New Age religions are breaking up my marriage.

[JML]

I everyone,..Just wanted to know if anyone has gone through what I'm dealing with. My wife and I have fought about silly things throughout our 20 years together. A couple of years ago we almost called it quits because of Abraham Hicks...whom teaches the law of attraction,..but now she is into Chakra which goes against what we believe in because we are Catholics,...but everytime I tell her to stop reading or practicing Chakra, she tells me that im just trying to brainwash her, and trying to control what she thinks,.....I may move out this week, because she has changed in her attitude towards me....she seems distance,and always reading about spiritual realms or vortexes, and spiritual healing within herself. She has become very selfish, thinking of her body and inner self. I told her that all she needs to do, is put her life in Jesus, and that she is conjuring up demons with all that crap.....I'm not sure but The law of attraction and Chakra teach about becoming Godly within oneself,....The law of attraction teaches that Jesus was just like us and vice versa......So I don't know what to do,..should i give her a choice , me or her new age religions,..or live like this,...always arguing and in silence....we haven't slept in the same room over a year now....My daughter whom is 20, going to college,..but stays with us , feels what is going on, she doesn't get into it, but she feels the sadness.

 

[Jesus12]

Is your wife saved? Does she believe that Jesus is the one and only?

 

[Yeraza_Bats]

If she believes in the word of God, I would show her these verses here-

Colossians 2:8

Deut 18:9-2

Ezekial 13:18

Deut 4:19

And for Christ being like us-

John 8:23

John 6:46

John 14:9

These verses Christ tells us He is from above, and we are from below, that only He has seen the Father, and no one else. And that seeing His face is seeing the face of God. This goes against any teaching that Christ was "one of us".

Hopefully you wont divorce. And dont worry about demons, the bible already tells us they prowl at us like lions, theyre already around us, we dont need to conjure them up for them to come into our lives, they do it on their own. And hopefully she will let go of any of these false teachings and give herself over to the Lord, and His wisdom alone.


I will pray for you and your family.

 

[JML]

Yes, she is,...but doesn't believe she is doing anything wrong.

 

[Yeraza_Bats]

Yes, she is,...but doesn't believe she is doing anything wrong.

Hopefully the word of God will help her see whats wrong. And hopefully she can understand that you arent trying to "control" her, but help her come to Him.

 

[Angela53510]

I don't think you have any scriptural reasons to leave your wife. Instead, I think you need to pray her salvation.

Which leads to the question, are you saved? Being a Catholic does not necessarily make you a Christian. The Bible is quite clear that believing in Jesus is what is needed to be saved.

"because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved." Romans 10:9-10


It worries me that your wife is involved in all this extra biblical nonsense. But going way beyond the Bible is a Catholic tradition. It may be how she got dragged into this nightmare New Age nonsense. I hope you will start reading the Bible, and learn what God's Word says about divorce. Unless she commits adultery, you have no grounds for divorce.

 

[JML]

Thank you,...Maybe your right. So i will pray and ask her we study the bible together. Maybe its me whom hasn't been showing them, my daughter included the way. Thank You again....Perhaps I can save my family.
God bless,. Joe

 

[Karraster]

Hi, welcome to cc. I've just happened to be listening to this presentation (link) when I read your post. Altho I am not familiar with this author, halfway thru and many things he's said, I've done extensive research on and believe to be reliable. this New Age stuff>? Repackaged old stuff, ever morphing and goes by many names. Personally, I think most religions are man made..because they do not reflect OT and NT. Seek YHWH, love truth and act accordingly, and keep the testimony of Messiah Yeshua/Jesus. God have mercy on us all, and hold us close.~k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQt7gfdU-M

 

[GodisGlorious]

Hi,

I dont think you should reject your wife for her current lifestyle. I know you find what she is doing difficult but love her anyway. Pray for her and dont try to change her through talk or actions that try to force her to change. I was once into new age stuff and after exploring it I came to be disillusioned with it. It may be that your wifes searching and seeking into new age stuff is a misplaced desire for God and once she finds it cannot give her what she desires she may become dissillusioned with it too. Through my own journey through this I was seeking God and am blessed to say Jesus came into my life and moved me from this lifestyle. Put your trust and faith in our Lord to bring your wife to a place where she will eventually turn towards Him. Dont run because it seems hard or messy. Its easy to love those who think like us but when they dont and they go against what we believe in we can think the way is to reject. Ask God to show you haw to love your wife unconditionally and to change you to be the husband that is needed to best show her the ways of God in life. Be an example of truth to her. How will rejection demonstrate love to her? If you walk away prematurely you may lose the treasure that God may be working in her even through this! If we look with our eyes at what seems to be now we can miss what God will bring about through prayer and faith. Seek Gods counsel daily on how to love your wife through this time and lean on Him.
I am thinking of the prodigal son - he went off on his own way til he found himself worse off. Let your wife seek in the wrong places if she must, and pray that she realises her poverty without Jesus.

I pray that you realise you have the strength of the Lord to get through this and I pray for wisdom and love to abound in you

Blessings

 

[Dan58]

Allow your wife to think for herself, you can't dictate what she needs to believe. Its not unusual for a person to wander and begin looking for more answers. Unfortunately, she'll need to find the emptiness in her venture into Chakra for herself. You can't make her think like you, so indulge this little escapade with patience and without fighting. Trying to change someone who is passionate about something is impossible, so I'd just roll with it. Its not like she's a drug addict or cheating, she's just exploring some inner-self and self-healing techniques. Sounds like a big-to-do over nothing serious, so I'd advise jumping back into the same bed and letting it go.... jmo

 

[tannerbrody]

I went to high school with a guy who practices the Baha'i religion. I had a debate with him one time and his cult like mentality just confused me. He reminded me of a Scientologist in his agressiveness to defend his beliefs which made me doubt his faith even more. He even threatened to fight me in the parking lot over this (and I'm a big guy). I just remember thinking "Is this guy gonna stab me when I walk outside?" Than again, Mormonism is pretty nutty considering they didn't let black people into the church until 1978, and one of the nicest guys I've ever met is Mormon. My next door neighbor came from a JV family and married a Buddist women overseas and his family practically didn't talk to him for six years. Be thankful your wife isn't hiding Watchtower tracts under her bed