Whatever foe we might be facing, whether it be ill health, accident, or financial difficulty, we can stand firm against evil if we understand that God, good, is the only power. The Bible assures us: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
I was only five years old when there was an incident that required me to resist evil—and quickly. My mother had begun the serious study of Christian Science and had enrolled me in the Sunday School of our local branch Church of Christ, Scientist. There I was learning about God as divine Love, and I naturally embraced the idea of trusting in His goodness.
One day, as I got out of the car, the door shut on my fingers and I was unable to free myself. Despite the pain and fear, I began repeating out loud a truth I’d learned in Sunday School: “Good is my God, and my God is good” (Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 206). Over and over, I insisted on this truth. It just welled up within me and was bursting out!
