I was brought up in Christian Science and over the years have witnessed many occasions when needs have been met through prayer. Therefore, when I found myself suddenly without a job but with two sets of school fees and rent to pay, it was natural to turn to God.
My career, the house we were living in, and the children’s schools had all seemed like gifts from God, so when anxiety tempted me, I held on to this Bible text: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17).
Another Bible text that I treasured as I prayed to remove all self-will and self-doubt was, “There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen” (Job 28:7). When tempted to map things out, instead I rejoiced that God’s paths are far above our planning and that all His ways are perfect.
