I would pray and be kind. I think that rejecting her outright or going at her will just re-enforce her issues with your faith.
It sounds simple, but of course it isn’t.
It isn’t easy to hold your tongue, be kind, and model a kind Christian heart.
When she sees you at peace, she will wonder why, and then you can share with her.
It takes time and patience.
You are in my prayers.
I would leave her be if she isn't into actual devil worship. I know that might be hard for you but letting her live her own way may be better for both of you. I think God has a way of making things right in the long run but thats just me. Just keep praying for her. I talk to my dead family members all the time , whats wrong with that? And I believe in then power of self healing too. Maybe it really isn't as bad as it seems? Well prayers for you both . ~P~
I think this whole thing is a response to the secularism and commercialization in our culture.
I am praying for the Lord to guide you in this. How much older is your sister? And how long has she been engaged in this stuff?
OPINION:
You’re both adults.
You chose God; she did not.
You will pray for your sister.
She obviously doesn’t know how to pray to God.
You can send her a Bible with a maybe a special
book on how to get out of the dark hole she apparently
crawled in to.
She may or may not thank you.
YOU will pray for your sister.
That’s it.
Maybe she needs to go through all of that before she can find her way.
She likely will get to the same finish line as you and I, but God has given her her own playbook. She follows it, and we follow ours.
We grow through learning. We learn from making mistakes.
If you tell her about your own learning experience, and why you rejected similar ‘practices’ to hers, then she has a chance to use that information as those practices fail to get her what she wants.
“Experience is what you get, right after you really needed it.”
The best thing to do is to set the example with the manner in which you live, and how you accept the challenges of life. If you push, they will merely push back.
Thats about all you can do.
I will pray for you and she too.
The objective of a Christian when dealing with anyone who has left the Christian faith is to win him back. Winning arguments, scoring points, even just making a good point, is never the objective. You may need to stand on principle occasionally, but those times are going to be few and far between, if ever. Not nearly as often as many people think. Standing on principle means refusing to engage in seances, for instance. There is no principle that says: “Everyone who comes to my house needs to be reminded every ten minutes that I’m a Christian.” Or: “I am obligated to dispute and disprove every statement I hear that is incompatible with my faith.”
I don’t believe that straying Christians are often won back to the faith by their relatives’ making a display of anxiety about eternal damnation. “A God who is just itching to send me to hell-—a religion that is making my family miserable with anxiety-—Oh, boy! That’s attractive!”
Pray for her faithfully. Do not remind her you are praying for her. If you are, she will know. Telling her you are praying for her will undo the benefit of lots of prayers.
The most powerful incentive for anyone to return to the truth is when his life is not working. If your life IS working, she will see the difference. Let her ask questions and share her doubts. If she has become confident that doing so will NEVER occasion a dispute or a lecture, she will do it. The safer and more peaceful your home is, in every possible way, the more you are succeeding.
How nice of you to ask for her forgiveness.....but, remember, she’s your sister, not your project......you’ve done what needs to be done.....be nice....pray for her, but let her go.....JMHO
BTW: I doubt also that many people are won back to the faith by the words of relatives. Get the monkey off your own back. Pray that she encounters good Christians, especially in a time of need. They are out there-—God knows who is out there who will do her good, and will send them into her life as needed.
BTW: I doubt also that many people are won back to the faith by the words of relatives. Get the monkey off your own back. Pray that she encounters good Christians, especially in a time of need. They are out there-—God knows who is out there who will do her good, and will send them into her life as needed.
Sounds like she is an adult... She has a right to believe anything she likes, just as you do.
She may think your stupid for not agreeing with her...
The best way to demonstrate your faith is to be a good example of being led by the Holy Spirit.
Ask for wisdom, patience and strength to resist verbally unloading on your sister.
By watching you, she will receive the most powerful sermon you could preach.
This will take much time.
The one thing that new agers cannot fake is the serenity that true faith in Jesus Christ brings. They think they are spiritually superior, but are, in reality, spiritual beggars, as much beholden to the whims of mystical beings as the believers in pagan gods are.
She is trying to build a bridge to God with her own efforts. Jesus said “I am the way the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father but by Me.” He is the only bridge and its only builder.
By watching you, she will see what true spirituality is.
Be there for her when it all comes apart. She’s trying to make a spiritual meal out of cotton candy. You may not starve that way, but you’re never healthy.
Also; ask your Church to pray for her.
If she’s open for discussion talk to her about an interesting sermon or a fascinating passage of the Bible. Daniel has some interesting passages.
When you deal with her remember; you don’t have to be an obnoxious “in your face” Christian. Nor do you need to be a “door mat/passive aggressive” Christian. Get a copy of “No More Christian Nice Guy,” by Coughlan.
Maybe try to find some connection between Christianity and some of the stuff she’s interested in? Lots of supernatural stuff is just a ripoff of Christianity anyways.
My mom is a church going Bible reading woman. OTOH, she also likes to read about witches, dracula, crystals, spirits, horoscopes, all that crazy stuff. I think it’s like a hobby for her.
We all got relatives who like spooky stuff. I think occult for women is like porn for men. It’s “okay” as long as you don’t stretch it.
Well, to be honest, I have a sister who is into holistic medicine and every new age idea that comes around and is trendy. I have another sister who is a born again Christian and thinks that I will be able to walk again (I am a paraplegic) if I just give myself over to Jesus. I find both of them to be equally ridiculous and annoying, and am grateful to live a long way from either of them..
I will ask Odin for guidance.