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I think you quite accurately provide for us TWIt's practical use of the "law of believing", waysider. It was more of a demanded obsession to accomplish an impossible mission.......e.g. make God do what I want or think I need. Guess that worked for 'em eh waysider?......LOL.

"I recently told someone to "cross their fingers". In the past, under the influence of Waybrain thinking, I probably would have said "be believing for", in place of crossing fingers. I don't believe crossing your fingers has any affect on the greater world, but I use the expression. Both "crossing your fingers" and "believing for" can be considered magical thinking, IMO, although there may be some differences?" In my opinion, there is a difference. When you cross your fingers, that's the end of it. It's passive. You don't continue to think about the power of crossed fingers. When you believe for something, you become an active participant by dwelling on the desired outcome. You self delude with mental fixation (camera analogy) and reinforce it with speaking in tongues. (lift list)

One of the things I see with some of the offshoots of twi are listed here by Jesus. Pride will make a person do some pretty hurtful things to people. It'll make them think they're right, when they're dead wrong. It'll make them hold on to things when they should let them go. They'll teach things for doctrine they shouldn't. Sadly it goes on. Mark 7:15 "There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man. 16 "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"[fn] 17 When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. 18 So He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, 19 "because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?"[fn] 20 And He said, "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. 21 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 "thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 23 "All these evil things come from within and defile a man."

Thanks for the Matthew Hutson link, Rocky. He has more detailed work out there with countless examples that I found very enlightening concerning typical, natural, rational, human behavior. Magical thinking is part of all our daily functioning. I recently told someone to "cross their fingers". In the past, under the influence of Waybrain thinking, I probably would have said "be believing for", in place of crossing fingers. I don't believe crossing your fingers has any affect on the greater world, but I use the expression. Both "crossing your fingers" and "believing for" can be considered magical thinking, IMO, although there may be some differences? For one Believing involves use of the spirit realm. You Believe, and God goes to work since you have Him under contract with this signed document called, The Bible. A wayfer could accuse someone "crossing their fingers" as utilizing devil-spirit powers, since they are being "superstitious". Believing is also more commanding. A Way Believer is conditioned to act as if results happened, not hope for them. I don't think "knocking on wood" is very Godly under Waybrain. Perhaps Believing is used to replace any common-sense magical thinking in TWI? Maybe, maybe not. Just some thoughts, interesting thread.

Y'all on doctrinal turf.