Oppressed by Demons, Psychic Rescued by Jesus

From tarot card readings and wearing crystals, to consulting a psychic medium, Jenn Nizza was intrigued about the supernatural. After Jenn was told her own psychic abilities were a “gift from God,” she became a professional psychic. 

Jenn realized she was actually being manipulated by the devil when Jesus Christ rescued her from the demonic oppression her psychic activities brought. Hear Jenn share her story of freedom in Christ on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories. 

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Transcript

Jenn Nizza:
[00:00:00] I was completely shook. I was like what is happening. What is this right now? Let me make an appointment with a psychic medium so she can tell me what’s going on, right? And I did. And she said to me in that session, she said you’re a medium, Jenn. And this is a gift from God. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:00:17] That was actually a lie from the devil. Hear how Jenn Nizza went from being a psychic medium to being rescued by Jesus. It’s all on this episode of GPS: God. People. Stories. An outreach of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. I’m Jim Kirkland. You might be listening and thinking aren’t demons and spirits just stuff from biblical times? They’re not around today. Well, here’s what Billy Graham had to say about that.   

Billy Graham:
[00:00:45] You say, now, Billy, do you believe that there were really demons? Yes, I believe that there were real demons in Jesus’ day. And I believe there are real demons right now. There is a real devil. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:01:00]  Jesus Christ overcame the devil and all of his demons when He rose from the dead three days after He died for our sins. Billy Graham will have more on that later in this episode. Or you can learn more about Jesus Christ right now by visiting our website. FindPeacewithGod.net. When you’re there, click on begin a relationship with Jesus. That’s at FindPeacewithGod.net. And the fastest way to get there is the link in our show notes. 

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Jim Kirkland:
[00:01:35] Jenn Nizza grew up in a humble home with her parents and older sister in Long Island, New York. Sadly, it was through her family that she was first exposed to spiritual darkness.   

Jenn Nizza:
[00:01:46] There were paranormal conversations around my home at a very early age. My great aunt was a psychic. And you know, a self-professing healer. So, mom was exposed to the supernatural in this way, the wrong way, from a young age herself and thought it was perfectly normal to talk about ghosts and paranormal activity in our home. 


Jim Kirkland:
[00:02:11] While growing up, Jenn experienced many unexplainable things that were happening in their household. 

Jenn Nizza: 
[00:02:17] The electricity being messed with. Things being knocked down. My sister said that she could see somebody in our bedroom.  

Jim Kirkland:
[00:02:27] At that time, Jenn’s older sister and her friends were messing with a Ouija board. It’s a parlor game which spiritualists claim allows for communication with the dead. Jenn realized the more she and her sister talked about these strange paranormal happenings, the more they seemed to happen. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:02:45] When I was around 12, I had my first psychic attacks. And that is dreams that I had with information in them that, of course at the time, I thought was just a dream. And then, some months down the road, experiences happened that resonated w the dream. Kind of like you felt like you were there before. Didn’t I dream about this?  

Jim Kirkland:
[00:03:09] Yes, Jenn had. But at 12 years old, she wasn’t sure what she was experiencing. It was a tumultuous time for Jenna. She started yo-yo dieting and was very vulnerable. Then, she was about to open a new door to darkness at her mom’s at home beauty parlor. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:03:26] And when I was 13, mom let this woman who worked the beauty supply, she was also really a witch. She was a tarot card reader. And she came to do a party for mom’s customers. And mom let myself and my sister both participate by having a private 15 minute reading. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:03:45] During her private reading, Jenn became captivated. The woman took out the tarot cards from a velvet pouch and shuffled them.  

Jenn Nizza:
[00:03:53] And it was just this whole almost revering these cards. And I was extremely excited. And this woman didn’t tell me anything profound, but she told me things that were accurate. And that was what stood out to me. That is what led me down the rabbit hole rather quickly.   

Jim Kirkland:
[00:04:14] Jenn had been amazed by this stranger who had been able to tell her accurate things about her life that she couldn’t have possibly known. Jenn developed an allure for the paranormal.  

