The law of attraction compared to God's law in the bible BC

The law of attraction compared to God's law in the bible BC

The "law of attraction," is the idea that because of our connection with a "universal energy force," our thoughts and feelings have the ability to manipulate this energy force to our liking. According to "The Secret," our thoughts and feelings attract a corresponding energy to ourselves. If our thoughts are negative, we attract negative things. If our feelings are positive, we attract positive things. The essential message of "The Secret" is that we all have the power to determine our own destiny.

We can all create our own reality

The error in the "law of attraction" is its emphasis on money and wealth. The Bible has much to say regarding wealth and the management of money and resources. Proverbs 13:11 exclaims, "Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Similarly, Proverbs 17:16 proclaims, "Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?" Our financial success is determined by our decisions, our hard work, and our wise stewardship of what we have. No matter how positive our thoughts and how focused our mind is on wealth, if we have built mountains of debt, the bills will continue to come (Proverbs 22:7). The only impact the secret of "positive thinking" can have on our financial situation is in motivating us to work harder and spend more wisely.

The true "secret" is that God is in control. God has a sovereign and perfect plan for us. The key is getting in tune with God, thereby understanding His heart and knowing His will. Rather than seeking after wealth, fame, power, and pleasure (in which there is nothing but emptiness), we are to seek a relationship with God, allowing Him to place His perfect desires in our heart and mind, conforming our feelings to His - and then granting us the desire of His, and our, hearts. "Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun" (Psalm 37:4-6).

God is the reason why we are attracting the success, as it states in God's word if you ask you shall receive."Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. (Mark 11:24)