i used to be one of them

So many times growing up in the African tradition, our relationship with God is mostly diluted because of our cultural and traditional beliefs. Beliefs of going to spirit mediums, witch doctors and prophets are very common in Africa countries. I used to be one of those people who was just a church goer not fully invested in Christ. What is a church goer? My destination is simple really, its a someone who attends church service and the only time they connect with God fully is during church service. Once church is done the Bible is put away and you only look for it the next time you want to attend a church service.
Back to my theme of the day of consulting mediums. I used to do it but l have taken a stance not only because God is against it but because l have had my money and assets been taken by those people and still no difference came to my life. The Bible is clear of how God is a jealous God and especially in the Old Testament keeps saying that we should not have any other God but him. How should not be seen pleasing two masters. Because when your relationship with God is diluted it is as good as you are pleasing two masters. I speak strongly on the issue of witch doctors and spirit mediums, why would God burden you with someones' spirit. Each person is responsible for their own spirit and when you die the Bible says the dead know nothing Eccl 9:5. And that is true, it is only the work of the devil when he uses people amongst us to use such spirits of tokoloshis to torment our lives. I once was told l had an ancestor who wanted  to speak through me and for a moment l thought it was so cool to be a spirit medium but God had greater plans for me. He quickly took me out of my birth country and brought me to Botswana where l have managed to build a solid relationship with Him and l got to understand that what l termed cool was actually not so cool. I understood of the love God had for me and how much he desired for me to work in his Kingdom and not in the Kingdom of darkness.
The Bible in Hosea 4:6 is clear that my people perish because of lack of knowledge. We embrace the works of the devil because we lack knowledge and then blame it on culture and tradition but all this while we had a choice to make. So many times our hearts would have spoken to us to tell us what to believe and not to.  I do not condemn culture no it is who we are but l believe our experiences make our future, a concept l have come to embrace. We should be able to be in a position to understand what happened in the past and what is happening now so that we take what we can from our cultures that is positive things and let go of the negative things that keep breaking us. Many have perished but we still have a chance to amend our ways and see the light. We still have a chance to come back to God and say Lord we sinned against you because we lacked knowledge those times where times we didn't know you but we are here now use us for our rightful purpose.