Jenn Nizza:
[00:04:25] After that tarot card reading was when I got the lust for more hidden knowledge. More at least attempts of retrieving hidden knowledge. What was going to happen? What was my future going to be like? Why can’t I read these cards too? And my sister was equally as intrigued. And we both ended up getting our own decks of tarot cards. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:04:48] When Jenn earned money from small jobs like shampooing in her mom’s beauty parlor, she spent her dollars on psychic readings

Jenn Nizza:
[00:04:56] I didn’t know, of course, that this was condemned by God. I just knew it was super interesting. And I wanted it. And I started seeing psychics. And I started getting more readings. And my sister and I started doing readings in our teen years.

Jim Kirkland:
[00:05:09] As teenagers, Jenn and her sister felt like giving their friends readings was actually a way to help them. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:05:16] Of course, the topics, again, are basically teenage topics. Just what am I, you know, what am I going to be when I grow up? You know, who am I going to marry? How many kids am I going to have? What does the next month look like? And if there was something that you didn’t like in the reading, well, you could just do a different reading. You could get some false tools of protection like crystals, you know, tourmaline. Later on, I went on to burn white sage thinking it would protect me. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:05:43] These readings became more than a hobby for Jenn and her sister. They became a full on addiction.   

Jenn Nizza:
[00:05:50] It got to the point where we were doing multiple readings daily. Just kept consulting. That’s what we used to call it. Let’s go consult. Let’s go consult the cards. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:05:58] But soon, the cards weren’t enough. Jenn wanted more. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:06:03] I delved into then numerology, astrology. So, these are other tools of divination. I would see clairvoyance at the mall. People that were casting spells. And I just wouldn’t stop. And my sister got the books. Then, we’re doing charts. I mean, she mainly did them. I didn’t want any part of doing the actual work of math and things like that. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:06:25] However, Jenn’s life started to reap the consequences of engaging in paranormal activities. She was running to her problems believing she would find solutions. And because of that, she was riddled with deep anxiety, nightmares, and an eating disorder. While she still had some happy times in her life, she lacked fulfillment, joy, and peace.  

Jenn Nizza:
[00:06:48] So, I’m in this hamster wheel now really always looking and seeking. And-and what do I do? And it could be about the smallest thing all the way to the biggest thing in my life. I placed my faith and trust fully in God’s creation, and created things, and in demonic communication. This is a way of thinking that is destructive and leads to death. And none of that is from Jesus Christ. 

Jim Kirkland: 
[00:07:15] Jenn didn’t put the two and two together. She kept going down this path of destruction. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:07:21] I kept going. I kept doing. I ended up meeting a woman who taught me how to then even read the playing cards. And when I say teach, it means that it wasn’t something that I was doing. So, I wouldn’t have known what the clubs or the diamonds represented. So, she taught me that. And I started doing that as well. Crystals. I had a nine carrot rose quartz made in the shape of a heart as a pendant. And I wore it.  And that’s really part of witchcraft too. Wearing crystals to attract something. To bring power. To bring something to yourself. So, I wore it. And it wasn’t about a romantic love. It was just any love. Because, hey, I should just be loved. And I can attract that to myself by wearing this crystal, this thing. And I just kept going and going. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:08:06] Something else was happening though beyond Jenn’s control. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:08:10] The demonic oppression that was there from minute one of opening this door, letting these demons in, giving permission. Okay. It was just intensifying. Unbeknownst to me, that’s exactly what it was. These were demons in multitudes now. Multitudes with every divination practice I did, with every invocation of these demons. Of course, I think they’re dead people. I think they’re spirit guides. I think that they could even be angels. I think whatever. But they’re not. And the more I kept going, the worse the oppression got. And I started to see them. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:08:49] It was during that oppression that Jenn decided to see a psychic medium for the first time. She was around 20 years old. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:08:56] And I just was captivated by this medium. I mean, take the accurate information I heard from the tarot card reader and times it by a million. So, I was certain this is-this is a gift. This is good. This is what I need in my life. I have to keep doing this. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:09:12] And she did. By the age of 23, Jenn was a single mom with a one and a half year old daughter when she had a dream about a young man who had died in a car accident. The dream led her to believe she might be able to communicate with the dead. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:09:28] I was completely shook. I was like what is happening. What is this right now? Let me make an appointment with the psychic medium so she could tell me what’s going, right? And I did. And she said to me in that session, she said you’re a medium, Jenn. And this is a gift from God. And you need to help people receive messages from their departed loved ones to help them and to heal them. Okay. Uh, what do I do now? 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:09:58] The woman handed Jenn a business card from a spiritual group. And so, Jenn followed the lady’s guidance and went to that group. Jenn thought the class was lovely and quaint. And everyone was nice. They were instructed to all hold hands and say the Lord’s Prayer as a prayer of protection before practicing psychic greetings and other demonic activities. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:10:21] We were doing all of it. And I started doing readings. I went on a weekly basis to this class. And I was reading everybody. Advanced rather quickly from beginner group to the VIP group, the advanced group. And I absolutely loved it. And I was a part of something. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:10:41] For Jenn, that’s exactly what she felt like she needed and where she belonged. It was different than her job as an esthetician.  

