Manifestation - from a 'Christian' Perspective

My thoughts on the compatibility of the Law of Attraction & Christian doctrine

I first discovered the concept of the Law of Attraction in early 2013 - through an audio series titled “Your Wish is Your Command”.

My mind was absolutely blown by this series. It led to the discovery of a whole new world of quantum reality - one where all creation is at its core vibrational, where we emit vibrational frequencies, and we attract energies that match those vibrational frequencies…

…AND we could manipulate and shift the vibrational frequencies that we put out to attract things we desire into our lives.

Through a combination of clear intention, deep belief, and aligned action, I learned that manifesting the impossible became possible.

That year, I travelled to a number of personal development weekend conferences in the USA - Miami, Dallas, and Washington D.C. A number of speakers were featured at these conferences, including many Christians (mostly from the evangelical tradition), who taught that there were specific ways to pray to help you seemingly ‘get what you want’. Much of what they taught was backed by multiple scripture passages. (i.e. Matthew 7:7, Matthew 21:22, etc.)

Fast forward to today - more than a decade later. I’ve learned a lot, grown a lot, and had a lot of time to play with these concepts.

The truth as I see it now?

There are MANY nuances to the art of manifestation - including various energetic and structural forces - both individual and collective (karmic, systemic, etc.) that impact manifestation - as well as the emotional blocks and programming within our own psyches that impact its efficacy - which are often not talked about. These aspects are definitely not spoken about in popular new age works such as ‘The Secret’.

Generally speaking, however, the overall concept is true. Manifestation is based on scientifically-backed principles & cosmic laws that I have seen in action too many times to deny. The Law of Attraction - is a quantum law, like the law of gravity. Generally speaking - like frequency attracts like frequency. But it is not just our ‘thoughts’ that emit frequencies - rather it is our whole being/psyche - including both conscious and unconscious minds (which connects us to collective ‘archetypal’ energies).

My initial discovery of these concepts back in 2013 were truly liberating for me and early on in my ‘personal development’ journey, I had an absolute blast manifesting all kinds of things in my life with this knowledge.

Not only was it liberating, but it helped me better understand Christian concepts such as free-will, and being made in the IMAGE of God.

As I see it - God is the ultimate CREATOR - the source of all life, all consciousness, all reality.

As humans made in the IMAGE of God, we were also designed with deep creative capacity on multiple plains. Playing with manifestation helped me not just understand this, but actually experience it.

With all this being said, I realize NOW that the visions and intentions which I naturally carried the strongest belief around, and manifested MOST easily - were the ones the Holy Spirit planted in me.

An example: In 2013 - I wrote in my journal an exact description of my future husband, down to the physical features and accent. Three months later, I met him - the exact man I’d written about! Australian accent and all.

Did I manifest him? Was this a result of my egoic ability to ‘manifest my desires’? Or did I simply receive a vision of my soul mate from a higher plain of existence? Perhaps a bit of both - but ultimately I believe he was the man I was meant to be with regardless. You COULD say that my ego mind simply got on board with the Spirit’s agenda.

Which brings me to how I approach “manifestation” today.

I do think it is possible to manifest things that gratify our ego and don’t necessarily align with our highest path according to Divine will.

This CAN be empowering for a time - but it can also lead into danger and ‘temptation’ for egoic power and control if unchecked… thus care and discernment is important when using this art consciously (keeping in mind, we are ALWAYS manifesting whether we are aware of it or not).

So how I guard against this in myself - is tuning into the Spirit’s vision for my life - the parts that ARE clear - and lean into them, surrendering to the Spirit’s current. The parts that aren’t clear? I play with - and ‘try on’ different possibilities, but always with a greater feeling of surrender and openness to what’s ‘off my radar’ - with deep faith that God will lead me exactly where I’m meant to be.

‘Manifestation’ is still happening, but the feeling is different.

It’s less about consciously ‘making things happen’, and more about getting out of my own way and LETTING things happen - allowing the Spirit’s vision for me to unfold (yes, even when it doesn’t align with my ego’s desires).

Ultimately - I believe that the desire to ‘manifest’ comes from the ultimate desire of the human soul - to grow ever closer to God, ever closer to the source of all reality.

So that’s it - in a nutshell.

This is by no means 'the truth' or 'the best approach' - just my own experience and thought process which has shifted and evolved over the years (and likely will continue to do so).

Why am I sharing this, and why now?

As a candidate for ordained ministry in the United Church of Canada and an integrative psycho-spiritual coach and therapist (working towards qualification) - my mission is to build bridges, not walls, between spiritual communities, traditions, and realms of thought. This is what ‘The Modern Mystic’ is ultimately about.

What are your thoughts about ‘manifestation’? Have you seen it at work in your own life? How does it inform your spirituality?