Self Help Gimmicks. Vs. The Bible
'Gimmick' meaning: a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business..... That is how I felt about all those books ( such as the Secret- by the way that book was probably an adaptation of ' The science of getting rich' by Wallace D wattles -and the like, for the most part..).. even though, I have enjoyed a great-bit of those read in that genre... Sooo, a very interesting thing happen: - I was not looking for a correlation, or attempting to debunk any, of those self-help books or programs. I have gotten some insight by reading such material for myself.... One day ( over a course of months)... I had began a relationship journey with God, and in so doing I started the 'lost art' of reading the Bible in it's totality for self, no ulterior motivate... Here is what took place the more I read, the Bible came alive- entertaining and fun ( yes, folks the Bible can be fun..); notably regardless of the book- Old testament or New, the realization...