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Nothing is Impossible
for Those Who Believe
A Christian Perspective on Wallace D. Wattles 1910 classic The Science of Getting Rich. This is Wattles' 1910 classic
with a forward written by Marnie L. Pehrson and her commentary throughout. A fresh look at this classic from which many self-help
books were taken. (Adobe Acrobat needed)
You've Read
"The Secret."
You've Seen the DVD.
Now How Do You Reconcile the
Law of Attraction with Your Christian Beliefs?
Learn How!
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Core
Belief #7:
Everything Happens for a Purpose
by Marnie L. Pehrson
When I was about sixteen, a teacher gave me a giraffe
card with a quote by Spencer W. Kimball on it: "Everything in our lives
happens for a purpose, and that purpose is to prepare us." I don't know
whether it was the cute little giraffe (which she said reminded her of me
since I'm tall) or the profound quote that made the statement stick with me,
but it's become my mantra in life. Experience has proven the truth of it.
There is something to be learned from everything, and
nothing is a waste if you can learn from it. As Napolean Hill said in Think
and Grow Rich, "Every
adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal
or greater benefit."
And so as I go through life, I try to look for what I can
learn from any circumstance. I've had to remind myself of this principle
lately as I've worked hard to achieve goals that haven't panned out as I'd
hoped. Knowledge that I expected would bring me to a certain level of
achievement ended up only being a stepping stone. Yet as I've done some soul
searching, I've come to understand that God knows best and the time and effort
I've invested will not go to waste. It's simply preparing me for something
better.
No experience is wasted if we can learn from it.
At times like these when I've given my all and still come
up short, I wonder what in the world all the work was for. Was I off course?
Did I set the wrong goals? And then the answer comes. No, it was simply a
little detour - allowing me to picking up people, knowledge and wisdom that
would serve me later. Sometimes I have to go down certain roads to be ready to
hear the next message. It's like a kindergartener who isn't ready to learn her
times tables because she hasn't learned to recognize her numbers yet.
With God nothing is wasted. No sacrifice made with
integrity of purpose comes up fruitless. Not only that, but if we come to Him,
He can turn even our grossest errors to our good. He never wastes the pain.
The catch is we must come unto Him. He's the turnaround Champion, the
Defender of lost causes, the Miracle Worker.
If things are happening in your life that don't make
sense, turn to Him, and He can help you make sense of it. If your poor choices
have taken you down the wrong road, turn to Him, and He will lead you to the
right road. If you're doing your best to follow Him and things still
aren't working, ask Him to help you see your life through His eyes. I
testify to you that He will. He will help you understand how the pieces of
your life fit together like a glorious puzzle. And when He shows you, you'll
know as I know that God can use every single life experience to bless your
life and the lives of those around you.
"And we know that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose." Romans 8:28
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