I used to love the book and even gave it 5 stars. The method works and it may help you reach some kind of abundance. But as a Christian, I must confess that I do not think that the God of the Holy Bible and the god of "The Abundance Book" are the same. Christian approach and New Age approach to God, prayer, and spiritual life are different.Christ says: "Our Father, Thy will be done".New Age says: "Our Father, my will be done".Do you see the substitution? New Age books teach us that man's will is more important than God's will or they share equal importance. When Christ prays, He says, "Thy will be done, not mine". New Age prayer is opposite, "My will be done, not Yours". Whose gospel is it? The gospel of Christ or the gospel of the one who opposes God?We can pray to God, with reverence, humility, and repentance, asking for His will for us. But it's a delusion when man thinks that he can command God. Yes, God is the source. But it doesn't mean that we may use God as a magic wand to make our will done. The delusion will lead man into spiritual pride, vanity, and self-importance, which are the common characteristics of self-deception. The result is self-destruction.The man who tries to manipulate God (even if he doesn't call it so), ends up with rejection of Jesus Christ. Why? Because he becomes a spiritual manipulator, proud and self-important, who doesn't need the Savior. And any self-important man needs the opposite side, someone who will reward him for his "importance", "righteousness", and "work together with God". NB It was neither sinners, nor thieves, nor tax-collectors who crucified Christ, but scribes, priests, and Pharisees. Outwardly, they were holy, righteous, and self-important. They believed in God, they believed they "worked" with Him, and they were all sure in their own righteousness, holiness, and importance. But it was self-delusion.Remember, the Gospels say that it was not a scribe, priest, or Pharisees, but the thief who was the first person taken to Paradise. Why? Because the thief humbled himself, admitted his sins, and repented. He didn't look for his own things. He was not self-important. He had no delusion about himself, his sins, and his spiritual condition. He just believed in Christ and needed Him as his Savior.When we try to manipulate God, making Him to work miracles for us, we become like the scribes and Pharisees who don't need Christ. We reject God's Son, our Savior, because we are more interested in our own will than in God's will for us. We need God not as the goal but as the power to make our dreams come true. And it's very dangerous because we may become so blind in our pursuit that we won't be able to see our sins. The scribes and Pharisees didn't see their sins. They saw their own holiness, righteousness, and importance. Salivation? The Kingdom of God? Repentance? What's that? Leave it to sinners, thieves, and tax-collectors. "The holy people" want it all. And they want it now! They don't want God. They want miracles. In the modern age - wealth, prosperity, and abundance. BTW, isn't it covetous?God didn't reveal Himself in The Abundance book. He revealed Himself in the Bible. The Abundance book doesn't know Christ. It's a typical New Age book. Its god is different from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Its god is universal mind, pagan spirit or impersonal deity. It's not the very God Who sent His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Therefore, The Abundance Book has nothing to do with the biblical Christianity, Gospels, and Jesus's message. The book's message may look similar but it's not the same. It is not about seeking the Kingdom of God. It's about seeking the kingdom of this world - earthly abundance, wealth, and happiness.It's true that The Abundance book seems to be "spiritual". But again, it's New Age spirituality, not Christian. It has nothing to do with Christ, salvation, repentance, communion with God, and Christian spiritual practices. It's not that the author has to mention these topics, but when he suggests a path that looks "Christian" and highly spiritual (to get abundance with God's help), we must always remember that there is nothing more spiritual than the message of Christ. And the Christ's message is not about abundance, personal happiness or any kind of prosperity. It's about seeking God's Kingdom through repentance, humility, love, keeping God's commandments, and fulfilling His will.I am an Eastern Orthodox Christian. When I compare the author's spirituality to Orthodox Christian spirituality, his New Age spirituality falls short. Christian spirituality is Christ-centered. It is the way of communion with God. New Age spirituality is man-centered. It's not about God. It's about us, our wishes, desires, and needs.Orthodox spiritual life presents the process of a Christian progress on the road to perfection in Christ, by the cleansing of the passions and the winning of the virtues. The goal of Orthodox Spirituality is not abundance but the perfection of the believer by his/her union with God in Christ. And it's opposite to the goal of this book.According to Orthodox Christianity, there is no other meaning to the life of man except in communion with God. God is not Santa Claus who makes our dreams come true. He is the end of all longing, the fulfillment of all desires, the source and the goal of man's very humanity made in God's divine image and likeness. True joy, happiness, and abundance can be found only in Christ. Through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit, man comes to living communion with God the Father