St. Mark 11-16

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, beleive that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
(11:24)

Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve.
-W. Clement Stone

For this entry, I’d like to make a comparison between the two citations exposed above. Mainly, I chose that certain quote from the Bible, because as soon as I read it, I remembered about a documental I saw not too long ago: ‘The Secret’. It mainly talks about the Law of Attraction, which refers to thinking, and therefore having it. Within the documental, the quote by W. Clement Stone appeared, as it matches perfectly what they’re trying to say, about such law.

So, Both citations seem quite similar, cause both are saying an underlying message; in your mind, when you believe and focus on something you want, you can have. What is different, is the way in which you think about that goal/thing you want to reach.

As for the Bible, and everything within it, it is God. The Bible’s quote is referring to believing you shall have what you want, but also praying. Praying to God, for him to help you have it. Having patience and faith in him, and behaving.

Then, in The Secret, as the W. Clement Stone’s quote says it, it is only your mind and yourself you need, to accomplish things you want, goals to reach. Your mind, mainly.

It remains a mystery to me (and I bet to most too) about which ‘source’ (whether believing in God or the power of the human mind) is more beneficial, through which source is it more possible for what you want to come true.

As for Society today, it depends whether they are Catholics or not, for which method they decide to live with. But then again, not many people are conscious of the power of their own minds. I’d say most of us just stress over not having enough money to get something, stress over things we can’t get but want too much; we think life is being unfair. But, how can there be unfair when we don’t try?

I myself, use both methods. I am Catholic, and therefore believe and have faith in God. And, after watching the documental, the thing about the Law of Attraction did struck my mind, and I’d say I am new at this thing of such a power in the mind. I hope that impatience doesn’t feel me in, through the process of believing and conceiving.

Quote taken from:
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/w_clement_stone.html