Never Ending Praise The Lord

Isaiah 44:24-25 NIV “…I am the LORD, the maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself, who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who overthrows the learning of the wise, and turns it into nonsense.”

I sat in a little room, at a small table with a woman I barely remember. If I passed her on the street, I wouldn’t even know. She wasn’t wearing big hoop earrings or staring into a crystal ball, but she did have tarot cards. I was in my early to mid-twenties, and at that time, I only knew my mom wouldn’t approve of what I was doing. I didn’t even consider how God would feel. I also didn’t really know enough at the time about the Bible and what it had to say. I just sat at that table and listened as the woman reading cards told me about my life.   I’d always dreamed of being in the movies or on stage singing so when she told me I belonged in the entertainment field, I took it as confirmation- but that confirmation came from the wrong source.

Years later, I played with tarot cards on my own, studied them at times, bought them because they were “pretty.” I entertained friends who were deep into the ritual of reading tarot cards and completely ignored the little feeling I had that it was all wrong. If memory serves me right, friends that were more into tarot reading would warn me about correct card handling and that the future was subject to change. If the future is subject to change, why are we consulting something so unstable? Scripture tells us that God has plans for us [Jer. 29;11] That sounds a lot more stable and secure. We may not know what those plans are yet, but we can be confident that God has it all worked out. His plans are to prosper us, not to harm us, and to give us a hope and a future. Still,  I would say things like, “It’s just harmless fun.”

Yet, I suffered a great deal from depression and anxiety. It seemed like bad things consistently happened, and life just felt so dark all the time. Maybe you’re rolling your eyes and thinking, “you were young and that’s how life is, don’t blame the tarot cards.” . Well, I now realize that there is way more to the tarot cards and in studying them, I opened myself up these dark things. You might be thinking, “That’s you, not me.” Maybe you’ve been reading tarot cards for years and still see no harm in it.

Think about this for a minute…When God tells us not to do something, it’s not because he’s mean and trying to ruin our fun. He loves us and wants to protect his people. He knows what we’re up against and he goes before us to warn us about how detestable things can be. He always desires and expects our full worship and faith.

I’ve never been more happy than when I threw out my tarot cards. If you want to be happier, I encourage you to get rid of them and see the changes God can make!