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Muscle Testing and Divination
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” Psalm 51:17 I gripped the doorframe to steady myself. As if someone suddenly ripped a heavy curtain from the window, light streamed into my mind and heart revealing to me what I had done. The words…
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Silent God Silent Man, a Book Review
I highly encourage you to read Silent God Silent Man to know what is going on in Evangelicalism – perhaps even in your own church. Christians need to understand how harmful Spiritual Formation is and be prepared to fight it and defend the faith.
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The Seduction of Church Members into the New Age
God could have left me in my deception, acting as my own god, deluded in thinking I was working on His behalf, but He was merciful and did not leave me there. He saved me from it.
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Meeting satan in aisle 3…
Women generally shop for the groceries and think about how to improve the home. We care for and nurture children and gardens and animals. We want to be the best wife, mother, daughter, sister, and human being we can be. We need to look to our first mother, Eve as a warning though. She literally…
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A Spectacular Recipe for Deception
I thought I was in love with Jesus, but I was enchanted with discovering and knowing deep things. I studied the Bible and missed Jesus.
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Chasing After the Wind
In December 2017, I won a trip to Utah from my business upline (those above me in the business structure) in the essential oil network marketing company where I was working. A woman there was offering free sessions of Raindrop Technique – applying oils on the feet and back – that I had learned about…
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Altered States of Consciousness, Essential Oils, and the Law of Attraction
The summer of 2017, I discovered the Aroma Freedom Technique, developed by a clinical psychologist using specific essential oils in a multi-step process. It supposedly could help with current emotional issues, goal setting, and even past trauma. The first online class I took was led by a Christian woman who was doing a class series…
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How a Church Plant Was Born
Spring of 2019 was when Jesus rescued me from New Age and mysticism. The following year, 2020, the world was hit by a virus, riots, and Critical Race Theory (CRT). Everything ground to a stop. Many things were turned upside-down. If I had not been saved from spiritual deception the year before, I don’t think…
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Attracted to Mysticism
How do deceptions begin? I have been pondering about what made me vulnerable. From the research I have done, a common denominator in those who are drawn to New Age/Mysticism is a certain sensitivity, deep thinking, and attraction to the sensual. At least this was true for me. As a child I was thoughtful, empathetic,…
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A Divine Rescue
April of 2019 was the month that my life turned upside down, though it started out on a positive footing with a real sense of purpose. I had a recently established an aromatherapy practice and achieved a license as a spiritual healer/health coach. After going through all the many months of certification and licensing classes,…
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The Lord Disciplines Those He Loves
“…because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in…” Proverbs 3:12 For many years I went to church, believed I was a Christian, and perhaps I was, but in April 2019 I became a new person in heart and mind. This blog describes what led up to that spring…
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations
Deuteronomy 7:9
These are my thoughts about the journey I have been on. It is my story about being a believer in Jesus Christ, but falling into deception in the New Age for several years. It is how God rescued me from darkness into light. I pray that you are encouraged by God’s faithfulness – that He holds on to His own and never lets them go.
My name is Gwendolyn Rodriguez, wife to Rick, for almost 35 years, and a mother to three grown children, Ryan, Risa, and Ross. I am an artist and sometimes writer. I live on a quiet street in Tennessee with a beautiful creek. I love flowers and my three pets – a Boston Terrier and two rescued cats. My husband, Rick, and I are supporting a new mission church of Vanguard Presbytery. What an adventure! We are seeing first-hand how God is faithful. Thanks for joining me!
To a 1000 Generations 