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Four reasons for Christians to stay away from tarot cards. So it's clear from the Bible that divination practices like using tarot cards are not acceptable practices for Christians. Here are the key reasons why we should stay away from tarot cards.
Our lives are not in the cards; they're in God's hands. Even though it can feel exciting to think we can control our lives by using tarot cards to discover secrets, there is absolutely no evidence that tarot cards help us do so. God, not us, is in control, and that's good news because God wants the best for us. Ephesians 3:20 proclaims that God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Tarot cards have no power to help us beyond giving us temporary good feelings, but our lives and the world are in God's hands.
Only God knows the secrets we seek. God alone is a reliable and trustworthy source of information about whatever we want to discover. Using tarot cards can make us vulnerable to manipulation by evil spirits. Tarot cards are much more dangerous than they seem. Reading tarot cards involves seeking spiritual guidance apart from God. If we do that, we open doors for any type of spirit to walk through into our lives. That's like leaving the doors to our homes open at night and inviting anyone to come in, regardless of whether or not we know and trust them. Evil spirits can easily work through divination practices like tarot cards to lie to us and try to control us. We are wise to follow the advice in First Peter 5:8: "Be alert and of sober mind; your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."
Knowing ourselves happens best in a relationship with God. We don't need to turn to tarot cards to learn more about ourselves. If we want to find out more about who we are, who better to ask than our Creator? Psalm 139:14 tells us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and only God, who made us, can show us all we want to discover about ourselves. Rather than using tarot cards to know ourselves more, we should ask God directly to show us more about who we are.
We can't really predict the future through tarot cards, but we can find real hope for the future through God. Reading tarot cards can't actually tell us what the future holds. The reality is that the future is unpredictable for humans; only God knows what's going to happen. God will give us all the guidance we need to move into the future well, including prophetic dreams when we pray for guidance. If we need a sense of hope about our future, we're better to get that from the one who is in control of time. In Jeremiah 29:11-13, God promises: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." The best way to discover more about the hopeful future God has planned for us is simply to ask him through prayer.
Tarot cards may seem like fun to try, but they're more than just a game. Divination practices like reading tarot cards can lead us to deception and danger. Thankfully, we don't need tarot cards when we have a loving God who wants to communicate with us through prayer. Only God can tell us the truth about our lives. We can discover more than we ever thought was possible in relationships with God. [Music]