The Secret, Christianity and Jesus … Does it work the same for non-believers?

As many of my regular readers will know, I am a born again Christian, have been now for 35 years, and I often get questions about The Secret and Christianity.  Some Christians have labelled The Secret as a New Age demonic production and have spoken ill against every person on it.  This is a showing of their ignorance as a Christian and of the bible.

There are certainly some aspects of The Secret DVD and The Secret book which are incorrect according to the bible and I’m happy to share that with anyone who asks.  I believe that the bible is 100% true so to debate otherwise with me is a waste of time.  I do respect other’s beliefs and do not think any less of a person if they choose to think or believe contrary to my beliefs, I just don’t waste time debating what I have proven to myself to be the truth.  That said, let me get to the point!

I receive many questions from Christian believers and non-believers alike about the workings of the universal laws.

Here is an email I just received asking if The Secret by Rhonda Byrne works the same for a Christian and non-Christian, which caused me to write this blog:

“Hi David, I was at your Seminar April 3rd in Phoenix AZ. I have a question.

Like gravity, Universal Laws work for everyone equally regardless of religion, right?  So then, a person NOT accepting Jesus can get the same benefits from applying the SECRET? – Or will they only get particle benefits?  Are the benefits the same whether a person accepts Jesus in their lives or not? Is there a difference?

If so, what is it. I am baffled over this.”

Great question! Let me first briefly clarify something for those who may not believe in Christianity or understand it.

A “Christian” is someone who believes in their heart and has confessed with their mouth that Jesus Christ is the Son of the one living God and that the same Jesus died for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the dead that we might be saved (set free from the curse brought about because of Adam’s disobedience that keeps a person from communicating directly with God.)  Romans 10:9-10 A Christian believes every Word of God (the bible) is true. A “Christian” is NOT someone who quotes scripture or says “Yes, I believe in a god and that Jesus was a good man/prophet written about a couple of thousand years ago.”

Back to answering the question!!  

• A physical law (like gravity) works for and on everything in the physical realm;
• a mental or ‘soul’ law works for and on everything in the mental or soul realm;
• a spiritual law works for and on everything in the spiritual realm.

A human being is a spiritual being, with a soul (mind) living in a physical body … therefore we are subject to the laws in each realm of existence.

When someone is not a Christian they are ‘dead’ in spirit … which means they cannot communicate (fellowship) with God, the creator of all the universe and the creator of all laws!  Adam, by his spiritual disobedience in the garden of Eden severed fellowship with our creator.  The bible tells us that God created man in His own image (spiritually) and for the sole purpose of fellowship with Him.  God is all love and all truth and cannot fellowship with sin.

When man fell out of fellowship with the Creator it must have been God’s greatest grief … because then God gave His only Son Jesus as a gift to His creation (us) to open the door of fellowship.  Jesus said “The only way to my Father is through me.”  Jesus, by His life, death and resurrection wiped the disobedience (sin) slate clean for all mankind past, present and future.  Sin no longer keeps us from communicating with God … the only thing that keeps a person from fellowship with their Creator is the acceptance of His Son, Jesus.

A non-Christian will say “I mediate and fellowship with my god/the universe/universal consciousness etc.”  The bible says you cannot communicate/fellowship with the one true living God accept you first accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour.  A non-believer is actually fellowshipping with their own soul (mental ascension)  and other spirit beings not God.  Don’t get mad at me for saying that, that’s what the bible says!

The Law of Attraction (The Secret DVD) is a ‘soul’ law.

The bible says the soul is the mind (conscious mind), the will and the emotions (subconscious mind or ‘heart’).  The Law of Attraction is based on one renewing their mind to the things that are good and acceptable and perfect will of God … not bad, unacceptable and imperfect (Romans 12:2).  What is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God?

Deuteronomy 28:1-14 tells us exactly … it starts off saying “If you will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God …” God tells us what is ours … but it is up to us to renew our subconscious mind.  God can’t do that for us, we were created like God, with a free will and the ability to choose.  We can choose poverty and lack, or we can choose abundance and prosperity; we can choose sickness and disease or we can choose health and vitality; we can choose to be dead in spirit (out of fellowship with God) or we can choose to be in fellowship with Him – God will not deny us those choices!  It is up to us, not Him.

