Why Prayers Are Usually In Vain

Something a little different for today. Here's an excerpt about Joseph Murhpy, who was a former monk, psychotherapist and he specialized in Consciousness and the Subconsciousness. The excerpt below was taken out of the book 50 Self Help Classics by Tom Butler Bowdon and it is discussing a section from Murphy's own book entitled The Power of Your Subconscious Mind...both of which are excellent books.

Our universe is one of law and order, [Joseph] Murphy wrote, therefore there should be nothing “mystical” about getting answers to our prayers. It is a process no more mysterious than the erection of a building. One who knows the workings of the subconscious mind will learn how to pray “scientifically.”

What does this mean? Prayers traditionally consist of earnest utterances to God followed by “hoping for the best.” Logically, however, such prayers will carry little weight or power because they are framed in doubt. It is the great irony of conventional prayer (the pleading, wishing, hoping variety) that it involves no faith. Real faith is simple: the knowledge that something is happening, is being provided, present tense. When prayers become occasions to give thanks for the fact of
assistance (even if it has yet to materialize), they cease to be a mystical ritual that we hope God will notice, and become a co-creating process with definite ends.

Okay, so you're probably asking what praying and trading have in common. Well, the point of the excerpt is that prayers are in vain when the person praying "hopes" but does not believe that something is happening or will happen. How about when you're trading or even planning your trades. Do you "hope" the trades will work according to your plan or do you "know" they will. The point is: Have faith in your trades and your trading plan. Not having complete faith could be wreaking havoc on your subconscious and you might not even be aware of it. Just a little food for thought.

Good luck out there.

TLT