Bad with the Good - my dissertation
We have also had friends speak glowingly of a "new" concept called The Secret. I don't mean to be rude and disrespectful, but I also don't want to beat around the bush...The Secret is garbage.
We watched the video, which was produced to mirror, it appears, the Da Vinci Code (I didn't like that one, either). The premise is that we don't get what we want because we aren't positive thinkers and don't ask the "universe" for it. It all has to do with the "law of attraction," which is what gives us our status in life, according to the video. If we're negative, people won't want to be around us. Basic common sense, if you ask me. And if we're positive, then people (and their money, according to the show) will be drawn to us. We just "tell the universe" what we want, and the universe complies.
But how does The Secret account for the bad that happens in life? Do we attract bad or good? Is it our fault when we get blind-sided by life? Or are we really at war in the spiritual realm? Read Job again. Study the conversation that Satan had with God about Job. God allowed Job to lose everything; his family, his wealth, his stature. But after losing it all, Job declared that we should accept the bad with the good, for both come from God. And after enduring this massive storm, God blesses Job with twice as much as he had before.
So I wonder...what about Jeseca? Does she have cancer because she didn't tell the universe that she wanted to be rich and healthy? And my 2-year-old relative, Austin? Did he get cancer because he didn't tell the universe soon enough that he didn't want it? Obviously not. Which is why I think The Secret should be called The Joke. My two cents, at least. Maybe I should ask the universe to help me with my bad attitude.
And now, mixing subjects to the best of my ability, my beautiful wife still smiles. She is so into the Lord that she shines even while she struggles. God gives her the strength, grace and courage to go through each day with a smile on her face. And what drives her great attitude is her complete devotion to raise our boys to become warriors for the Lord. She doesn't think so, but she is the most amazing woman I have ever met. I hope I live up to her expectations as a husband! Yikes.
Not much else, I guess, to report. God is still good. Yes, the bad comes with the good, but why? I think it's because we can use the bad experiences to share the goodness of God with others who are going through the same trial. I guess that's why I am still behind a desk instead of tearing up the golf course on the PGA Tour. JG
posted by Jon Graves at 9:16 PM
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