Some people, even many Christians say, “If God wants me to be rich or healthy then He will make me.” No!!! God will never make you do or be anything, that’s up to you.

Others will say, “God is ALL POWERFUL so He can do anything!” The bible doesn’t say that!

Others say that, “God is everywhere at once therefore He is in me and I am God.” No, No. No!!  That is a very warped understanding of the spiritual realm and of God.  The bible says that God is ever present but nowhere does it say that He is everywhere – very different.  And God cannot be in someone who does not accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour – it is spiritually illegal and impossible.

Are the benefits the same whether a person accepts Jesus in their lives or not?

Absolutely … the benefits are massively different. The Law of Attraction works the same for a believer and a non-believer as it is a law on the soul realm, we have control of our own minds not God.

The difference is that:

• A believer has the Word of God and all His promises.  There are some 3000 promises in the bible for the believer that a non-believer doesn’t have access to.
• A believer knows a peace and fulfillment that surpasses all mental understanding – something a non-believer cannot even comprehend. (Phil 4:7)
• A believer has the power of God working in them to carry out super-abundantly, far over and above all that we dare ask or think, infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes or dreams. (Eph 3:20)
• A believer has the Holy Spirit as the Comforter in difficult times.
• A believer has the Word of God that, when spoken aloud, NEVER goes out and returns void.
• For a believer, All things are possible through Jesus Christ.
• A believer has direct access to God and all His wisdom!! (James 1:5)
• A believer has a personal relationship with God.
• A believer has the protection of angels. (Ps 91:11-12)
• A believer has access to super-natural (spiritual) faith. (Mark 11:23)
• A believer has God as our shepherd to lead, guide and shield, so that they will know no lack. (Ps 23:1)
• A believer sits spiritually at the right hand of God and has direct access to His throne room to ask or talk about anything and get advice for any concern.

I can go on and on and on … The difference is so great, so massive that it is hard to comprehend why someone would not accept Jesus into their life.  True Christianity is a lifestyle and freedom that cannot be achieved by any other means.  The condition for all the above it that one MUST BELIEVE!

One must believe in Jesus and that every Word of God is true – speak what God says about you is true. Then a world of infinite possibilities, beyond our imagination, opens up for us.

The Law of Attraction is great and allows us to achieve much by controlling our human mind; the Law of Attraction with Jesus is so much better that words cannot describe!

The Law Of Attraction (LOA) is basically that, “We attract what we put our focus on and belief in.”

Some people watch The Secret (or not) and say that it is a load of ‘new-age bunkum’, without realizing that LOA is working all the time whether they believe in it or not.  Ignorance of a law does not stop it from working!  And to say that it is ‘new-age’ is to show their ignorance of the bible and many other great writings that are hundreds or even thousands of years old.

Others watch The Secret and say, “Oh yes, I believe.  Give me health, happiness & prosperity.  Thank you!” And that is all they do.  I liken it to the way many people ‘meditate’ … they sit cross legged on the floor and hum, and expect money to fall out of the ceiling into their lap.  Or they buy a lotto ticket and think that with their understanding of LOA that the money is their … they are guaranteed to win.  All of this is nothing but self created delusion and ignorance of the Law of Attraction.

A friend of mine, Harrie Mule recently wrote this on Facebook: “Have you noticed that even when Powerful, Valuable FREE information is given away – the very people who want change find excuses to not receive?”

This is so true.  Over the last fifteen year I have conducted many seminars and taught thousands of people how to successfully create wealth using the stock market.  Numerous times I have had people come up to me at the end of an introductory stock market seminar (often some smart-aleck) and ask “If you are so rich why don’t you teach people for free.” I often respond that if people don’t pay for knowledge they will place no value on it and will not use it hence it will have no positive affect on their life.

Recently my wife & I did a speaking tour of the US teaching people how to apply the secret for abundance – the 1-day seminar was totally free with no strings attached.  Now you would think that almost every person in the US in its current economic state would want to know that information … they don’t!  In fact most people not only enjoy being broke and living in financial stress, they even tell all their friends and family so that they will get noticed or feel significant.

Very few people are ready to receive prosperity.

