The Truth

Slowly but surely, God is weeding the garden of my life, removing the undesireable parts and throwing them out. He is making room for the seeds of His love to grow and flourish.

Even before I knew I had an enemy, he was trying to tempt me with things that would drive me further and further away from the Lord (just want he wanted, of course), and I was the perfect target for this. When I was about 16 I found an interest in tarot cards and bought a set to start reading for people. I thought it was so neat to lay out cards and tell someone something about their life that they know I had no idea about, but could decipher from the cards. I did it on and off for years, now owning two decks of cards. I even bought a book about palmistry, wanting to learn how to read palms and tell fortunes.

Today, it's absolutely no surprise to me that Jesse was so bothered about me defending my cards to him one day at Barnes & Noble. I was convinced it was in no way witchcraft or fortune-telling, and I think it really disappointed him that I didn't see the truth. It wasn't that I chose not to see the truth, it's that I didn't know the truth. I was completely ignorant.

It wasn't until this morning, years and years since I had purchased my first deck of tarot cards, that I learned the truth. God forbids any tactics that use anything else but Him for guidance or using something to try and tell the future. It's witchcraft and it's a sin....

"The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." Gal5:19-21

"Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, ¹⁴ and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse." 1Chr10:13-14

So, I took a big step today in my walk with Christ. I kneeled down before my bookshelf where my decks of cards and my books sat, and I proclaimed them witchcraft. I vowed to the Lord that He was the only one I would turn to for guidance and I repented for ever using anything to somehow know His will. Then, I put them all in a garbage bag and walked out to my garbage cans. As I walked, I felt such an overwhelming sense of joy flow into my veins and I couldn't help but weep across the parking lot to the garbage. It felt incredible and so liberating to throw that plastic bag into the past and walk away with one less burden on my shoulders.