alright...another thought. Two ideas here.
The Law of Abundance says there is plenty on this earth for everyone. It leads to a giving disposition because you are not worried about running out of resources. You believe what it says in Ecclesiastes 11:1 "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days"
[side note: I was reading this scripture and pondering on it early in the week, at the end of the week I attended a presentation by Hyrum Smith who quoted this scripture...curios...] How often do people quote Ecc 11:1? This Law is also supported by Alma 41:15 "for that which ye do send out shall return unto you again, and be restored" This could also be speaking about the ancient aboriginal weapon known as the boomerang, but I don't think it's likely. I believe in the law of abundance. The savior said that he came that "they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10
The apposing law to this is the law of scarcity. When you view the world through this window, you hold onto everything. You take what you can get, because if you don't; someone else will get it and you will be left with nothing. There is not enough to go around when thinking this way. uh...I don't know any scriptures for this one...I'm pretty sure it's not doctrinally sound. I loved your thoughts and comments on my last post. I'm interested in any thoughts you have.
Friday, February 29, 2008
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Friday, February 22, 2008
The Law of Attraction
I have been looking at scriptures that support the law of attraction. If you aren't familiar with the big buzz about this, you need to watch or read, "The Secret". The basic idea is that your thoughts create your world. Where you are now is a direct result of your dominating thoughts of the past. Where you will be in the future is a result of your current dominating thoughts. I like the concept, but I feel a need to prove any philosophy against the scriptures. Here are few:
Proverbs 23:7 "As a man thinketh, so is he"
What are you? Who are you? ...what are you most often thinking about?
Matthew 5:8 (6-8 really)"Blessed are the pure in hear for they shall see God"
What do you see around you? Do you see God (or good)?
Matthwe 6:21 "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also"
What "treasure" do you have around you? That is truly the desire of your heart.
Galatians 6:7 "Whatsoever a man soweth, he shall reap"
A thought led to an action that put you where you are now, you have reaped your own harvest. What will your next harvest be?
D&C 88:63 "Draw near to me, I will draw near to you....seek and ye shall find"
As you move closer to anything, it will move closer to you
D&C 88:40 "Light cleaveth unto light, intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence"
What are you drawn to? What do you find drawing itself to you?
D&C 75:27 "Ask and you will receive, knock and it shall be opened"
Simply by thinking of it, speaking of it, or acting on it you are asking for it, you are knocking on the door, and the Lord has said "it shall be opened"
I LOVE THE SCRIPTURES!
I have also been thinking about the Law of Abundance. I have a few scriptures on that...to share later.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!
Proverbs 23:7 "As a man thinketh, so is he"
What are you? Who are you? ...what are you most often thinking about?
Matthew 5:8 (6-8 really)"Blessed are the pure in hear for they shall see God"
What do you see around you? Do you see God (or good)?
Matthwe 6:21 "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also"
What "treasure" do you have around you? That is truly the desire of your heart.
Galatians 6:7 "Whatsoever a man soweth, he shall reap"
A thought led to an action that put you where you are now, you have reaped your own harvest. What will your next harvest be?
D&C 88:63 "Draw near to me, I will draw near to you....seek and ye shall find"
As you move closer to anything, it will move closer to you
D&C 88:40 "Light cleaveth unto light, intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence"
What are you drawn to? What do you find drawing itself to you?
D&C 75:27 "Ask and you will receive, knock and it shall be opened"
Simply by thinking of it, speaking of it, or acting on it you are asking for it, you are knocking on the door, and the Lord has said "it shall be opened"
I LOVE THE SCRIPTURES!
I have also been thinking about the Law of Abundance. I have a few scriptures on that...to share later.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A peacable walk
a new insight from Moroni, Chapter 7: 3-4.
3 Wherefore, I would speak unto you that are of the church, that are the peaceable followers of Christ, and that have obtained a sufficient hope by which ye can enter into the rest of the Lord, from this time henceforth until ye shall rest with him in heaven.
4 And now my brethren, I judge these things of you because of your peaceable walk with the children of men.
How could Mormon tell that he was speaking to people who had "obtained a sufficient hope by which [they] could enter into the rest of the Lord." ? It was because he saw their "peacable walk with the children of men." You can tell alot about a person by the way that person interacts with and treats others. Dave Barry, a very funny columnist, said "Someone who is nice to you, but is rude to the waiter, is not a nice person" How true this is! Mormon didn't say that he could tell that church members beleived in Christ because they all treated eachother well, he saw that they treated all of the "children of men" well. How am I treating those that I don't "have" to treat well? I hope that those who know me would say I "walk peaceably" with all those who I come across.
3 Wherefore, I would speak unto you that are of the church, that are the peaceable followers of Christ, and that have obtained a sufficient hope by which ye can enter into the rest of the Lord, from this time henceforth until ye shall rest with him in heaven.
4 And now my brethren, I judge these things of you because of your peaceable walk with the children of men.
How could Mormon tell that he was speaking to people who had "obtained a sufficient hope by which [they] could enter into the rest of the Lord." ? It was because he saw their "peacable walk with the children of men." You can tell alot about a person by the way that person interacts with and treats others. Dave Barry, a very funny columnist, said "Someone who is nice to you, but is rude to the waiter, is not a nice person" How true this is! Mormon didn't say that he could tell that church members beleived in Christ because they all treated eachother well, he saw that they treated all of the "children of men" well. How am I treating those that I don't "have" to treat well? I hope that those who know me would say I "walk peaceably" with all those who I come across.
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