124 – Jen – “The cult leader told me, and my children that Jesus said she is now their mom, not me.”
“Michael,
You are so merciful.......thank you. Thank you Lord for allowing him to forgive me. Your recording helped me so much. I feel so embarrassed and ashamed. My children and I have so much damage that has been done.
She told my children and myself that Jesus said that she is my kids mom, not me. And that Jesus was going to have her adopt them. She said that her and Tony were my children’s only hope..... She began to tell me not to look at them because they were evil. She told me that Jesus would take them from me because she was the one appointed to care for their souls, not me. I was not allowed to hug my children while I lived there. I had to stay away from them because she said my relationship was too motherly. I am left with 3 children who I now have no relationship with right now. I am still afraid to look at them or talk to them in fear that Jesus will cut me off. She said they are evil and sent from the devil and if I talk to them I am choosing sides with Satan and not Jesus. Michael I am so distraught. I am afraid to be around my children. One day I bought creamer and she said Jesus was mad about that because I wasn’t supposed to buy it...... so she said my kids would starve because I was disobedient. This is only a small fraction of what I have been through. Please Jesus help me. Thank you Michael......I am so sorry for hurting you....I’m so sorry
I’m sorry for writing so much........I am so devastated.....Please help me Jesus.”
Stolen Children, Shattered Trust: When a Cult Leader Destroyed My Life
A chilling email landed in my inbox. Jen, a young mother of three, recounted a horrifying story of manipulation and deception at the hands of a self-proclaimed prophetess. A young woman named Lacey M. Pierson began preying upon the vulnerabilities and brokenness of young people like Taylor Noelle Meitzner and several others, under my YouTube videos, during my 2018 break from ministry to build the tiny house.
Jen was already vulnerable after a terrible divorce overseas, and Lacey had convinced her that Jesus said she was now the true mother of Jen's children, who were apparently evil and whose only hope for salvation was in Lacey. Jen, isolated and broken, and now living in fear of God if she stood in Lacey’s way, was forbidden to even hug her own children and slowly lost her relationship with them. Eventually, things got so bad, that family members of one of the young people in the cult, called the FBI.
This story, though extreme, highlights a crucial truth: we live in a world rife with spiritual deception. "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible" (Matthew 24:24). Satan, the master deceiver, prowls like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). He exploits our brokenness, our neediness, and our longing for love, twisting truth into lies and leading us astray.
Satan’s goal with false teachers and counterfeits is to destroy any future authentic saving relationship with Christ, by skewing the image and character of God, through the counterfeit. Even if a person eventually sees the truth about a counterfeit, often trust is so badly broken that the person either turns away from all faith in God, or they run to another counterfeit on the extreme opposite side because it feels safe. This is what both Jen and Taylor did, eventually turning against me too, the one God used to help them get out of this terrible mess. Their faith was shipwrecked.
Let us be vigilant, discerning truth from falsehood, and finding our refuge in the unwavering love and protection of our Almighty God. He is our shield and our rampart, our fortress against the darkness. Let us pray for those caught in the snares of deception, that they too may find their way back to the true and living God.
