Author : Vivian Gordon
I recently attended a seminar for information that I could very
easily have gotten for free, but this was a trap that made it
sound that if you bought into it, you would be certain to make
large amounts of money in no time. But here's the kicker,
the package was normally one price but if anyone acted on it
that night, it would be a few hundred dollars less and then it
would be a two for one at that. This of course was the only
time to act on this. And the speakers in these seminars
make sure to use the term "friends" in order to make you
feel like you're special to them. Oh please! They profess to
know your dilema and tell you how much they want you to be
financially free. All you have to do is give them a large
amount of money on you're on your way to success! It's just
that easy. Then this "one time" offer and the hype gets more
intense. They know that many will be swept into this and so
the offer starts to sound more appealing as a deadline
nears. "But if you don't act on this now 'friends' you'll have to
pay the full price later." Don't wait, you can't afford to wait!
Now is the time, don't let it pass you by! Woe! Hold up,
what's the rush?I was thinking about this 'hype' and it brought to mind that
this is probably where hypnosis comes from. Hypnosis is
after all mind control. Hype also comes in words such as
hyperactive, and then hypertension. Hyperactivity sets in first
and hypertension which comes after you've done something
you know you shouldn't have. Uneasiness settles in your
soul and you start questioning yourself as to what did you
just do? Am I hitting home with anyone here?I have to admit that I was swept into the hype, even after
praying about it. The problem with that is, I didn't bother to
wait on an answer. I went ahead and did what I thought was
a good deal. After all was said and done I realized I was in
deep and had spent all my savings to find this out. My
husband was the one who brought me to my senses the
next day and said I had to cancel this right away. I agreed.
No problem!For a few minutes after I purchased this package even I had
thoughts of becoming independently wealthy. My flesh
stepped in which is easily done. But my spirit was not
settled in peace. This is not of God and He made me see
this."Now the mind of the flesh (which is sense and reason
without the Holy Spirit) is death (death that compromises all
the miseries arising from sin, both here and hereafter). But
the mind of the (Holy) Spirit is life and (soul) peace (both
now and forever.)" Rom. 8:6 (Amplified)But since I am no longer of this world, this fleshy, carnal
action did not agree with my spirit. God soon started
speaking to me about the trap I had almost gotten myself
into. I started to understand that God sent us Christ in the
first place to protect us from ourselves. He overcame sin
and deprived it of it's power over all when we accept
Him.(Rom. 8:3). So I can be sure that the Holy Spirit was
screaming at this point."So that the righteous and just requirement of the Law might
be fully met in us who live and move not in the ways of the
flesh but in the ways of the Spirit (our lives governed not by
the standards and according to the dictates of the flesh, but
controlled by the Holy Spirit.)" Rom. 8:4 (Amplified)After all was said and done, I imagined these people who
called us 'friend' were really wolves dressed in sheep's
clothing. They try so hard to gain our trust and then down
comes the ax upon our unsuspecting heads. Sheep are
dumb, that's why we have a Shepherd and we hear His
voice! Thank You Jesus."Even as it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the
day long; we are regarded and counted as sheep for the
slaughter." Rom. 8:36 (see also Ps. 44:22)I believe that people in the world are successful because
they also follow the layout in the Bible. God's Word will work
for anyone who uses it, it's just that not all of them are saved
by it. So, to be quite frank, those of us who follow Christ are
often times victims of children in the world because they
know the game plan. The thing that sets us apart is that one
day we will have our treasures stored up in heaven and
these people with all their worldly wealth will have to answer
to their Maker before He casts them into the Lake of Fire.
And their wealth isn't going with them!This 'hype' seminar reminded me of the time when Christ
told the apostles to cast their nets on the right side of the
boat. Even though these men were valid fishermen and
knew their business, they still did as Christ told them. As a
result they hauled in more fish than they could imagine. (Jn.
21). The same is true for us today. When Christ tells us to
do something, we need to obey Him and not try to reason
our way out of it. If we can stay focused on Him and not get
sidetracked by the things of this world, we will never have to
regret what we've done. It's important to see that not one of
these men argued with Him. In their humbleness they were
richly blessed. Humbleness is still a virtue today that God
blesses.I learned yet again a valuable lesson from this. That saying
kept coming to mind, "If it seems too good to be true...it
usually is." Afterwards as I looked through the books I had
just purchased with my life savings, I realized that I hadn't a
clue of what was written in them except that it was still going
to take money to make money. It all boils down to this, the
rich get richer...that is the way of the world. I do know that
God promises to give me the things that I need if I seek Him
first in all that I do. Money can't buy this kind of peace and
security.It's important to keep in mind that you can't glorify yourself in
any kind of gain and glorify Christ at the same time.Vivian Gordon writes inspirational and spiritual articles
in which to help strengthen the Believer's walk in Christ.
They are often taken from today's point of view and
used in conjunction with what God says about certain
situations and how we are to handle them. There is
always an answer for every problem. These articles are
not all about asking God "why?" but in finding the
answers.
Keyword : Success, Christianity, Worldly, Business, Inspirational, Christ, Shepherd, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Word
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