The Law Of Attraction And Christianity

When it comes to the law of attraction and Christianity, here is what every Christian needs to know.

Most Christians who criticize the law of attraction, do so from a belief that pursuing material wealth is bad. They reason that Christians should rely on God for their needs and not themselves. If God wants them to have it, He will supply it.

In fact, Christ’s teachings on faith and the principles of the law of attraction as set out in The Secret by Rhonda Byrne are the same. Furthermore, as physicists continue to study quantum mechanics, they are learning that human thought can affect the quantum particles that make up all matter in the universe.

As a Christian, I would like you to consider the possibility that the law of attraction can be available to all mankind, including Christians, regardless of religion.

Many Christians, including those who have never taken the time to watch The Secret, have expressed criticism of the Secret when they compare the law of attraction and the bible.

They reason is that the law of attraction (and The Secret) place an unhealthy emphasis upon the pursuit of material wealth.

By using the law of attraction to supply our needs, they reason that you are taking God out of the equation and denying his will (or purpose) for our lives.

I disagree.

Happiness And The Purpose Of Life

However, I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy (not hedonistic, but happy). Most people have never examined their purpose in life long enough to discover what really makes them happy.

Instead, they blindly pursue hedonistic pleasures instead of true happiness. Find out what truly makes you happy and you will know what you want whether material or spiritual.

God Wants Happiness For His Children

God is a parent.

I believe God created us for the same reason that we create our own children. He wants someone to give love and receive love. He wants us to be happy. Luke 11:9-13.

When we find what makes us happy, we find God’s purpose in our lives ;and, we give God the ability to express his nature through us.

God Expresses His Nature Through Us

God loves beauty. He creates some people with the desire to be artists and sculptors.God loves music, so he creates some children with the desire to sing and play musical instruments. God loves charity, so he creates some people with the desire to give to others.

But, artists need paint and clay. Musicians need instruments.And, yes, philanthropists need money.

Once you learn that God’s purpose for you in life is whatever makes you happy, you can believe that it is okay for God to supply all of your material as well as spiritual needs.

Most Christians, even those who have watched the Secret DVD (Or read The Secret book or The Secret TV interviews) do not understand that the principles underlying the law of attraction is entirely consistent with the Christian concept of living by faith.

The Secret’s Concept Of The Law Of Attraction

According the Secret, the process for using the law of attraction is to Ask, Believe and Receive.

• Ask: You must ask from the heart in Ernest. You must always remain positive on it. Negative thoughts can prevent it from coming into being. Whether big or small you can create it in your life.
• Believe: See what you want in your mind and own it. Be Certain it is yours, feel it. Feeling it leads to a stronger belief. Replace negative and self defeating thoughts with positive affirmations and gratitude.
• Receive: Anticipate receiving what you asked for. It is real and wants to be a part of you. When you see it coming to you accept it for it is your birthright. You run your life. Enjoy and be grateful for everything in your life, even those things that have not yet arrived.

The Christian Concept Of Faith

If you examine Jesus’ teachings in all four of the gospels, you will find that his message of living by faith is the same as that of the principles underlying the law of attraction.

Now, as a Christian you could argue that Christ did not mean what He was saying or that I am somehow taking the verses out of context.But, you could accept that Jesus was telling the literal truth in these verses as well as the multitude of verses that I did not include.

I choose to believe that Jesus’ words were literal truth and that I can trust his teaching to be applicable in my own life. As such, I believe the law of attraction and christianity are consistent with each other.

Most of Jesus’ miracles were performed in response to a need for material things. Let’s take a look at a few:

• Wine. When Jesus needed wine, he turned water into wine. John 2:1-11.
• Abundance. When the apostles needed to catch fish, he manifested a large catch when the apostles placed their nets on the other side of the boat. Luke 5:4-10.
• Safety. When the apostles feared that their boat would capsize, Jesus calmed the storm. Matthew 8:23-27.

• Food. When Jesus needed food to feed the multitude, he manifested it out of nothing. Matthew 14:13-21.
• Money. When Jesus needed money to pay the temple tax, he had an apostle pull it out of the mouth of a fish. Matthew 17:24-27.
• Destruction. He cursed and killed the fig tree to teach the apostles. Mark 11:12-14,20-26.

Jesus told his apostles that they would perform even greater miracles. John 14:1-12.

If God’s word is universal and true, then it is true for all mankind, not just Christians. Is it heresy to consider that other non-Christians might have stumbled upon this truth as well?

I believe that the reason that the biblical concept of faith and the law of attraction are true is that both are based upon scientific principles that man is only beginning to understand.

Throughout history, Christians have had a nasty habit of being diametrically opposed to advances in science. But, as time has passed, Christians and non-Christians alike, know that:

• The world is not flat.
• The Earth is not the center of the universe
• “Witches” drown just like anyone else.

Medieval Stone Masons And Occult Knowledge

In medevial times, stone masons were considered to possess strange occult powers.

These craftsmen were often observed performing strange rituals with pendulums, triangles, strange writings and tools. They could predict distances with precision. They could stack bricks in such a way as to form an arch. As a result of their “magic”, whatever they built was magically square and stable.

When common folks stacked bricks, they fell down. When masons stacked bricks they became impenetrable castles and cathedrals, many of which are standing today.

In fact. Masons were so special that they could cross borders from one country to the next without the permission of the kings or the church.

Magic Or Mathematics?

We now know that these stone masons had not special occult powers.

They were able to perform these special feats of “magic” through their knowledge of mathematics, including algebra (Babylonian), trigonometry (Greek, Indian, and Muslim), geometry (Eqyptian)and the Pythagorean Theorem (Egyptian).

Many of the concepts in all of these mathematical disciplines were first translated by Muslim scholars in the 10th century.

Can We Pick And Choose What Knowledge We Will Use?

So, as Christians do we refuse to worship in cathedrals built with craftsmen skilled in occult Muslim teachings”?

Do we reject democracy because it is a polytheistic Greek concept?

Do we refuse to enjoy the benefits of chemistry due to its occult origins in the science of alchemy?

Of course not.

Using the law of attraction does not make me any less of a Christian than drinking coffee makes one an Arab.

As scientists continue to learn more about the quantum universe, they are beginning to understand the implications of Einstein’s equation (E=MC²). Energy and matter have a physical relationship.

Matter is made up of quantum particles. These quantum particles are energy. Thought is energy. Scientists are only now learning of a phenomenon called the “observer effect.” The physicists discovered this effect by studying quantum particles, which are the smallest observable units of matter.

These particles behaved in alignment with what the person conducting the experiment expected them to do.

Today’s “magic” is often tomorrow’s science.

Now, do you see what I mean about the secret law of attraction and Christianity?

Most Christians simply aren’t aware that the law of attraction complements the biblical concept of faith.

It is not wrong to ask for material gifts from God.

God created his children to happily fulfill His purpose for their lives.

He gave us a desire to acquire the materials to create a reality that will maximize our happiness.

The process of acquiring these materials, whether through the law of attraction or biblically based faith, is to

Ask, Believe and Receive.

I believe that this is because the law of attraction is based upon the scientific principles only beginning to be discovered in quantum physics. These principles can be applied by all of mankind, regardless of religion or creed.

I can choose to believe that we are at the mercy of a random, cold, dead universe; or, I can choose to believe that the universe is alive and pulsing with the energy of divinity that Christians believe dwells within us all.

I choose to believe the latter.

So the next time you hear a discussion about the secret law of attraction and Christianity, consider the possibility that the secret and Christianity are not so diametrically opposed after all.