Psychics and Prophecy
I had an interesting conversation with a friend. She accompanied a friend to a psychic.
Her friend paid, but the guy gave her a reading free of charge. He told her she would go out of town twice before the holidays - she never travels - and it turned out her company sent her on 2 business trips.
She has never been asked to go on a business trip before.
There were other things he told her as well.
She asked me what I thought about it.
I said "Well, yes, I believe in it. But I don't think you should seek after it, because you never know where it is coming from, Good or Bad."
I told her a story how over 10 years ago, I went to a psychic right before I moved.
And the psychic told me alot of very specific things that were true. She knew I was in the process of moving into a new house.
She new alot about my new Landlord, his chosen profession and personality and everything.
She told me specifically all the problems I would have with my house and landlord in the future.
But in the end, I regretted going to see the psychic.
Because none of what she told me really helped me in the long run.
And because I realized that I should put my faith in God and trust Him to take care of everything.
I didn't like someone going into that "realm" and picking up things about my life.
Its not natural, its not right, and its not spiritually wise.
I compared this to a time in a Bible Study group where one of the guys had a prophecy for me.
After our prayer meeting, he pulled me aside privately, and told me "You are going to be accused falsely of things you did not do. There will be alot of lies told about you."
It happened that a group of women in the bible study said things about me.
One of the woman had started a womans prayer breakfast, and she invited everyone in the group except me. And obviously, from some of the weird comments people had started to make to me - they was some discussion going on about me.
One woman that I somewhat knew asked me "Who are your friends? None of us can figure out who you hang out with."
I just looked at her - I wanted to say, Well, not you, you and your friends don't ask me to your prayer group or haven't befriended me.
But I didn't even bother, the question was so ridiculous and gossip driven, that I would not answer.
Then, in addition to that, another woman had completely misunderstood something I had said to her. We both were interested in the same guy. Another friend had advised me to just chat with her and bring it out into the open.
When I did this, she completely took it the wrong way and thought I was telling her to stay away from the guy. No matter what I said to her, I could not convince her that I was approaching her as a friend, so we could be honest with eachother about it. It became another source of problems and gossip.
So I ended up quitting the bible study group. And eventually changing Churches.
But I always wondered why God had given me advance warning.
I didn't ask for it. God just gave it to me.
I know for a fact that the guy who gave me the prophecy had no idea any of this stuff was going on in the background.
He was above all that, and didn't associate with those kinds of people. He was very wise and very mature.
In my opinion, these are two different things.
Psychics - people who seek after knowing the future. And in the long run, they don't really tell you anything specific that would help you.
and
Prophecy - a word from God not sought after. God gives it as a gift, in order to help or protect you.
I have another friend, who is Atheist. Sometimes when I am around him, weird things happen. He swears I am psychic.
Once I was with him at the LA County Fair. We were in one of those huge buildings.
I said "We need some chairs and tables in front of a band where we can listen to music, put our feet up and drink margaritas."
We opened the door to go outside - and there it was exactly as I described it. Margarita machines, tables and a Band.
My atheist friend looked at me like he had seen a ghost.
I told him "No I'm not psychic - I am Christian, God works spiritually in my life."
But he refuses to see the Spiritual Realm in any form.
