Preteen showing interested in occult
Q: My neice is 9, she lives mostly with her mom and I only see her every few months. Her dad is completely against us talking with her about God, and has asked my sister to not let us “brainwash her”. She’s only with her dad half the week. My sister is not happy when we talk with her about God, but she tolerates it to a degree (and she tells her that some people believe in God even if she doesn’t, and to be respectful towards them). She gets anxious quite often, and I think the interest in the occult is to feel like she has power over her life. The interest in the occult can definitely cause increased anxiety, so it’s kind of a self feeding cycle 😞. A: She should get good helps on this, and possibly seek medical attention, but professional biblical counseling can give her appropriate care. Anxiety is the symptom. The root could be so many things. I know it is not up to you to solve a lot of those possibilities, but I think anything that points to God's love for her, a...