In this week's episode we are discussing the new age movement and how dangerous it can be. New age practices are everywhere and so many people fall into them without even realizing. But new age practices are unconventional spiritual & therapeutic practices. To be clear, the new age movement is NOT a religion - there is no central leadership, no formal organization, no set laws or guidelines. It is an unbiblical worldview that so many Christians are adopting.

Some of the most common practices that fall under the new age movement are: reincarnation; magic; taro; astrology; meditation; affirmations; psychics; self-love and self-actualization; manifestation; spiritual energy being in physical things (like trees or stones); energy around you (believing that you can influence the energy around you). Most people practice these in order to achieve peace, to reach their potential, to find success - to help wherever they might feel they are lacking. These practices deceive us into thinking that we have the power & control or that we can be like God.

A hard question we ask you is that, if you can create all your dreams and become anything that you want, why would you need God? Without God, we are nothing. And with some of these new age practices, we are trying to take the role of God and create our own reality. But we can’t do that because we are nothing without Him. Our value comes from God, not from within ourselves; not from the things of this world. It is through Christ and through His redeeming work that we can become who He created us to be and who He calls us to be.

Our prayer for you is that if any of the things we say in this episode are convicting for you, that you would look to God. That He will work in your hearts to plant seeds that you need in order to help you turn away from anything in this world that may be taking you away from Him. That He would help you to know that He is all you need.

Scriptures referenced in this episode:

Genesis 3; Luke 4; Luke 9:23-26; Joshua 1:8; Joshua 1:5-9; Colossians 2:6-9