"Have An Abundant Life"

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How to Attract Abundance

See the world as an abundant, providing, friendly place. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. When you see the world as abundant and friendly, your intentions are genuine possibilities. They will, in fact, become a certainty, because your world will be experienced from the higher frequencies. In this first step, you're receptive to a world that provides rather than restricts. You'll see a world that wants you to be successful and abundant, rather than one that conspires against you.

An absurdity like this ends up with legalism and self-gratification. This is not what the Bible teaches, it's precisely the opposite. A verse that may be used in this line of thinking would probably be Psalm 20:4 "May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed." (NIV) But in other versions like the ESV or NASB it will say "fulfill all your plans" or "fulfill all your counsel." The question then would be, what are your heart's desires? Are they God's desires, such as spiritual ones? I don't know the correct word to use here but this prayer is a desire for victory over enemies, so this cannot be applied for life. The KJV also uses the word counsel. So this must be a prayer for advice and answers in the time of a battle when they called out to the Lord. This is a prayer of comfort for David as his men go out to battle.

This was just one out of ten on the Ten Steps to Feeling Successful in Your Life by Wayne Dyer. Here is a second,

Affirm: I attract success and abundance into my life because that is who I am. This puts you into vibratory harmony with your Source. Your goal is to eliminate any distance between what you desire and that from which you pull it into your life. Abundance and success aren't out there waiting to show up for you. You are already it, and the Source can only provide you with what it is, and, consequently, what you are already.

Osteen: "You are a fully loaded automobile!" This tip is just another lie telling you to be successful and get a fulfilled life out of this one because you're a special somebody. We will never be fulfilled in this life and we are not to chase after our desires, unless those desires are God given desires such as spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 14:1) and people to be saved (Rom. 10:1). What is this "Source" he keeps writing about? Do you notice that all this is directed on you?


Resource: beliefnet.com