Here is what I observed:

1. Most people don’t even look for an answer to their problem. They just blame the government, the banks, the corporations or other people.  It’s like planting seeds … the sower is there, they have good seed, but the ground is rock hard and totally unreceptive to any seed on prosperity.
2. Some people registered for the event but never showed up. These people know they need to change but their life is full of excuses.  They start something but rarely follow through, they allow their own negative thoughts and the negative thoughts of others to steal away their potential … the sower is there, they have good seed, the seed is thrown out but even before it has a chance to grow it is snatched away and eaten by the crows
3. Some people showed up at the How To Apply The Secret event and said that what they had received was amazing and life transforming.  However they left without without giving anything back – They took the seed and planted it but because the seed never cost them anything they place little value on its potential.  Each person was given the opportunity to place a value on the seed and to prepare to receive a harvest.  The seed was received and planted, and because it is good see it will start to grow, however weeds of the subconscious will choke it out and it will yield little return.
4. A few took every opportunity to fully participate in every step. They found out the event was on, they registered for the event, they turned up ready to receive the seed, and they took action by contributing whatever they could toward their own financial future.  They put a value on the seed by contributing money or buying a product service that would ensure a good harvest.

This lesson sort of sounds familiar?  If you don’t have an abundance of money and you want to attract money into your life, you have to change what you are sowing.

The seeds for money are our finances, the water and fertilizer for financial prosperity are our words.

“The Secret Doesn’t Work For Me!”

I hear over and over again from people who have watched The Secret, that it doesn’t work for them.  The Secret works for everyone, just most don’t know how to use the Law Of Attraction to get what they want.

I will probably tell you a lot you already know – A great wise man once said “Be doers of the word, not hearers only, otherwise you deceive yourself.” – James 1:22 … even I don’t do what I know at times!

The Mind

Your mind and body is ALWAYS a reflection of your spirit realm or thought realm.  (“For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” –Proverbs 23:7)

Ignorance (a lack of knowledge or understanding) leads to worry and doubt, which leads to fear, which leads to depression, lack, poverty in every area of ones life, sickness, even death.

All depression and hopelessness come from the mind being in chaos or lack of order.  For example, chaos in our financial thoughts leads to financial lack; chaos in our in our health thoughts lead to disease and sickness; chaos in our vision leads to depression.  This may seem logical and simple, but if only the world would grasp it with understanding!

To change our results from lack to abundance, we must first create order in our mind.  This was God’s first act of creation: To create order on this formless void planet. (Genesis 1:2)

The Apostle Paul said in Romans that you have to renew you mind – Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs, but be transformed (changed) by the entire renewal of your mind, by its new ideas and its new attitude, so that you may prove for yourself what is the perfect, acceptable and good will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect in His sight for you.”

What Paul was saying is don’t be like the world around you, your present circumstances and environment; but rather change what you think about and focus on, create your perfect life with your God given gift of imagination and hold that image with your will until your mind is renewed, just like God did when He created this world.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18.  No wonder we life in a generation of frustrated people, most have no vision for their life, or at best a confused or negative vision.

The way we feel and act is always according to our subconscious images, whether we know, understand or believe it or not.  Therefore our results in every area of our lives are because of our thoughts!  And because we can control our thoughts we are also responsible for our results.

All creation waits for our thoughts so it can evolve at a faster pace – yet it cannot go backwards.  So if we continually look backwards at our past results or even at our present results the world around us continues to move forward but we get ‘stuck’ or cannot move forward.

“All creation waits with eager longing for its revealing though the sons of God.” – Romans 8:19.  How exciting – that creation itself is waiting for us, for what God has to reveal through us.  Most people though are still looking backwards in pain or forward in fear rather than in excited expectation of revelation now.

It is very easy to tell where a person is by what they speak out.  We always speak what we believe.  While people continue to speak out their lack, poverty, sickness or being stuck, they will remain there!

The answer is simple: “If you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth you will be saved.” That is not just some Christian belief for eternal salvation … it is a universal law, God’s law of creation from the beginning of time, it’s the gift all human’s where given so that they can create “heaven on earth“.  Jesus tried to teach the world of this basic fact, yet most will deny Him and continue to live hell on earth because they do not listen.  He said, “They have ears but do not hear.” – The kingdom is within you!!

Why am I telling you this?