Jenn Nizza:
[00:10:49] I became a professional psychic medium. Left everything else behind. I had been doing facials. And as I was doing the facials, playing Enya. And the candles were lit. And I had this whole kind of ritual. Psychic information would start coming to me about the people on my table. But I left all this behind to become a full-time professional psychic medium. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:11:12] Jenn had always been compassionate with a desire to help people. She believed her new role would give her the opportunity to be there for others. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:11:22] Here I was, a sensitive little girl. A compassionate little girl. An insecure person. A vulnerable person. And that’s where the enemy swooped right in. I wasn’t some con artist. I wasn’t some charlatan. I wasn’t out on a street corner with a  little sign palm reading. I really thought I was helping people. I cried with people. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:11:43] As a professional psychic medium, Jenn had no idea that she was aiding the devil in his destructive ways, even in her own home. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:11:54] My daughter was little. So, I was raising her in a house of demons. I would do cards about her life. You know, pull cards on her life. Readings. I would give her birthday to astrologers, numerologists. I would get charts done on her. I was doing all of this in my home. I was doing the readings. I was seeing the clients in my home. And she suffered the consequences of that with bad dreams and anxiety. And then, she started when she was around five. She started getting psychic information as well. And, hey, I thought she’s gifted too. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:12:31] For the better part of the next decade, she continued to raise her daughter while being a psychic medium. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:12:37] I was by then leading my own divination group too. So, I became the teacher. And I was teaching the law of attraction, tarot card readings, and past life regression. I would do automatic writings for people on their past life. I could just put a name or a question, you know, that was a service. Guided meditations where you go into really like a trance like state which opens you up to demonic communication or as we thought spirit communication. I had the pendulum. I was doing chakra balancing. All of that. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:13:12] Jenn’s work was opening the door to demonic communication. The psychic work she was doing brought more anxiety.  

Jenn Nizza:
[00:13:21] Throughout this time, of course, you have this other aspect of it. The oppression, the weight of these demons. They just like never left me alone. Never left me alone. I couldn’t go places without hearing them chattering, you know, giving me information about people. Which is why I did a lot of rando readings. I could just be anywhere. I would say, hey, I’m a psychic medium. And I just got some information for you. Would you like to hear it?

Jim Kirkland:
[00:13:45] Nearly everyone said, yes, to Jenn because it was so intriguing. But Jenn began to pay a price. The weight of the demons became too much to bear.   

Jenn Nizza:
[00:13:55] It heightened to the point of a weight on me that was – it was so heavy. And in a second with all this weight on me and all this chatter, all these things going on, I call out to Jesus Christ. So, if you can imagine like this horrendous darkness, oppression on me, and I call on the name of Jesus Christ who I did not know. I called on His name, and I had no idea why I did that. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:14:26] Jenn did know one thing. She was crying out for her life. She was crying out to be saved.   

Jenn Nizza:
[00:14:35] And this peace just came over me. But here’s the thing, I had no idea what the Gospel is at the time. I didn’t know that I was a sinner that needed a Savior. I didn’t know any of this. So, I have this experience that I have zero understanding of. I don’t know why I called on Jesus. I don’t, you know, intellectually. I don’t understand fully what happened. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:15:02] A shift began in Jenn’s heart. God had sparked a change in her the second she called on the name of Jesus Christ. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:15:10] I did not want to be a psychic anymore. I didn’t know why. I started seeking information as to what this was. What was going on. So, in my own words, I became spiritually vulnerable. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:15:24] For a while, Jenn stopped doing readings. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:15:26] And I was still in the grip of the devil though. He didn’t want to let me go. I got into some really heretical books. And eventually, I just went back to doing readings. And I did that because there was that tug at my identity. Well, that’s who I was. I was Jenn, the psychic medium. You know. That’s what I was. That’s what I did. That also was my livelihood. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:15:49] Jenn didn’t last long back in the psychic world. After about 10 months, she was done for good.  

