Is "the Secret" really a Secret?

I have watched "The Secret" and I listen to it frequently on audio (I put it on my Ipod) as a reminder of the power of my thoughts. It helps me focus on the good in every situation and helps me to stay positive. When I focus on the good in life, I receive more good. Have you ever noticed that when something gets the best of you and you find yourself angry at the world bad things keep on coming at you? Have is ever occurred to you that when people are depressed they go on and on about what they are depressed about....and the list never ends? Has is ever occurred to you that when you get mad and focus on what made you mad, you get even more mad? It's because they are focusing on the bad and ignoring all the good in life. People can't be happy if they feel they have nothing to be happy about. No one ever prospers when they feel that they will never prosper. No one ever succeeds if they always concentrate on failure. If its one thing that us humans forget to do sometimes it is to be grateful for the things that we have been blessed with, we sometimes forget to give God credit when credit is due.

When I ask God for something, not necessarily material things, I have faith that He will provide and He most certainly always does. I always believe that God will show up and show out when I need him and he always does just that. And when it is given to me, I thank him and I praise him for it. In return, he keeps on blessing me. "The Secret" teaches the same concept. They have said that "The Secret" is to: Ask, Believe & Receive. In other words, Ask with all your heart, Believe with unwavering faith that you will get it, and receive it with your deepest gratitude. Did you really have to watch the movie to figure that out? The bible has been around for ages and has always said the same things. Luke 11:9-10 says, "And I say unto you, 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." And again in Matthew 7:7-8 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" And again in Matthew 18:19 "Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. " And then again in Matthew 21:22 "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive". Now lets move over to John 14:13-14 "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it." Philippians 4:6 "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." Philippians 4:19 "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." In James 4:2 the bible also says that "ye have not, because ye ask not." Its all the same thing. A lot of people sit around and claim that they don't pray because God never answers. That is wrong. He answers, but are you listening? Or is it that you go to him and ask without truly believing that he will come through? When you go to God to ask for anything, you need to ask with unwavering faith that it will be given to you. If not, what's the point in asking?!

As far as "the Secret" goes, don't get me wrong, I am not knocking "The Secret" because as I stated earlier I listen to it often as a reminder, key word here is "reminder." I listen to it as I am going to sleep and reflecting on my day. I think about all the things I went through that day and try to find a blessing in every situation. Regardless of whether or not it was a good situation or a bad one, I try to focus on the good because I know if I focus on the bad, I will sit there and get more angry and then think of more things to be angry about. That is how the devil works.

Before I go, I just want to leave you with a word from James 4:2:
"Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not" (King James version)

In other words:

"You want something but do not get it, so you commit murder. You covet something but cannot obtain it, so you quarrel and fight. You do not get things because you do not ask for them!" (International Standard version of the bible)