Let me put it another way:

1. VISION – you MUST have a clear vision of how you want your life to be.  This is where most people miss it.  Without a vision you WILL perish, you will never achieve your dreams & goals.  Get REALLY clear on every aspect of your life; write it out in present tense and in vivid detail.  Write and Speak only in terms of your new life.
2. PURPOSE – Why do you want it?  How does your new life feel?  Who is proud of you?
3. FAITH – Knowing that it is already yours!  “When you pray, pray believing that it already is yours, and it WILL be yours.” – Mark 11:24  Again, never speak about what you don’t want or complain about you ‘lot in life’ – ONLY speak about what is yours to come but as if you already have it!
4. GRATITUDE - Gratitude moves us closer to the source.  Give ALL the glory to God as He gives all things to you, even your very breath.  James said even be grateful for your challenges because mixed with faith it creates in us endurance and patience!  (James 1:2-4)  Speaking gratitude always increases our faith – if ever you find yourself lacking faith speak out loud what you are grateful for, especially your new life.
5. ACTION – You have probably heard it before … Faith without works is dead!  Many people watch The Secret and then think all they have to do is sit at the kitchen table and hum, or buy a lotto ticket and they will be blessed with truckloads of money.  It ain’t gunna happen!!  We must ‘ACT in accordance to our Faith.’ Jesus said “I only do what my father does.”

What did His father do?

God looked at a world that was without form and void, and darkness we upon the face of the earth … and He complained and said “Boy, its dark down there.  What a mess.  I’m stuck and that place is hopeless … that place is still dark and void what is going on … how come my life is always like this … if only someone would help me fix it … I’m going to quit … Boy it’d dark down there!!!!!”  No … God said “Let there be light … and there was light.” Genesis 1:3

You have the POWER of God in you, as a believer you can turn darkness into light … you can speak truth and light to the darkness.  Whatever mountain you are facing right now speak the truth to it.  If you are not closing deals or getting more clients, if you don’t have a happy fulfilled relationship, if your bank account looks really sick … don’t tell anyone – just speak the truth you desire.  If you are struggling financially, don’t EVER speak about your poverty and lack, only speak about the wealth that is coming to you.  If your relationship is not exactly how want it, speak exactly how it must be.

Jesus said “Be healed” and sickness departed! We must do what our Father does!

1. The first step is you create your new life … use your imagination like you have never used it before; create a life of health, abundance and prosperity with no thought of how it is going to happen or fear that you can’t.  Write down exactly how you want your new life in every aspect and detail.  Be precise – don’t just write I want more money or more clients, what exactly do you want?
2. Re-write your new life out EVERY day and put emotion in it … this is the WHY or the purpose.  Continue this every day for 28 days.
3. Speak out loud your new life with gratitude, knowing that it is done. Only ask for it once and from then on be grateful for having received it.
4. Take whatever actions you can at the present time towards receiving your new life – the most efficient action you can do each day is hold the image of your new life on the screen of your mind while continually giving praise and glory to God.

IT IS DONE.

Much love and many blessings,

David Schirmer

P.S. Go to http://www.SignPostsToFreedom.com … it is a free download of my 2-day Science of Getting Rich workshop that will change your life!

Someone wrote on a FaceBook Wall the following when a friend asked them to attend the “How To Apply The Secret Of Abundance” seminar:

Gosh that sounds so cool! I read the book/watched the movie about 3 yrs. ago and it really stired something inside….hmmmmm…..I’d love to attend, but we’ll be in school. Thanks so much for thinking of me. If you have any notes of the event you’d like to shoot my way I’d happily go over them. Have a great time!
thanks, (name withheld)

Here is what I wrote back:

Take a day off school, or work or whatever else you are doing on that Tuesday of the seminar.

I guarantee that this 1-day will have a far bigger impact on your life than most other things you could do for a day!  That’s not just because I’ll be there … it’s because I have seen first hand the massive changes people make when they get the missing piece of the jig-saw puzzle.  I know how hugely different our lives are now. We where not born into affluence, if fact, both Lorna & I were brought up in families who constantly struggled to have the basic necessities of life.  We sent the first 16 years of our married life on and off government hand-outs trying to get by financially.  What we share will change your life on so many levels. It is so hard to help people to understand how great their life can be until they experience it.

I have 6 boys who are very dear to our hearts, and without a shadow of a doubt if I had the choice of whether to give them a college education or the understanding of what I teach in one day … I would choose the 1 day seminar every time.  That’s how important it is for me.