The Law of Attraction and the Bible

I haven’t read or seen the dvd. I listen to jake ducey on you tube. It has kind of helped me in the sense of speaking things into existence Heb. 11:1. As he speaks words of affirmation I use the word of God. I am the daughter of the Great I AM. thank you I enjoyed reading your article

I was raised in a Godly home and have always been spiritual and highly imaginative; much of what I have seen and heard regarding laws of attraction I have had experiences with since I was a young child — I took inventory of these experiences, ones that took place long ago, and also recently; it occurred to me that the laws of attraction, when applied properly, were included in the Kingdom of God and had many Scripture references to back this up. In the Kingdom of God, your needs are met, as are the desires of your heart if they are good for you — you won’t need to chase after these things, force issues, or make them happen. — Cheryl B. Montoya, San Antonio TX

I have a dynamic course on the subject of the law of attraction from a bible point of view. It has sold thousands of copies because I go into detail about it.
“School of the law of attraction.”
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The Secret, is a movie that is centered around one of the universal laws. I have been going through a MAJOR life situation recently, which has pushed me into a deeper relationship with God. It has also lead me to start reading anything I can get my hands on… The law of attraction, is a based in Metaphysics.
The more I read about metaphysics and the more I read my Bible, prayed and built my relationship with God, I realized that they are basically the same. Metaphysics, is more about acknowledging that God is in you and instead of looking outside of yourself for answers… look inward (inner space).

I started watching “The Secret” on Netflix.
I’m not wishing to sound judgemental but everything the speakers said had one common thread.
•Everything revolved around “The Self”

It felt like a shallow imitation of all the benefits of Christianity, but Without Christ and all about “I”

It put me in mind of the magician in Acts of the Apostles, who wanted to purchase the gift of the Holy Spirit for personal gain.

Then I read this article.
The scripture references and words of wisdom.
Thank you Doug for recentering my focus on the One who is the Way the Light and the Truth.
Your article has blessed me today.

Can Non-Believers attract things without ..In the name of Jesus??..
In the Secret movie,they hide God and they talk like science.

I only partially agree with you. I can agree that there are people that use the law of attraction generically and they may even reap some benefit from it. However, this is not entirely the case. Your Invisible Power by Genevieve Behrend states in the introduction that true fulfillment can only be achieved when your desire is to “Be”. To put that in the exact context she used it in ~ Whereas the LOA can be used to fulfill your desires and provide you with any earthly manifestation that you can imagine and hold with faith, it is only when your desire is to enact your potential and your purpose that you will receive fulfillment.

How can you disregard God and ever achieve this? I argue that it is ONLY through a direct connection with God that you can EVER achieve this.

Most of what I have read regarding LOA refers to God as the creative spirit of the life. Some will argue that that is a separation of recognition of God but, God is the creative spirit of life. Both “God” and “The Creative Spirit of Life” are titles. The bible speaks of many gods and the title “God” is not very specific as to which god you are referring. “The Creative Spirit of Life” is very specific. It refers specifically to The God of Creation. You must have faith in this spirit and the laws of this spirit in order to align yourself with its rewards. You have to admit and recognize that you are a satellite of this spirit and it is only because of this that you can have any power at all. You must have so much faith in this connection that ANYTHING you imagine which do not go against the laws of God and do not put yourself in a different relation to God, WILL BE DONE.

The LOA, if followed properly force you to be a child of The God of Creation with faith outweighing most professed Christians. We haven’t even touched the preparation to be able to achieve the LOA results. You have to remove negativity and fear from your heart and mind. This is absolutely in accordance with God’s word and probably only achievable through God in the first place. You have to practice patience, respect, forgiveness and every other positive emotion/attitude you can imagine. These are all teachings of Jesus. Failure to fill yourself with positivity and it’s accompanying reactions will be the failure of you to successfully attract what you desire or at least to some degree. The whole point is to raise your vibrations so things of high vibration will be attracted to you.

Now let’s consider diet. Its not very likely you will raise your vibrations and lead a positive life if your body is a toxic dump. This means that keeping your body pure or as close as possible is a must. Jesus taught us how to do this through the proper diet and fasting. So yet again we are following Jesus to have our bodies in the proper condition to adhere to the very strict guidelines of the LOA.