Jenn Nizza:
[00:15:56] When I went back to doing the readings, Jesus was like, okay. We’re not-we’re not doing this. A dear friend of mine that I met in the divination group that I had been in years prior, she was coming over for dinner. And I could have cancelled this meeting for 3 million reasons. And I was close to doing it. But something was like, no, just keep this dinner with Beth. And I hadn’t spoken to her in a bit. And I wanted to catch up with her. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:16:25] What Jenn didn’t yet know was that Beth had recently been saved by Jesus Christ. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:16:30] And Beth comes over for dinner. She starts talking to me about Jesus and about church. And she’s telling me all this stuff. Then, she goes I would love for you to come to church this weekend. I’d like to invite you to come to church. And I looked her in the face. I’m like, no, I’m good. Thank you. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:16:47] That no eventually would become a yes. A month later, Jenn woke up on a Sunday morning with this compulsion to go to that church. So, she did. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:17:01] I went. And it was very overwhelming. I wasn’t used to anything like this. And I was just in awe of all the people there and worshipping. And I’m like what are they doing? Why are their arms up in the air? The music was beautiful. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:17:16] A certain lyric saying Jesus saved me struck a chord with Jenn. As she sung those words, she flashed back to the moment she called out to Jesus. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:17:27] Everything made sense in that moment, in that second, that that was Him. That was the Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God who came that day when I called on His name. Who had been doing something over the 10 months of me seeking and looking and-and brings me to this moment where not only am I singing the words of the Scriptures, I hear the Gospel that day. And it was this moment I believed. And not only do I believe in Jesus, but I can’t believer that He saved somebody like me. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:18:06] Crying tears of joy, Jenn felt so free. After the service, Jenn went home and opened her Bible. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:18:14] First agenda that Jesus had for my life was to get me out of the darkness. To pluck me out of what I was doing by showing me, revealing to me, through His Word that what I had been doing was an abomination to God. And that I, myself, was an abomination to God. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:18:34] As Jenn poured over the Scripture, she came across Deuteronomy chapter 18 verses 9 and 10. They read when you come into the land that the Lord your God has given you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or his daughter as an offering; anyone who practices divination, or tells fortunes, or interpret omens, or is a sorcerer. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:19:03] . And I was just shocked. I can’t believe this, God. I’m sorry. Yes, that’s me. You’re talking to me. I’ve been the medium. I’ve been the psychic. I’ve been the fortune teller. This has been my life from age basically between 12 and 13 to 37. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:19:21] The other passage Jenn read were the words of Jesus as recorded in the books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. At the time, Jenn didn’t know anything about spiritual battles or warfare and demons. But she knew Jesus had saved her. And that led her to a major decision. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:19:47] And I knew I had to quit my job. And I did. I quit my job. I made an appointment with the pastor of that church.  

Jim Kirkland:
[00:19:54] That was almost 12 years ago. Since 2020, Jenn has been ministering to people online. And it all started with a simple TikTok video. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:20:02] I went on TikTok. And I started making these cutesy little videos. And then, one day, God was like, no. Now, we’re done with that. Start praying. Start reading the Bible. And I did that with the worst editing and whatever. And actually, it was one of my daughter’s friends. She said to me you should share your testimony one day on TikTok, on a TikTok video. And I did. And it went through the roof. 

Jim Kirkland: 
[00:20:25] Jenn began livestreaming on TikTok so she could pray with people in real time and read the Bible. She’s even written a few books. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:20:33] Then, I started, you know, getting more involved with interviews, and Instagram, and YouTube little by little by little. And God took me out from behind the camera and brought me, you know, to Michael Knowles and Allie Beth Stuckey. And I thank God that they are willing to talk about the darkness and expose it for what it is. My third book is coming out in October. I am also speaking now. I’m speaking in churches. So, God is like sending me out. 

Jim Kirkland: 
[00:21:05] Jenn hopes her story will help other people come to find what she knows.

