There are many individuals who would say they are a “Christian” and yet are strongly opposed to anything connected with hypnosis, because they believe it is wrong to allow anyone to manipulate their thinking and actions. This article is not about a debate on the subject of the morality of hypnosis.
It is on a call for those who claim to be “Christian” to be consistent in what they say they believe and don’t believe. Many years ago now I took a course on hypnotic languaging to be able to gain insights into the methods being used through the media to manipulate the thinking, beliefs, declarations and intentions of the general population. Without knowing what is really happening a person is like sheep amongst hungry wolves. It is important to be mindful of the dangers around you.
God’s Word says we are to use wisdom and if we lack it, we are to ask for it. Wisdom and common sense go hand in hand. I watched the media try and force the idea of global warming on the world by inciting fear among the people. When science could not back up the claim, they changed the wording to the threat of “climate change.” Look at the response of people to this latest manipulation of thought, without giving a serious look at what is really being touted.
When I was in school we were taught, weather changes. Climate has cycles it moves through and thus weather patterns will change. Now the call is everywhere, “CLIMATE IS CHANGING, WE GOT TO STOP IT!!!!!” “WE HAVE TO REDUCE OUR CARBON DIOXIDE OUTPUTS!” Really? Basic science tells us, plants need carbon dioxide to live. The plants then provide oxygen so animals, including humans, can live. Have you ever considered who wants the earth and everything in it to be deprived of what God designed for them to have, so health can be diminished? What is the current attitude being promoted to diminished health? Get you on drugs, right? Who profits from this mentality and who suffers from it? God gave this planet has the ability to bring balance back into its systems when something happens to create imbalances.
On the weekend I am writing this article the media has been creating a mindset of fear and expectation that a “major winter storm” will dump 12 to 40 inches of snow along the east coast of North America. This has been the message for several days now. Guess what? As Earl Nightingale wrote in The Strangest Secret many years ago, “You will get what you think about most of the time.” That is in alignment with God’s Word which tells us what we are to focus on. Hebrews 12:1-3 reminds us, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. {2} Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. {3} Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
Be mindful of what is going on around you. Seek to bring your life into alignment with truth, wisdom and common sense. Don’t be a victim of the thought manipulators who desire to keep you powerless and controlled, like a sheep among wolves.