To say the LOA is “skirting” God through an abuse of his unchanging laws is also to say that you are not receiving the full benefits of the LOA. It is only through the recognition of the God of Creation and following the teachings of Jesus that the full power of the law (or anything even close) can be achieved. For you to want “an expensive car”, picture it, believe in it and receive it is a really low accomplishment. If you follow the path necessary to truly benefit from the LOA you become absorbed by God regardless of what name (or no name) you use. Your desires and manifestation of them become based on your potential and purpose ~ a potential and purpose that God gave you. Cars, money, fame, etc aren’t even in your consideration. Those things will be provided as needed and maybe only while needed, as afterthoughts, while you follow your intended path.

If we truly followed the teachings of Jesus we would realize that Jesus said more with actions than words. He showed us the true potential of man and what a man could/should be. Jesus was a master of the 12 laws and he tried to explain to man how to master them. Some of his apostles did pretty good considering they weren’t a direct descendant of God. They too performed miracles and enacted their potential and purpose. It’s only a “miracle” cause almost all of us cant realize these are our natural powers. We are waking up to these truths but, sadly, many of us who understand how to use the LOA are shooting for temporary fulfillment and self-satisfaction, too blinded by what they can touch and possess to realize there is this whole other thing much higher up the chart that makes what they are shooting for seem almost silly and mostly useless in the overall picture. In a way you can look at it like the little girl that wants a pony and doesn’t even consider that she could have a unicorn (metaphorically).

Thank you for this post it was exactly the kind of down to earth, straightforward, scripturally-based answer I was looking for!

I was in therapy this week and the Law of Attraction was brought up. It makes sense to me, but it feels much like what being a Christain is, in part. I feel like I am sinning if I practice this law. I am still not very sure about this. My heart is telling me NO (and I believe the Holy Spirit lives in my heart). So maybe there is my answer. I want to find the truth, and I think the Law of attraction is partly true, but it is missing God. I will not judge others for practicing the law of attraction – who am I to judge? This was a very helpful article! Thank you so much for this! I am going to lean on my Faith before anything, but my research has just begun. I would not mind if someone would comment either way! I am open minded and will listen to anyone. My Faith, however, comes first!

very helpful.Thanks to everyone.

Also remember, God doesn’t promise that there will be no hard times. Pray for wisdom to be able to discern what God promises you or not. One thing He does promise is that he will always be with us.

This is so helpful; and this is true. I have accepted Jesus as my lord and savior, but I have turned against him and have forsaken my grace in numerous years and moments in my life. Through temptations and lists of the world, and about a year and a half ago in the beginning of 2016 I started to learn about meditation, I started to incorporate it in my life regularly and I learned about the law of attraction. I thought I was so great and powerful because I could do and have anything I wanted, just last year I moved to California to pursue a music producing career and I as well had the best job in my life in the Bay Area; until I recently discovered that, if true according to human research and evidence, that if what people have discovered about the revelation 12 prophetical sign really about to happen on 9-23-17; I immediately turned back to Christ and I just am trying to give up everything to him because it doesn’t matter compared to our judgment, and refinement on the day of atonement. Anyways the point is this is true, using the law of attraction is against god, yhvh, because instead of asking god for help and seeking his will for your life, you are basically saying this is what I want so I’m going to create it for myself and hopefully you bless this god and it’s okay with you. When really we are creating a harder judgment for ourselves because let’s be honest. What do most people try and attract, money, love, nice materials, or career, and these are all things that will end up pushing you further from Jesus Christ. Anyways that was the information I had to offer hope you all take well from this.

Alexia is spot on…
I’m a student of LOA through the lens of my religious up bringing where we memorized scripture and were told God loves us unconditionally. Today, I do understand that God loves us ALL unconditionally. But guess what, we also have a choice as to how we align with him.

God is in each of us, no exceptions. We can choose to acknowledge His existence in us or choose not to. But when we choose to align our lives with our spirit, our innerbeing, God himself, all things work together for His good. it has to.

I’ve met countless Christians living lives that are meaningless and just going through the motions saying how much they love Jesus. I don’t doubt their sincerity but how miserable they are paints a good picture of what is really going on on the inside.

