LTRJ Note: For more than ten years and with dozens of posts, Lighthouse Trails has been warning about the dangers and unbiblical nature of Jesus Calling. Below is a recent letter we received by a woman who was caught off guard by Jesus Calling. Below this letter, we have listed a few of the other letters we have received over the years.
This week, Lighthouse Trails is going to give away 20 copies of Warren B. Smith’s booklet 10 Scriptural Reasons Why Jesus Calling Is a Dangerous Book. It’s an essential read. If you are reading Jesus Calling or have a friend who is reading it, you may get one of these copies (the first 20 requests – 1 copy per request – to US/CA addresses). You may also read it free online.
Dear Lighthouse Editors:
After reading “Letter to the Editor: A Plea to My Church Leaders Regarding “Jesus Calling,” I decided to share a personal experience that occurred about seven years ago but is relevant for today. At that time, I had been aware of New Age for a number of years. I started reading your materials about 15 years ago, and they have been a tremendous source of information.
My husband passed away in 2016 after some very difficult years. I was distracted and not as spiritually aware as I should have been. A friend recommended Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. I had never heard of this book, and for the first time, I did not investigate a book before reading it. I started reading with skepticism, but soon NEEDED to read it daily. It seemed to speak right to my heart every single day. I often wondered how she could know what I needed each day.
I continued reading daily for about two months. During this time, I began to see a vision in my mind when I would worship the Lord. In my mind, I saw the image of a beautiful “being” who I felt was the Holy Spirit. This “being” took my hands and danced with me in the heavens, and it was a beautiful and peaceful vision. This happened to me whenever I worshiped the Lord. At one time, a vision of my husband also joined us in this dance. I did not realize that I was being totally deceived.
One day, as I was reading Jesus Calling, the Holy Spirit opened my spiritual eyes. I realized that Sarah Young was speaking as though she were Jesus and that a lot of what she was saying was not even biblically correct.
At the same time, I became aware that the beautiful being in my visions was actually a spirit guide. Immediately, I threw the book in the garbage. I went before the Lord and asked for forgiveness and thanked Him and praised Him for delivering me from this deception. I never again saw the spirit guide or had any similar experience.
At first, I couldn’t believe that I had fallen for this, but having had this experience I was able to tell the women in the ladies Bible study I was involved with about the deception of Jesus Calling from personal experience. Several of the ladies were already reading the book.
I thank you very much for all that you do to warn the people of God. I know that you take a lot of criticism from within the church, but the Scriptures are very clear that what you do in warning the people of God is biblical.
Yours in Christ,
Carol
Letter to the Editor: “Pastor’s Wife Gave Me Jesus Calling – I Should Have Known!”
Letter to the Editor: Church Sends Out Letter Apologizing for Distributing Jesus Calling
Letter to the Editor: I Was Seduced by the “Jesus” of “Jesus Calling”
I’m grateful for this testimony, which reinforces what I said in my letter, “A Plea to My Church Leaders…” It shows that Christians can be established in their faith but still be exposed to something undesirable from the dark side by innocently reading the book Jesus Calling.
Many thanks for sharing!
LT Note: Here is the link to Joe’s letter to the editor: https://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/letter-to-the-editor-a-plea-to-my-church-leaders-regarding-emjesus-calling-em-and-emthe-message-em/