian Science after college, I continued to approach decisionmaking in this way.
