Thought for Today
Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton.
My own formula along this lines runs as follows: First, think through every situation pro and con, praying meanwhile that I be not influenced by ego considerations. Affirm that I would like to do God's will.
Then, having turned the problem over in this fashion and getting no conclusive orcompelling answer, I wait for further guidance, which may come into mind directly or through other people or through circumstances.
If I feel I can't wait, and still get no definite indication, I repeat the first measure several times, try to pick out the best course, and then proceed to act. I know if I am wrong, the heavens won't fall. A lesson will be learned, in any case.
-- As Bill Sees It, page 55
Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton.
My own formula along this lines runs as follows: First, think through every situation pro and con, praying meanwhile that I be not influenced by ego considerations. Affirm that I would like to do God's will.
Then, having turned the problem over in this fashion and getting no conclusive orcompelling answer, I wait for further guidance, which may come into mind directly or through other people or through circumstances.
If I feel I can't wait, and still get no definite indication, I repeat the first measure several times, try to pick out the best course, and then proceed to act. I know if I am wrong, the heavens won't fall. A lesson will be learned, in any case.
-- As Bill Sees It, page 55
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