If one is studying math, it would be logical to apply the lessons of mathematics to everyday problems. Even a child who has just learned that 2+2=4 is thrilled to find as many opportunities as possible to demonstrate this new understanding. We refer to this as putting into practice what we have learned. It doesn’t mean that you are practicing to see if 2+2=4, or if the rule works for you. Rather, the ever-operative rules of mathematics are being put into practice because they are useful. And ongoing experience with the idea being demonstrated only deepens one’s understanding of the accuracy of the rule.
This same approach is necessary in learning the Science of Christianity, the Science of living love and understanding the ever-presence of God’s law. To really understand this Science, there is a need to turn to the rules gleaned from one’s study of the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy’s writings and put them into practice in day-to-day life.
A key to advancing in this Science is to treat everything from the context of our own individual practice of Christian Science. Practitioners, by definition, are individuals who practice what they know, applying knowledge consistently. In any field of labor, regular application of the ideas studied is a key element of progress. If little details are ignored as insignificant, it would be like not doing the math for your bank account accurately when the amount involved is small. Or conversely, not delving into this divine Science because something seems too big, is like freezing up and not doing the math because the amount involved seems too big. Giving one’s consent to consider spiritual law and spiritual facts in every situation is like being willing to apply the math you know in every instance.
