Watching Point 420
From 500 Watching Points by Gilbert Carpenter
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420 — WATCH lest you become too concerned over your own spiritual progress. We must learn to have patience and to wait on God, since Mrs. Eddy once said, “In proportion to your growth will you see things.”
Jesus recommended that we consider ourselves as lilies that grow naturally. Let us realize that progress is the law of God, — it is continuous and inevitable. Mrs. Eddy once said, “To be over-anxious regarding one’s own progress is to acknowledge a person apart from God.” When biscuits are placed in the oven, do they worry lest the heat fail to bake them?
