Learning to Meditate Solely on God’s Word.  “Jesus appeared and would not let me through, as I was meditating with a mantra and going through a long dark tunnel.” My wife said some of her friends had taught her to meditate this way when she was experiencing emotional pains. However, my wife had previously accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord; and she learned that Jesus “never leaves nor forsake you,” if you believe in him. She also learned we should only meditate on the Word of God (Psalm 1:1-2; Psa. 119:148). However, many people, like my wife, are naively turning to varieties of New Age Eastern meditations; and they need to be rescued by the Lord.

We learn from born-again people who had experiences with New Age Eastern meditations that you encounter demonic spirits through these meditations. One such born-again person, is the author ofThe Beautiful Side of Evil, Johanna Michaelsen. In her book, she shares her story of being deceived as a deep New Age meditator; and then being rescued by Jesus and the Word of God.

Born-again believer, Johanna Michaelsen, shares how the Lord is able to delivered a deep New Age meditator from evil by meditating solely on God’s Word .

In her book, The Beautiful Side of Evil,Johanna Michaelsen shares her experience of discovering the evil and inadequacy of Eastern meditation; and the love and delivering power of Jesus Christ by the Word of God.

Johanna said her father introduced her to Eastern meditation, as a way of dealing with her life’s problems. This way was called “The Mind Control Method.” She said this method was advertised as being able to teach you to “use your mind to do everything you wish.” This includes your being able to “overcome depression, relieve insomnia, and eliminate negative thinking … develop ESP” (p.69). The mind control training was done in four steps (pp.71-77).

• The first step teaches “Controlled Relaxation” — how to relax whenever your desire
• The second step instructs you on “General Self Improvement” – learning to overcome bad habits, controlling pain, improving memory, etc.
• The third step advises you on Extra Sensory Perception (ESP)- this is when you received a counselor or spiritual guide.
• The fourth and final step of Mind Control training gives you the opportunity to actually test your psychic powers.

The Bible warns us against false prophets, false Christs and deceptive angels of lights (Matthew 24:24; 2 Corinthians 11:14).

The Lord used a Christian friend of Johanna to warn her that Mind Control Eastern meditation is of the devil.

Through meditation Johanna believed she had gained control over unknown forces. She was to learn later, when she was led to Jesus Christ, that demonic powers had control of her mind (p.147-148).

Being convinced that Mind Control meditation was the answer to life’s problems, Johanna and others urged their friend Kim to take the course. Kim, who believed in Jesus, reluctantly took the course. But when Kim was to receive her counsellor, “Satan” appeared. However, she said she heard a loud and powerful voice say “thou shalt have no other Gods before me.”  Kim said, she withdrew from the course. She was convinced that Johanna’s Yoga and Mind Control activities were “occultic and spiritually dangerous” and “of the devil” (pp.78, 136).

Johanna’s Christian friend, Kim, challenged Johanna about her faith in the teachings of mind control that were not in line with the God’s Word.  Being challenged, Johanna began to wonder “what if my senses have been manipulated” (p139). Kim introduced Johanna to her friends Birdie and Os, who were strong believers in Jesus and the Bible.

The Holy Spirit of truth may cause some to be unsettled about questionable doctrines, and lead them to followers of the Lord who are strong in the Word of God (John 16:8, 13-14; Acts 18:26).

Johanna learned about deception of New Age Eastern meditation by God’s Word

Birdie, a Christian friend of Kim, convinced Johanna to read the Gospel of John and First John. When Johanna finally finished reading these two books of the Bible she was convinced that the Jesus of the Bible was different than the Jesus she had encountered as a counsellor in Mind Control training. She said, “the Jesus I was encountering on the pages of the Bible was not only alive and real, but was filled with awesome power and majesty.” “He simply spoke and people were healed and delivered.”  His claim of being God incarnate was undeniable.

Os, a strong believer in the Word of God, convinced Johanna that there was a real difference “between the Eastern and biblical views of God, salvation, and Jesus” (p 143).Despite efforts by the evil spirits of Mind Control to prevent her from becoming involved with the Jesus of the Bible, she did become involved. She learned to claim protection from evil spirits, by the claiming “the of the blood of Jesus.” She believed what Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes unto the Father but by me. Johanna believed in and accepted Jesus Christ as “my Lord and Savior;” she was delivered from evil Eastern meditation (p 149).

Learning to meditate solely on the Word of God can keep or deliver us from deception of evil meditation.

 

https://youtu.be/whjJ1L0sl4A       (Video exposing New Age Mysticism)