"The Secret" And The Balance of Good And Evil
"The Secret" has really caught on. It seems like you can't watch news programs and daytime talk shows without someone bringing it up. The teachers from the movie are showing up everywhere from The Ellen Show to Larry King Live.
As I listened to people asking some hard questions about
Darfur and 9/11 during the Larry King Live show, I just had
to chuckle. It's not that the problems we face in this
world are anything to make light of, because they aren't.
The world is full of horrible suffering that is not going
to be solved with wishful thinking. In order to change the
world, we will have to not only think positively, but we
will have to think and act compassionately.
For years I have seen Christians maligned and ridiculed
because people have looked at all the problems in the
world, the suffering and the pain, and believed that the
existence of these evils was proof that God doesn't exist.
They reasoned that a good God wouldn't allow such things to
happen, therefore there must not be a God.
But thanks to "The Secret" they now have something else to
blame, because the Law of Attraction says that it's the
victims themselves who are causing their suffering. If you
listen to Dr. Joe Vitale he will tell you that people
attract everything that happens to them. So the people who
are suffering around the world are creating their own
problems, they just don't know it. At some unconscious
level the victims are really the perpetrators, because they
must feel that they deserve to be beaten, starved, and
murdered. After all, that is what they are "attracting"
into their lives.
Not all of the teachers from the movie share Dr. Vitale's
sentiments. Their answer to the world's ills is: They
don't know. The "universe" has good and bad in it, and
that's just the way it works out. The events in Darfur or
the attack on 9/11 just happened, and we don't understand
why.
And then there are those who teach that the universe is a
perfect balance between positive and negative, good and
evil. If you take that thought to an extreme, you might
begin to believe that bad things happen because of the
good. For every person who is doing well in life, there
would have to be someone, somewhere, who is suffering.
When I look at the world from a Christian point of view, I
recognize that there is evil in the world. It got its
power from the rebellion of Adam when he disobeyed God and
ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The
world started going downhill from that point on and all the
problems we see today are not because some cosmic balance
has to be maintained, but because men are sinners. They
don't understand the blessings and goodness of God, so they
cause pain and suffering.
It is Romans 12:21 that tells us we can overcome evil with
good. With God all things are possible, and there isn't
some universal balance that needs to be maintained. As we
learn to live and love in the way God wants us to, we can
change the world. We can bring the truth of God's love to
a suffering world and tell them that He wants the absolute
best for them. There isn't some capricious universe that
punishes some and blesses others, there is a God who died
so that all men could be forgiven and freed from the power
and consequences of sin.
As we learn to live in God's abundance, fully recognizing
that there is no limit to His goodness, all greed and
competition will cease. Those who live in His blessings
know that they can only enjoy more when they become loving,
giving servants. The promise of scripture is so much
greater than anything "The Secret" has to offer, because it
puts everything in the proper perspective. And our faith
in God will do more than put money in our bank accounts; it
will fill the world with God's love and blessings.
About the Author:
The same faith that helped David defeat Goliath is in
everyone of us. In "Taking On Goliath - How To Unleash The
David In All Of Us," author Rob Marshall shows you how to
unleash your faith, overcome any obstacle, and live your
dreams. Get two free chapters at:
http://www.takingongoliath.com/
John V
I Create Reality
Why Bad Things Happen To Good People:
http://optinmarketing.net/page70.html
John C. Vincent/CEO/The Opt-In Magic System
http://YourBloggingLessons.blogspot.com
http://Opt-in-Magic.blogspot.com
As I listened to people asking some hard questions about
Darfur and 9/11 during the Larry King Live show, I just had
to chuckle. It's not that the problems we face in this
world are anything to make light of, because they aren't.
The world is full of horrible suffering that is not going
to be solved with wishful thinking. In order to change the
world, we will have to not only think positively, but we
will have to think and act compassionately.
For years I have seen Christians maligned and ridiculed
because people have looked at all the problems in the
world, the suffering and the pain, and believed that the
existence of these evils was proof that God doesn't exist.
They reasoned that a good God wouldn't allow such things to
happen, therefore there must not be a God.
But thanks to "The Secret" they now have something else to
blame, because the Law of Attraction says that it's the
victims themselves who are causing their suffering. If you
listen to Dr. Joe Vitale he will tell you that people
attract everything that happens to them. So the people who
are suffering around the world are creating their own
problems, they just don't know it. At some unconscious
level the victims are really the perpetrators, because they
must feel that they deserve to be beaten, starved, and
murdered. After all, that is what they are "attracting"
into their lives.
Not all of the teachers from the movie share Dr. Vitale's
sentiments. Their answer to the world's ills is: They
don't know. The "universe" has good and bad in it, and
that's just the way it works out. The events in Darfur or
the attack on 9/11 just happened, and we don't understand
why.
And then there are those who teach that the universe is a
perfect balance between positive and negative, good and
evil. If you take that thought to an extreme, you might
begin to believe that bad things happen because of the
good. For every person who is doing well in life, there
would have to be someone, somewhere, who is suffering.
When I look at the world from a Christian point of view, I
recognize that there is evil in the world. It got its
power from the rebellion of Adam when he disobeyed God and
ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The
world started going downhill from that point on and all the
problems we see today are not because some cosmic balance
has to be maintained, but because men are sinners. They
don't understand the blessings and goodness of God, so they
cause pain and suffering.
It is Romans 12:21 that tells us we can overcome evil with
good. With God all things are possible, and there isn't
some universal balance that needs to be maintained. As we
learn to live and love in the way God wants us to, we can
change the world. We can bring the truth of God's love to
a suffering world and tell them that He wants the absolute
best for them. There isn't some capricious universe that
punishes some and blesses others, there is a God who died
so that all men could be forgiven and freed from the power
and consequences of sin.
As we learn to live in God's abundance, fully recognizing
that there is no limit to His goodness, all greed and
competition will cease. Those who live in His blessings
know that they can only enjoy more when they become loving,
giving servants. The promise of scripture is so much
greater than anything "The Secret" has to offer, because it
puts everything in the proper perspective. And our faith
in God will do more than put money in our bank accounts; it
will fill the world with God's love and blessings.
About the Author:
The same faith that helped David defeat Goliath is in
everyone of us. In "Taking On Goliath - How To Unleash The
David In All Of Us," author Rob Marshall shows you how to
unleash your faith, overcome any obstacle, and live your
dreams. Get two free chapters at:
http://www.takingongoliath.com/
John V
I Create Reality
Why Bad Things Happen To Good People:
http://optinmarketing.net/page70.html
John C. Vincent/CEO/The Opt-In Magic System
http://YourBloggingLessons.blogspot.com
http://Opt-in-Magic.blogspot.com
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