How can I resist temptation?

I would throw it. What do you want memories of, the occult? Throw them. It's safer and wiser to throw them.

Sapphirerose said:

I recently quit practicing tarot cards and burn all my decks but I left a few just for memory sake. I feel like I just can't throw away that particular deck but have no problem burning the rest. Some days I feel tempted to use but manage to resist it but there times that I give in. I also experience demonic dreams and experience paranormal activities in my room. I pray before I sleep now and never had that kind of dreams anymore.

I want to keep it just for memory sake but at the same time I don't want to be tempted to use it? How can I do that?

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Your name plate says you are Christian.
That should be ye deciding factor of whether or not to keep devilish temptations around.
It is written..."There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." (1 Cor 10:13)
Your "escape" from this temptation is to toss those cards in the trash can.
Start acting the part of the future you have chosen in Christ.

Tarot cards are not God's way. Whatever you might feel cards can do for you, God can do what is better than you can want. And He can use His word to do better with you, than whatever you have hoped Tarot cards would do.

And it seems that people who depend on psychics can be too concerned only about themselves and how their own lives are going. They can be mainly concerned about getting what they want.

But Jesus has us seeking God's will, and loving any and all people as ourselves . . . not mainly caring about our own selves, or our own countries, but caring about anyone as ourselves.

So, God takes us to much more and better than our self. Jesus says we need to deny our self and take up our cross daily and follow Him > Luke 9:23-24.

Sapphirerose said:

Memories of my past

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Your past using the occult and not knowing Christ? Seriously, Ma'am, knowing how dangerous these items are and how easy it is for Christians to get sucked back into the occult, the safest thing would be to throw them.

Phil W said:

Your "escape" from this temptation is to toss those cards in the trash can.

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Better to burn them so they won't end up in somebody else's hands.

"Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, 'We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.' Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

And the evil spirit answered and said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?'

Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed." Acts of the Apostles 19:11-20 NKJV

Jesus said,
“No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 NKJV

Those cards are a “near occasion of sin” - their existence creates an additional temptation to sin. If you throw them out you are showing a willingness to follow God and sacrifice those pleasant “memories” (potentially dubious) for the greater good of wanting to do God’s will and avoid sin. Throw them out and move your will closer to God’s.

In short?

Be in the Word (Holy Scriptures)
Be in church
Be in prayer
Be in fellowship with other believers.

Chuck out everything that does not focus on Christ Jesus.

If you are sincere about Repenting of your past and going into the future with God, then everything must go, the Flames are the best and most permanent place for those items to be.

One Item kept back is not Repentance but the temptation point that Satin want's in your life, in order to draw you back into what you have managed to free yourself from.


Mat. 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

My understanding of Mammon is, Mammon is the overall representation of the world system no matter what it might be, money is just the prime representation of that world system.

Without Repentance from our past life, we are setting ourselves up for Temptation and a fall.

2 Pet. 2:22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb,
The dog is turned to his own vomit again;
and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Remember, they represent your past, and your past is dead, you were Created in Christ unto Newness of Life, and that you would have that Life more abundantly.

Sapphirerose said:

I recently quit practicing tarot cards and burn all my decks but I left a few just for memory sake. I feel like I just can't throw away that particular deck but have no problem burning the rest. Some days I feel tempted to use but manage to resist it but there times that I give in. I also experience demonic dreams and experience paranormal activities in my room. I pray before I sleep now and never had that kind of dreams anymore.

I want to keep it just for memory sake but at the same time I don't want to be tempted to use it? How can I do that?

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Years ago I was so hurt and angry with God that I shouted out If you don't want me in your church then fine I will serve anyone but you! (I had a false witness speak lies about me to the pastor and I was asked to leave....church and God was all I ever lived for at that time so I was extremely crushed and confused, God let this happen when all I ever did was serve him...I was 17 at the time).
So I began to study astrology, then consulted with psychics, palm readers and even had a tarot card reading.
After about 2 years the presence of demons were around me and in my house.
I would wake up at 3 in the morning and my bed would be soaked with blood. I even went to the doctor and he couldn't find anything wrong.
I would see faces of demons in the carpet, in pictures and so forth. Finally I called a friend who was a youth pastor and told him what was going on and we agreed to meet at the church.
For 4 hours I knelt at the alter and could not pray and call upon Jesus....my friend would sing, pray, play piano, play tapes of worship songs.....and nothing...then a song came on
NO OTHER NAME BUT JESUS and as that song played a tear rolled down my cheek....then another, and another and soon I wept and cried out JESUS! Save me, forgive me, come into my life and I will never deny you again.
And my whole life was transformed....I had a love for God like I had never felt before. I would read my bible every moment I could....I just couldn't get enough! I got called into ministry not long after that.
So what I learned about the occult of mysticism is that it operates from a spirit of witchcraft and sorcery. And it opens doors for demons to come into your life.

How can I resist temptation?

The easiest way is to not place Temptation in front of yourself.

Jas. 1:14,15
14) But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15) Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Sapphirerose said:

I want to keep it just for memory sake but at the same time I don't want to be tempted to use it? How can I do that?

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Why do you want to be led into temptation by leaving it around?