Like most computer users, I expect the machine to work with no problems. When issues crop up, I'm fairly adept at straightening them out, but this week I ran into a software problem I couldn't solve. And it was important that it get solved. I needed to print out reports for our accountant for our tax returns, and by accident, an older program had been loaded into the new computer. The program ran, but printing the reports it generated seemed to be impossible. I researched online for a fix, and every single poster said the problem was insurmountable. There was no way to print off the old program using our new operating system. Re-inputting all the information into the newer program would take days, even weeks.
That's when I stopped using human logic and began to pray. I knew from my study of Christian Science that there's no such thing as a problem that can't be solved. Since I know that God is Mind (a synonym for God), and as God's child I reflect the Divine Mind, and the Divine Mind never left a problem unsolved, I had access to everything I needed. One Mind. That's it. Not many minds twirling in a panic.
So I stopped twirling and prayed. I started to see the situation as God sees it. Was there an answer, of course there was! I rejected the idea of insurmountability. I replaced that dark, depressing image of no usable answer to my problem with the truth, that God was in control of everything and everyone. And I was thrilled to know there's a solution for every problem because God's control is unwavering.
I ceased worrying and fooling with the computer and went about doing other work. It didn't take long for an idea to pop into my head, literally totally developed. I knew right away how to implement it. Problem solved. Report printed, albeit in a different format, but still what the accountant needed. Believe me when I say I gave fervent thanks to God.
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