The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

Interesting point.

Can the Law of Allowing be summed up by the song from the 50’s sung by Doris Day?

“Que Sera, Sera Whatever Will Be, Will Be”or is that an oversimplification?

I didn’t know it as another law.

But I have heard it taught as ‘practicing contentment’ as stated from Philippians 4:11b-12 NIV
“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned THE SECRET of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”

Interestingly the rest of that chapter has a lot of additional things to say.

Verse 4 tells us Rejoice always – one cannot re-joice until one first has joy then to emphasize this point the verse continues with, “I will say it again: Rejoice!”

A similar word to rejoice is bliss.

You know in the dictionary “bliss” is defined as great joy or happiness.

Which reminds me of the Joseph Campbell quote at the end of the movie ‘The Secret’, “When you follow your bliss… doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors, and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.”

Verse 6 tells us “Do not be anxious about anything.” and continues with what to do instead, “…but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

Almost sounds like what they were talking about in the movie The Secret doesn’t it when it says ‘present your requests to God’.

Of course the context includes vs 5 which the first part is somewhat unclear from the KJV which uses the word moderation or from the NIV which uses the word gentleness, but The Living Bible uses words everyone can understand and it says, “Let everyone see that you are unselfish and considerate in all you do. Remember that the Lord is coming soon.”

Verse 7 talks about peace.

Verses 8-9 tell us how to think and what to practice [sounds sort of like what we might be looking for if follow the steps or ideas specified by the law of attraction as mentioned in the movie] and the NIV states, “Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me [this is the Apostle Paul speaking] or seen in me – put into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”

Any one looking for peace in their lives? Sounds like a good way to go about getting it.

Verses 10-12 follow which we already mentioned are about contentment and they are followed by verse 13 which states, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” NIV

Taken out of context sounds like we can do everything – after all that is what it states isn’t it?

Verses 14-18 talk about sharing in experiences as well as ‘giving and receiving’.

Then comes verse 19 which stares from the NIV, “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”

Again taken out of context this could be construed to mean the universe is your catalog, but look again at the context.

That is a different paradigm from what is presented in the movie The Secret.