2006-5-14 04:36:00
This is an offshoot of the spiritual principle behind: "energy follows thought."
The principle is this. If you look for verification of something that you have a preconceived notion is true, then you will find evidence to prove it, at least to yourself. This will happen whether the notion is true or false.
Conspiracy theories are a good example of this. And, probably none better than this is the belief that our going to the moon was part of a conspiracy and fabricated. As soon as this notion was conceived those who were looking in this direction found dozens of pieces of evidence confirming we did not go to the moon. Even though all of these have been refuted by scientists, millions of people have been duped to believe this because we find that version of truth that we look for.
The same goes for the 911 conspiracy theories, the JFK [USA President John F. Kennedy] assassination, the coming one world order and many others. When a person looks for evidence of his belief with a desire to find it then he will find what he is looking for. Even if the evidence supports a falsehood the seeker will believe it until he drops his preconceived notions and looks with fresh eyes.
Many are deceived because this principle is not understood and experience problems such as:
People fall for these and many other deceptions every day because they find what they look for rather than finding the truth.
I remember when I first heard this scripture when I was a kid. I though this was a great promise because I had many questions. But then to my disappointment I found that just asking God for an answer did not seem to work. Finally, I found the following scripture which gave me encouragement. Here it is in a modern English translation.
Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You would shout up to him, "A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit and I've nothing to give him to eat." He would call down from his bedroom, "Please don't ask me to get up. The door is locked for the night and we are all in bed. I just can't help you this time."
But I'll tell you this; though he won't do it as a friend, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you everything you want; just because of your persistence. And so it is with prayer; keep on asking and you will keep on getting; keep on looking and you will keep on finding; knock and the door will be opened. Everyone who asks, receives; all who seek, find; and the door is opened to everyone who knocks. (Luke 11: 6-10)
Jesus taught a very important principle:
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. For EVERY ONE that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, HOW MUCH MORE shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" (Matthew 7: 7-11)
Indeed. We know how to give good gifts to our children, and whenever they ask for any good thing no matter how bad they have previously been, we will go out of our way to give it to them. We would not consider saying to our children: "I will forgive you for a certain time period, and then no more for all eternity."
They think they are more righteous than God, that they will go to greater extremes to save their children than God will for us. NO, NO, NO!!! The opposite is true. God knows how to give better gifts than we do and when we ask for a good thing he is committed to give it to us. He has put no time limit on it. He did not say ask only until you die but merely ASK.
Conclusion: When we ask and seek without ceasing, energy follows our thought until that which is sought is found and that which is asked for is received.
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the words without the tune, and never stops at all.
-- Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)"
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