This week, I’ve been working through Part 13 of The Master Key System by Charles Haanel while continuing my daily reading of Scroll III from The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino, “I Will Persist.”

What struck me most is how closely these two teachings align when it comes to faith, certainty, and non-resistance.

As part of my SIT practice, which Haanel emphasizes as the training ground for directing thought and aligning with law rather than force, I crafted the following statement:

“My developments are circling back to me fully and lawfully; everything is moving into place for this outcome.”  Naila Din

Part 13 of The Master Key System focuses on understanding that results are governed by law, not effort alone. Haanel reminds us that once thought is correctly impressed upon the subconscious, the outer world reorganizes itself accordingly.

There is no need for strain, worry, or manipulation, only clarity, consistency, and trust in the process.

When I sit with this statement, a memory from childhood naturally surfaces.

We once had a cat that caught a bird. The bird was still alive, and as children we were distressed by what we were seeing. My father intervened and managed to release the bird from the cat’s mouth. It flew up into the sky, seemingly free.

Moments later, the bird circled back and flew straight into the cat’s mouth. The cat didn’t chase it. It didn’t struggle. It simply received. Once the bird returned, the cat ran off with it.

This image perfectly illustrates what Haanel teaches about lawful attraction. What belongs to us does not require force. When alignment is present, the outcome returns of its own accord.

Even when interference occurs — even when something appears to be taken away — the law completes itself.

This is also where Og Mandino’s Scroll III comes alive for me.

“I will persist until I succeed” is not a call to frantic effort. Mandino makes it clear that persistence is about remaining, remaining faithful when results are delayed, remaining calm when circumstances suggest loss, and remaining certain when doubt tries to intrude.

Persistence is consistency of identity, not pressure.

The cat did not pursue the bird into the sky. It persisted in being what it was.

That understanding reframes persistence entirely. I don’t persist by chasing outcomes. I persist by maintaining my inner posture, faith, certainty, and receptivity. I continue the work, return to my SIT, and trust the lawful process set in motion.

This realization brings a deep sense of peace. What is truly mine cannot be taken from me. Everything I have worked toward in alignment with purpose will circle back, fully and lawfully. My task is not to force the return, but to remain ready to receive it.