If you’re manifesting a new job so you can support your family, you’re not sinning. The end result helps others, your motivation is not selfish, and it inspires you to work hard. If you want to manifest an injury for an opponent in a football game so you can win, that’s a sin. The end result hurts someone, the motive is selfish, and you’re not working for the reward. In Christianity, manifesting is sinful if you believe you can make change in your life without the help or will of God.
It’s also sometimes called the Law of Attraction, or the principle that positive thoughts attract positive outcomes and negative thoughts attract negative outcomes.
Many aspects of manifestation—practicing gratitude, removing negative thoughts, trying to do good—actually align with aspects of Christianity and many other religions.
It’s worth noting that manifesting and praying are not the exact same thing. Praying is a way to communicate and feel close to God, whereas manifesting requires you to look inward and believe in yourself. [6] X Research source Some people are concerned that manifesting is the Devil’s work. As long as you’re doing it with positive, selfless intentions, you’re in the clear.
Mark 11:24: Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Matthew 21:22: If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Romans 12:2: Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed, by the renewing of your mind.
