False spirituality

I watch a tv show called The Mentalist, and while I know it’s fiction, there are elements of truth.  It’s enlightened me on the ways in which spiritualists and mediums prey on people.  Fortune telling places have always creeped me out, so it’s a good thing to have an understanding of what goes on there. 

In my naive mind, Christians would never consult those people!  But then I’m amazed at friends or acquaintances who read their horoscopes, or indulge in other (seemingly) harmless things. 

It comes down to this:  we want to know what comes next; we want to know what’s beyond what we can see.  It’s a hunger God put there so we would come looking for Him!  The enemy, of course, gives an alternate way to meet a legitimate need, but it’s a counterfeit.

Lest I take pride in the fact that I would never go there, I need to acknowledge that I’m no stronger than the next guy.  It could happen to me.  I need to have compassion on folks who get into falsely spiritual things, and know the dynamics at work.  Mostly, I need to focus on truth, and on staying close to God.