In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures Mary Baker Eddy writes: “Maintain the facts of Christian Science,—that Spirit is God, and therefore cannot be sick; that what is termed matter cannot be sick; that all causation is Mind, acting through spiritual law. Then hold your ground with the unshaken understanding of Truth and Love, and you will win” (p. 417).
A few years ago, I learned how to “hold my ground” and experienced the victory that doing so brings. I was, once again, struggling with a lifelong battle against being overweight. In a somewhat whiny tone I asked God why He hadn’t helped me in all this time to overcome the weight problem. I had dieted many times and had lost and regained the weight over and over, and frankly, I was frustrated and putting the blame on God. My weight was now the highest it had ever been. But once again I asked God to show me the truth that makes free, and this is what I heard: “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well” (Psalms 139:14).
That got my attention! Could I really accept that God didn’t ever see me as overweight and discouraged? Could it actually be that this verse was a reminder to consider what God was telling me about how He sees me? Yes! I saw clearly that God was telling me He had made me to praise Him and that I was awesomely and spiritually made.