Same is true for all of us whether religious or not. We all choose and make our lives based upon them. So choose wisely as they say.

I believe in the LOA from a biblical point of view. i believe God is the great Architect of the Universe and that nothing is impossible for me. God wants the best for me and with Faith and confidence, I know God will deliver to me my desires in accordance with His divine guidance because it cannot be any other way. Belief is Everything.

Clearest, ‘cleanest’ piece I’ve heard yet about LOA and Christianity. The same feeling of being pulled took me to a LOA life coaching course, and 18 months later, through the doors of our local Church. I find it hard to believe God doesn’t have a use for LOA teachings. The reason I set LOaa aside on becoming Christian (apart from our lovely Pastor telling me it was not biblical) was an overwhelming sense that miracles should not be taught without explicitly giving the honor to God.

Good article and interesting comments!

I believe the LOA is one of many of God’s laws, yet like most things can be misrepresented or misused. My primary concerns from a Christian perspective of traditional LOA teaching is that:

1. God is impersonal
2. It’s dangerous to say we alone are responsible for what we attract (think the sexual abuse victim)
3. It is manipulated for selfish pursuits

‘The God Attraction: a fresh revelation on the Law of Attraction’ by Craig Merrett is a very helpful book that I’ve seen on Amazon 🙂

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The secret is new age occult practice. It teaches you, that you don’t need god. You want that money. See it…feel it..want it with every cell in your body…Thou shall not covet!!! In the last days people will be seduced by doctrine s of devils giving them what their ears want to hear

I’m glad I came across this article. I had heard of the Law of Attraction before I found Christ, mostly through metaphysical means. It always seemed so far-fetched to me, even before I became Christian. Now, after reading this and just all of a sudden being pulled in this direction, it is much more clear. Like when Peter walks out on the water to be with Jesus, and begins to sink due to his lack of faith, the law of attraction is faith. It can, obviously, be used by the Devil, just as the serpent told Eve to eat the forbidden fruit and become God-like. The Devil can make us feel God-like. Technically speaking, any person can use the law of attraction, no matter their religion or spiritual view, but any way other than through Christ, is the Devil at work. It is so interesting to see how much influence evil has on humanity, and most don’t even realize it. Wouldn’t you agree that if one is using the law of attraction, and it actually works for them, that they are either doing so through good, or evil? I believe so. The devil will give us whatever we want, just so that we don’t follow Christ. Only through Christ will we attract things we absolutely need in our life. This article definitely makes The Law of Prayer more clear.

Trying to stay away from the law of attraction is like trying to stay away from the law of gravity, because you’re subject to both laws in the same way, whether you like it or not. Your thoughts and feelings have consequences in your life and the lives of others; that’s how God intended it to be when he created us and made us His little co-creators…

I agree that God is Love, but, more precisely, God is EVERYTHING. If there was no ‘bad’ in the world (in God’s creation), how could we strive for good? And of course bad didn’t somehow ‘slip in’, because everything is God’s creation.

Is it so hard to imagine that God created us, humans, to experience life through us? Of course, as is the case with all human concepts this one also isn’t perfectly logical or even understandable, because why would a perfect Being desire anything in the first place? (that would imply that there are/were things not included in this perfect Being); I know, the answer for most is: ‘God works in mysterious ways’ and I agree to that.

For me, God and His creation, which all of us are part of (including people like Hitler and everybody and everything else in this world, unless you believe that there’s another Creator, besides God…), is a wonderful Mystery that’s meant to be experienced, to be lived, to be acted upon, to be experienced. The only way the world makes sense to me is to imagine that, indeed, I am a little god (made in God’s image) – and of course, it would be pretty boring is there wasn’t also a little devil active in me too, sometimes 🙂

Everything comes from God and if you don’t acknowledge that, you are committing blasphemy…

There is no getting away from God, isn’t that a wonderful thought?

Bless you all

Actually…I agree that the Law of attraction is from the Bible but my source is God. period… The only thing that I don’t agree with is someone’s comment on visualization. I believe in seeing something I desire in the natural first because I believe that it will happen by faith. There is absolutely nothing wrong with visualization. It’s probably something that the church having preached based on lack of understanding or knowledge on the subject. It’s really easy and spiritually safe.