An Interesting Twist on the Law of Attraction & Religious Programming

For a variety of reasons I have spent the past year looking at religious programming on TBN daily, having it on in the background most of the day. This, instead of watching the news and secular programming (except for some soap operas that I like -- oops) thinking that I was doing something really big, obedient and good.

At the same time I have been giving a spate of talks about the Law of Attraction. One of the things that Lynne Grabhorn wrote ("Excuse Me My Life is Waiting") is that anything you focus on for 16 seconds (good or bad) begins to manifest in your life.

Well, this week I had a big a-ha moment. While it may be RELIGIOUS programming, most of those programs are really focusing on negative things -- what people DON'T have in their lives (lack of money, lack of relationships etc.). Paula and Joyce go on and on about how they were abused, messed up, etc. Of them all I think that Joel Osteen is the most upbeat as far as living your life is concerned, as well as my favorite Gregory Dickow with his 40-day Thinking Fast. Mark Chironna's programs (and I really love to hear Chironna speak) all deal with some big heavy problem that if you weren't thinking about it -- you are now. The "in your face" promos during his program all deal with some big hairy and scary problem or issue.

So I have decided to cut back on watching these programs as I have come to the conclusion that they're causing me to focus on negative things (what I don't have) versus what I DO have. Moreover, I think when you walk around thinking that life is just one big spiritual warfare battle and that demons are everywhere, it can (Law of Attraction) put you in that mindset and attract unexpected negativity into your life.

I'm not so sure that the non-compete fiasco written about here was just some transmutation of a negative focus from watching these programs that dwell on people having hardships versus people who are experiencing blessings. Of course, I totally get the "testimony" part -- adversity before blessing and repentance and all. I just think that at the end of the day, rather than being uplifting, some of the programs are really downers from an LOA standpoint and are not what you want in your "Vibrational Bubble," as LOA expert Michael Losier would say.

So now rather than watch so many of these programs I will focus on listening to my favorite music and duh-- going to the original source -- reading the Bible and truly focusing on all the positive and good in my life versus constantly hearing about poverty, illness and lack. For it seems like "dwelling" on these things from a religious programming standpoint is no different from reading and hearing all the negative stuff in the secular realm, either.

The most successful people I know and read about, only focus on positive things and outcomes(Whatever is pure, noble, of good report, etc. Phillipians 4:8)) and have cut negativity to the core -- on all counts.

So HGTV here I come!