Himself. There is no other meaning and purpose to the Church and to life itself.Man and all creation with him must come to be divine by sharing the being and life and action of God Himself. All of the attributes of divinity--as one saint put it--must become ours; eternal life, truth, goodness, holiness, purity, joy... all perfections summed up in the greatest which is Love. For God is Love! This is the meaning of life, and it is certainly possible for men to attain it. At least, once more, according to the Orthodox Faith. (From Q & A Experience of God and Communion with God).Brothers and sisters in Christ, please be warned. Christ came to save us, redeem us, and show us the way to God. He didn't come to make our dreams come true or to give us wealth, health, prosperity, and abundance. Antichrist can't save people but he will promise and give them wealth, health, prosperity, and abundance. I do not know where The Abundance Book may lead you, but it will never lead you to Christ. Using the method, you may gain the world but lose your soul.Please trust in the Lord and His word (the Holy Bible), not in New Age books. Don't repeat my mistakes. It took me years to realize that the goal of Christian spirituality is Christ, communion with God through His Son, not earthly happiness, prosperity, and abundance. Our life is preparation for the eternal life. It takes more time to learn how to love God and our neighbor than gain some illusory abundance. Let's make God our goal and let's be faithful to the Lord who loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves. (St. John Chrysostom). He never promised us earthly abundance but the salvation of our soul, the eternal life, and the kingdom of Heaven. Isn't it better than anything else?God bless and save you.In Christ,PS"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well." (Mt 6:25 - 33)"The Kingdom of God is... righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit; he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men" (Rom 14:17-18)."Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is there will your heart be also." (Luke 12:32-34).To seek God's kingdom, which is his righteousness, means that one must first know God's will, for God's will is to be the norm of human conduct. Yet to seek God's kingdom is not simply a matter of knowing the will of God; one must also do his will.Excerpt form "God's Providence for Man" by Elder PaisiosnoneGOT IT FAT VERY HAPPYI did this program almost 10 years ago and had over $500 manifest out of nowhere by day 19. For whatever reason I never did the program again until recently when I felt inspired to do it again. Well, on day 22 a miracle happened and I $1500 manifested in my life literally out of nowhere. I love this program and feel more at one with my creator, I plan on not stopping this timePowerful little book, especially the 40 day Prosperity Plan. Understanding what true abundance is and where it comes from will change your entire life, not just in the area of finances.I brought it for a class. Short read then have in my bookshelf. Some good points.I purchased this book because it was on a list of discounted books from Hay House. I should have read more reviews, because I was surprised that is it based and written from a religious aspect. That being said, there are some good guidelines to follow to increase abundance in your life. The 40 Day Meditation is actually a list of 10 principles to meditate on, that you repeat 4 times over 40 days. I am still in this process, but have to change references to God to Source energy, as this term resonates more with me. I am not familiar with the Bible, so some of the Bible references are lost on me. I also don’t ever think of or reference Jesus, so I struggle to find another noun in those instances. If you are a follower of the Law of Attraction, there are other books that I would recommend over this, but again, the author does provide some interesting insights on how to view money and abundance. I will keep an open mind as I work through the remainder of the 40 days. If you describe yourself as a Christian, I think you will really like this book.The book provides great information to change my mindset. I realize it will take consistency and determination to complete this walk.Great book for those with a bad relationship with money and those who want to know more about abundance. It served as a great reminder of my faith and a great leveller in that it helped me understand that we are all abundant and we are all connected. It was a great reminder that love is the key to everything.....Now who couldn’t use that reminder. A must read for me.Great book! In the year I continued to do it daily, I mad a significant move in my industry, moved to a healthier environment, got two promotions in work and have an all around happier outlook on life. If I stop for awhile and take it back up I notice the difference when I pick up the habit of being in this mid frame. The main teaching is to understand you are the reason for where you are and where you will go. No one else should control your life. Highly highly recommendI have read lots on abundance but this book changed my life. It draws upon all realms of spirituality with practical steps for lifelong changeJohn Randolph Price books have literally made spirituality practical in my day to day life. I have not just read but studied every single one of his 12 odd books. His works are rare gems!this was recommended to me by a v successful coach. Its certainly got me thinking differently and after 3/4 days I already feel I am expanding my consciousness.