Jenn Nizza:
[00:21:010] I pray that would be an encouragement to people because trauma is where the rubber meets the road in your faith. Right. But you see, the Lord, He’s so good. He’s so loving. He is who He says He is. And there were times where I felt like I was just holding on to the hem of His garment. And that’s enough. That’s enough. So, there is healing. There is coming out of the valley. Heading back to the mountain. And, uh, that’s where I am today. Actually, I am filled with peace. The Bible says that even though you suffer, you are to rejoice. Why? Because I have eternity in Christ. I have heaven that awaits me. We have to keep our eyes fixed on what is ahead of us. Heavenward. Right. And I have the One who is sovereign. I have the One. The true love of our life is Jesus. There’s no other love like that. And I can’t be plucked out of His hand. And He’s got me. So, no matter what happens in your life ever, in Christ, you’ll always be okay. You’ll always be okay because you’re His. And we have eternity. This is all going to pass away, but we have eternity in heaven with the Lord, Jesus.  

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Jim Kirkland:
[00:22:41] If you’re listening right now and you’re not sure if you’re going to heaven, start your faith journey today. Visit our website. FindPeacewithGod.net. When you’re there, click on begin a relationship with Jesus. That’s at FindPeacewithGod.net. You can also find this link in our show notes. In just a minute, Jenn will share the reasons why it’s important to stay away from paranormal activity. 

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Billy Graham:
[00:23:17] You say, now, Billy, do you believe that they were really demons? 

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Billy Graham:
[00:23:22] Yes. I believe that they were real demons in Jesus’ day. And I believe there are real demons right now. There is a real devil. Millions of Americans are going over to yoga masters, voodoo, sorcerers, psychic seers for their spiritual guidance. You see, man has to have some sort of a supernatural power beyond themselves to follow. And many times if he doesn’t follow God, the true God, he’s going to manufacture a god. Or he'll just follow the devil straight out. The devil was there in the beginning. And he’s been there all the time. And the only power in the world that can overcome Satan is the Lord, Jesus Christ. There’s going to come a day when demons will be eradicated from this earth. And there’s going to come a day when, the Bible teaches, the devil is going to be bound. And then, the devil is going to be cast into the Lake of Fire. What a wonderful day that’s going to be. Because that’ll be the day when all war is over with. That’ll be a day when the kingdom of God is going to prevail from one end of the world to the other. Have you broken God’s moral law? Have you committed sin? Let me tell you. Jesus Christ can come into your heart right now and take that guilt away. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:24:38] Learn more about Jesus Christ, His victory over sin and the devil, and how you can receive Him into your heart today. Visit our website. FindPeacewithGod.net. And when you’re there, click on begin a relationship with Jesus. That’s at FindPeacewithGod.net. We’ll also have a link to the website in our show notes. Our guest on this episode of GPS is Jenn Nizza. Oftentimes, the demonic things Jenn has battled with started with people or experiences that initially didn’t seem harmful. She warns us why you should guard against those things. I think you’re going to want to listen closely. 

Jenn Nizza:
[00:25:18] The problem today is that in our culture it’s become the norm. It is the enemy desensitizing the masses through social media, through cinema, Netflix. Right. I mean, everywhere you go you see it. And it’s still as intriguing and seductive and addictive as it always was. But to say that you’re a Christian and you’re fully immersed in divination, well, the Lord says you can’t drink from the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. That’s 1 Corinthians 10:21. Right. So, are you going to go to God? Or are you going to go to the devil? Run to Jesus. Don’t wait a single second. 

Jim Kirkland:
[00:26:03] Indeed. Do not wait. It is the most important decision of your life. And we’re here to help. Visit us at FindPeacewithGod.net. That’s FindPeacewithGod.net. Or if you’d like to talk with someone, call the Billy Graham 24/7 prayer line. (855)255-PRAY. That is (855)255-7729. We’ve been talking with Jenn Nizza. And we are grateful for the time she has given us. Jenn is a former psychic medium who was set free at the age of 37 by surrendering her life to Jesus Christ. Today, she’s a Christian author, influencer, and speaker. She’s also a mom to an adult daughter who also now has a relationship with Jesus Christ. Ultimately, Jenn has found that the devil can’t thwart God’s plan for anyone’s life. If you were moved by the way God worked in Jenna Nizza’s life and you’d like to hear more, then subscribe to GPS on your favorite podcast app or YouTube. In the middle of life, we’re here in the middle of the week every other Wednesday. I’m Jim Kirkland. And this is GPS: God. People. Stories. An outreach of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Always good news. 

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