You have two choices here.

You can decide that your personal knowledge is adequate for the management of your life.

Or you can decide that the realm of knowledge beyond your personal knowledge is adequate for the management of your life.

The former knows exactly what it needs. The latter would never dream of such arrogance.

The former strives to control. The latter knows better than to try.

The former thrives on the illusion of the knowable. The latter rejoices in the inevitability of the mystery.

The former inadvertently contracts and restricts its resources. The latter inadvertently expands and invites the full power of the universe to support all endeavors.

The former exists in a world of prayers unanswered. The latter exists in a world of prayers answered even before asked.

The former exists in the realm of the unnoticed miracle. The latter exists in the realm of the everyday miracle.

With the former, God remains fickle and unpredictable. With the latter, healing is always possible.

The former is a life of earthly force. The latter is a life of spiritual power.

One is difficult. The other is easy.

Only one trusts.

You have two choices here.

You can decide that your personal knowledge is adequate for the management of your life.

Or you can decide that the realm of knowledge beyond your personal knowledge is adequate for the management of your life.

And in a culture that celebrates the former, you are presented with one of the most important decisions of your life.

Richard Held is the author of a series of short, edgy essays (numbering 60+) found at www.radicalessays.com These works address what God is, what you are and how it all fits together. Offered by subscription, these works find their roots in metaphysical teachings as found in Religious Science.