The Laws of Thinking: 20 Secrets to Using the Divine Power of Your Mind to Manifest Prosperity

Bishop E. Bernard Jordan
Hay House (2007)
ISBN 1401917968
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (2/07)

The cover of “The Laws of Thinking” immediately attracted me because of the buzz around “The Secret” and the secret being revealed as “The Law of Attraction.”  In my thinking (pun intended) the two laws go hand-in-hand.  What even interested me more to peruse this book is that the Table of Contents did, in fact, include “The Law of Attraction” along with nineteen other laws.

The best-selling author, Master Prophet Bishop E. Bernard Jordan, is the founder of Zoë Ministries in New York City, “a prophetic gathering with a vision to impact the globe with Christ’s message of liberation.” He can be watched live on television on the program called “The Power of Prophecy.”  Bishop Jordan believes that we have the birthright as God’s junior partner while “helping manifest your part of His vision for this world.”  He also believes that whatever we desire is already out there, waiting for us to “bring is froth and claim it.” 

Using passages from the Bible, Jordan interprets, in lay terms, the meaning behind the script. For example, in Chapter 1, titled “The Law of Becoming” Jordan quotes from Exodus 3:13-14, “Moses said to God….God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am....This is what you say to the Israelites: ‘I AM who I am…’”  He further explains the two words “I Am” are the totality of true nature and we are to declare the “I Am” ourselves, not only who we are, but also what our purpose is.  Jordan feels they are both the same and the essential truth of the Laws of Thinking.  He adds “When you declare ‘I Am’ you become God,” and, instead of wanting and coveting, Jordan suggests we walk in our own divine nature: “If you desire the thing, declare yourself to be the thing and it will manifest.”

I have studied the “Laws” as Jordan describes for many decades.  However, even to me there are concepts that I hadn’t paid particular attention to.  These are what I would call “new to me.”  I had to smile when I read Jordan’s “Risk is just ‘opportunity’ misspelled.”  How many times have we bought into our own fear and taken the risk, often later regretting the decision?  As the author explains, “rather than avoiding risk, you should go out and seek risk to give yourself the purpose that defines your life!” 

Jordan, in my humble opinion, is so “right on!” with his claims. Unable to stop reading “The Laws of Thinking” I found myself reflecting on my own life and the “doing” that I am doing. I confer with the author that “God will always speak with the answer to your situation in mind.” Our risk is to listen and recognize the answer from God.

Bishop Jordan’s explanation and justification are true to form. Living a life that transforms into a spiritual being, we celebrate the “Law of Harvest” through manifestation of our desires. I am thrilled to have had the honor of reviewing “The Laws of Thinking” but more importantly commend him for writing a book that is so concise and timely as we journey into the era of realism and authenticity.

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