Here's a question that came to me recently that's worth discussing:
"Since discovering the law of attraction and feeling elated, it seems that our finances have gone down the tubes. I have not been able to pay bills on time, money is taking longer than usual to come in, we have bounced checks, etc. I know right now I am dwelling on the negative, but wondered why this is happening just at the time that I feel I have discovered the answer?
My reply: When you've got some big changes that you're aiming toward, this kind of thing happens and tests your commitment to what you're after. From here until the end of your days, your increased prosperity will not come as a result of what happens to you, but how you handle the circumstances you face.
The Supply is unlimited. All things come from Original Substance and nature is abundant. Prosperity abounds! So if we experience lack, it is not because there is lack . . . there is only abundance. In this very moment, you have all you need. It is when we think ahead to future needs that we look at our limited supply and worry that it won't last. (Future meaning 5 minutes from now or 50 years from now, the principle is the same.)
In this moment, we can be grateful.
We have the air we need to breathe, a heart that pumps oxygen to all of our limbs, stores of energy to keep our heart pumping . . . yes, in this moment we should be calm and grateful that God has supplied us with everything we need here and now. No matter what anticipated troubles may come tomorrow, in this very moment, God has provided abundantly. To worry is to resist a situation that hasn't even happened yet. As you may have heard elsewhere, that which we resist, persists. Consider Mark Twain's comment, "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened."
When we worry, we cut off our mind to possible solutions. Prosperity becomes elusive and hidden. We must relax, hope, expect, and look for the solution which, by law, must exist. Every problem has a solution, by universal law . . . or it could not be called a "problem."
Challenges are healthy for us, because they enable us to stretch our limits and grow. We can pause and be grateful for the challenge, because it turns our thoughts toward God. Anything that does that is truly a blessing, for we are promised that as we draw nearer to Him in our heart, He will in turn draw nearer to us.
Let me share a segment from another powerful book that takes a Christian approach to the law of attraction:
[The statement] 'Man's extremity is God's opportunity' is true, for when man reaches his limit, he hopelessly stops his efforts. When he relaxes from his strain, the Law has a chance to reply to his desires, and things begin to change for him . . .
The mind is like a sponge. We squeeze it hard with our anxious thoughts, but not until we can release the pressure and allow the sponge to take its normal shape can it become absorbent and receptive again. (Working with the Law, p 82-83, Raymond Holliwell)
Finally, an understanding of the seven laws is imperative when things don't appear to be going the way you expected. The whole objective is to think right when things go wrong . . . because if you do, you can be sure that success is yours and will soon enough be reflected in reality. Feeling gratitude now, no matter what is going on in your life, is the quickest way to flip the switch and prepare your mind for answers. Learn more at PrinciplesofProsperity.com.
About the Author: A contributor to multiple Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Leslie Householder is the award-winning two-time best-selling author of "The Jackrabbit Factor" and "Hidden Treasures." She is the co-founder of http://www.PrinciplesofProsperity.com a site dedicated to helping people gain more family time and money freedom through the little-known but critically fundamental principles of prosperity. Trevan and Leslie Householder are the parents of seven children.
