Christians, The Secret and The Bible

The law of attraction as discussed in "The Secret" states that our thoughts are constantly attracting to us the things we think about, whether they be negative or positive. This is experienced every day in our lives even if we don't believe in the law of attraction or "The Secret". Just think about how when things go wrong everything seems to go wrong at once, or when you start out happy how the day just seems to get better and better.

Now the Bible may not say this in so many words but there are a number of verses that speak to us about the importance of what we think. Here are a few of them:

"Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about those things." Phil 4:8

"We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ." 2 Cor 10:4-5

"So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." Col 3:1-2

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God - what is good and acceptable and perfect." Rom 12:2

These are just a few of the verses relating to the use of our minds. God wants us to focus on the positive.

As Christians we know that it is important to forgive, but do you know why?

The reason, once again, is that the law of attraction works and if you are constantly focusing on the negative and what someone has done wrong then you often end up like that person. Instead by forgiving you set yourself free to serve God more fully.

Have you ever noticed how children of alcoholics who blame their parents for their alcoholism and struggle to forgive them for the hardships they endured often become alcoholics themselves? This is just one example that proves how the law of attraction works when it comes to forgiveness and unforgiveness.

When you forgive however you start to think more on the positive and so can attract the positive to you. It is also often a fact that people who were abused become abusers, but if that person chooses to forgive whoever abused them they are also set free to live a healthier, happier and more productive life.

The power of forgiveness really is in the law of attraction.

Did you notice how in the video snippet above they said that you would know you were on the right track with the law of attraction if you had positive emotions and that many of the emotions they listed were fruit of the Spirit or commanded in the Bible?

When we present the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, we are using the law of attraction positively and attract more good things into our lives.

Think about this - when you love you will often find that you are loved in return, when you are patient people can't stay angry with you for very long, when you are joyful you find more things to be joyful about. Living by the fruit of the Spirit, the positive emotions, attracts good into our lives and this is why God wants us to live by these emotions.

The fact, unfortunately, is that many people today are not presenting the fruit of the Spirit and are also not Christians so they need to be taught about this in a way that they understand and "The Secret" is doing this.

For me "The Secret" can also be summed up as "Live the Fruit".

The Secret focuses on the law of attraction and positive thinking, but it by no means excludes the need for action. What it requires is that your action comes from this faith.

This is the same way we are to live as a Christian. Christ Himself said that "out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks". Those things that we focus on will determine the way we act because each action begins as a thought.

Proverbs tells us that "as a man thinks in his heart, so is he". If we are continually focusing on the negative then we will behave negatively. If we continually focus on temptation then we will fall. If we focus on Christ and on the Word of God then we will be changed from glory to glory into the image of Christ. What would you rather be?

Our faith has to determine our actions. When we believe that God has good things in store for us, we will begin to act like He has good things in store for us. If we believe God wants to prosper us then we will bring this into being by taking the necessary actions required to make it happen.

Learn what the will of God is for you and then walk in it.

The Secret was based on Wallace D Wattles' "Science of Getting Rich". In this book from Amazon Dr Sullivan shows the Biblical principles on which this book was written and how it is in perfect accordance with God's Will. These books are selling out fast at Amazon (when I looked now there were only five left) so get yours now here.

Another principle from The Secret and The Science of Getting Rich is that of gratitude and this is also found many times in the Bible.

Throughout the Psalms we are often told to give thanks to the Lord and in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 it says, "give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

When we are giving thanks continually as we are commanded in Thessalonians it is difficult to be depressed, unforgiving, etc. Thankfulness focuses our minds on the positive and so we attract more positive things into our lives.

How often do you give thanks? Do you just do it at meal times or at church or do you make a regular habit of praising and thanking God in all circumstances? I encourage you today to start making praise and thankfulness a habit, after all, as Christians we have even more reason to be thankful than the rest of the world.

Do you believe that God wants to bless you? He does!

Throughout the Old Testament, and even more so in the New Testament, we see that God has abundant blessings in store for us.

We know that God is the Giver of all good gifts and that He is our Heavenly Father. In the Old Testament blessing was based on obedience but today our blessing is based on our inheritance in Christ Jesus.

God does not want to see His children struggling but He longs to bless us and give us good gifts. Won't you trust Him today to bless you and believe in His promises?

The Prayer of Jabez, a book by Bruce Wilkinson, has blessed many Christians. This book showed how God wants us to ask Him for His abundant blessings in our lives based on the prayer of a little-known character in the Bible. I encourage all Christians to read this book and to say the daily prayer that is recommended to change your life.

You can order "The Prayer of Jabez" from Amazon here.