Troy’s Morning Coffee Reflections

WOW! Yesterday’s post brought some great comments, and even greater questions.

It seems several of us have some of the same questions. One that kept coming up over and over is “Why haven’t I heard of this Science of “LOA” before now?

With that question in mind I thought I would take a few minutes today as I sip my tea and listen to it rain here on the island to share a little history on the “Science of the Law of Attraction” and where it came from.

First let’s take a look at the definition of “Science.”

According to Dictionary.com (v1.1) Sci-ence – noun: A branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.

And if we want to take it a step further we can look at the definition of “Social Science.”

Again let’s look at Dictionary.com.

American Heritage Dictionary: Social Science – n. 1. The study of human society and of individual relationships in and to society. 2. A scholarly or scientific discipline that deals with such study, generally regarded as including sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science, and history.

Now, before we move on let’s take a look at one last definition found on Wikipedia.

“Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of “objective” knowledge. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge humans have gained by such research.

Now the reason I want to reference Science is because in most of the current articles, studies, and teachings of “Law of Attraction”, it is being referred to as a “Science.” The reality that I will disclose below at best would make it a “Theory.”

So where and when did “Law of Attraction” come on to the scene?

In 1986 Esther Hicks “purported to connect with a source called “Abraham” who gave her the revelation of “Law of Attraction”.

She was seen in the original “The Secret” DVD, but has since been edited out, do to the fact she would not give up control and rights to the Original teaching of “LOA.”

Most of the current teachers of “Law of Attraction” are former NPL (Nero-Linguistic Programmers.) Although NLP has been used for years by the CIA, Military Intelligence, and Psychologists/Psychiatrists. In the 80’s it was brought to the Self-Help world by Anthony Robbins, and has been the backbone of most modern sales training ever since.

But, let’s get back to the root source of “LOA (Law of Attraction.) According to all of the LOA sites I reviewed over the last week or so, all of them including the official Abraham-Hicks site shows that the origin of the source and its message is anything but science and goes against the very core of what we are taught in the Bible.

Those who teach the Law of Attraction tell us that everything in our universe is fundamentally a vibration from the physical to the mental domain. Our own thoughts and emotions are vibrations and will attract like vibrations. In other words, we create our own reality and receive exactly what we to be true.

If you do your own research you will find those who teach and practice LOA also believe we are co-creators of the universe and live multiple lives; Now that in itself goes against the essentials of Orthodox Christianity.

Genesis 1:1 (NKJ) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

John 1:1 (Amplified) In the beginning [before all time] was the word (Christ), and the word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.

I John 1:1 (Amplified) [We are writing] about the Word of life [in] Him Who existed from the beginning, Whom we have heard, Whom we have seen with our [own] eyes, Whom we have gazed upon [for ourselves] and have touched with our [own] hands.

Nowhere does the Bible teach or even suggest that we are co-creators!

So who or what is “Abraham, who first gave the LOA to Esther Hicks?

Well again according to the official web site:

“Workshop attendee”… “You’re a very attractive woman, too.”

“Abraham” “We’re usually a nebulous mist, so that is quite a compliment.”

New Age Teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer calls them “The great Masters of the Universe.”

Through Esther Hicks, Abraham have described themselves as “a group consciousness from the non-physical dimension”

So with that in mind ask yourself how does this fit with my personal beliefs and values based on Biblical principles and precepts?

Let’s take a look at what the Bible teaches and more specifically what Jesus taught us.

In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NKJ) King Solomon wrote some powerful words (and Bob Dillon made them famous.) He wrote:

“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under the sun: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to gain, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; a time to tear, a time to sew; a time to keep silence, a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, a time for peace.”

We can see here that it is natural for us to take actions that are going to produce both positive and negative emotions. However, if we were to do a study on this passage we would also see the God controls the seasons of our life. If we keep our focus on the purpose He created us, we will not be unsatisfied.

Those who teach Law of Attraction state that we control and create our own reality including our life after we leave our current manifestation of energy. However we see in the Bible a different reality. One that guarantees we live forever in happiness if we trust completely in Jesus Christ and not in ourselves. One that has stood the test of time, and all the critics for over 6000 years; One that has more documentation to back it up than any other book ever written; One that has a 99.9% accuracy. (Don’t take my word for it, check it out yourself. Do a Google search.)

Here’s something else we see in the Word, that contradicts the Law of Attraction.

In John 3:16-17 (The Message) This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending His Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in Him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust Him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And, why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to Him.

See the one thing LAO does seem to get right is we will live forever! However, the question is… Will we live in eternal happiness or eternal un-happiness?

Look at what John 3:31-36 has to say.

John 31-33 (The Message) “The One who comes from above is head and shoulders over other messengers from God. The earthborn is earthbound and speaks earth language; the heavenborn is in a league of his own. He sets out the evidence of what he saw and heard in heaven. No one wants to deal with these facts. But anyone who examines this evidence will come to stake his life on this: that God himself is the truth. “The One that God sent speaks God’s words. And don’t think he rations out the Spirit in bits and pieces. The Father loves the Son extravagantly. He turned everything over to him so he could give it away—a lavish distribution of gifts. That is why whoever accepts and trusts the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever! And that is also why the person who avoids and distrusts the Son is in the dark and doesn’t see life.
All he experiences of God is darkness, and an angry darkness at that.”

Take time to dig deep in your own heart and see if any of this hits home.

Please don’t hesitate to post your comments, questions or disagreement in my opinion.

Never Give Up,

Troy

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