Isaiah 61:3 Ministry

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. (Isa 61:3 KJV)

Is EFT tapping OK for a Christian to use?

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The short answer to the question, is EFT tapping OK to use from a Christian perspective? is, in my opinion: yes. I understand and appreciate that discernment in these matters is important, so I'll address this as well as I can, and I suspect in time we'll grow in our understanding of this method and how it works.

In fact, I believe using EFT tapping was very helpful in helping me to let go of or remove enough emotional darkness to allow me to understand and embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ and truly realize that the Bible is the Word of God.

Scientific Concepts behind EFT tapping

Since the body's meridian network may not (yet) be a mainstream scientific concept, and it's at least nominally related to acupuncture and the whole concept may be seen by some as 'new age-y' or unscriptural, Dr. Callahan notes that in 1995, Pierre de Vernejoul provided concrete evidence that the meridian network does exist. The bottom line: the meridian system is an actual, clearly defined network. Thus, the energy system used in Thought Field Therapy [and by extension, EFT] is genuine, and not some mystical notion. [i]

EFT Tapping is NOT acupuncture

Since the nervous system "meridians" are also linked to acupuncture, I wanted to add the following quote about that topic: 

In the book They Shall Expel Demons , Derek Prince tells of a Chinese doctor in Malaysia as follows, leading to the inescapable conclusion that acupuncture is not something a Christian should engage in or practice:

About eight years ago, at a retreat in Singapore, God spoke to me about the dangers of acupuncture and its link to the occult, especially its inseparable origin with traditional Chinese religion. I immediately renounced my practice of acupuncture - a skill I learned in Hong Kong and practiced successfully for five years.

... I gathered all my machines, needles, books, diploma and charts and made a great bonfire of them publicly. The total cost of the items was about $15,000-- but the blessings after that were priceless because:

1. My wife, who had suffered from chronic migraine and had acupuncture, done by me many times before, was immediately healed without medicine or prayer.
2. My unexplained fear of darkness immediately vanished.
3. My medical practice, instead of suffering a loss, received a doublefold increase in blessings. [ii]

There are 3 more paragraphs of the letter, well worth reading. After reading this (June 2008), I again became concerned about using EFT, since I obviously don't want to be involved in something that would be spiritually dangerous, and it is nominally based on the acupuncture meridian system. So I prayed, being ready to renounce EFT publically, along with re-doing this article and re-thinking this ministry. Had I been deceived?

Dilemna Resolved

I slept on it, and when I woke up I remembered my dilemna and prayer, and here's what I believe the Lord revealed to me: 'The training for acupuncture involves many hours of study, and that study involves a good deal of the spiritual basis of the practice. However, one can learn EFT without any particular spiritual basis behind it.' Essentially leading to the conclusion that I can continue with the EFT work. However, I am also open to the thoughts of other believers on this topic.

It's possible that you may look at all of this and still be a bit apprehensive about even trying EFT, which is understandable, and all I would ask is that you pray about it, and also look at the EFT tapping for Spiritual Warfare booklet and see that there aren't any religious rituals or praying to idols or anything, it just looks a little strange if you're not used to it. I no longer think it looks strange, but at one point I did. EFT is considered or falls under the heading of 'energy therapy', and some of those methods do indeed call on 'spiritual forces' or 'angels' and the like. I don't believe that many of those 'therapies' would be compatible with Christianity, such as Reiki. Several years ago I did study Reiki a bit, and had a 'level 1 attunement'. (There are apparently 3 'levels' before one can be considered a 'master') I have since repented of that, and never did engage in it as a practice. I don't necessarily want to 'stir the pot' with those statements, but I've run across some discernment websites that discuss some of the 'new age' practices some in the Christian faith are embracing, so I wanted to add my perspective.

When I first sat down and thought, and had months of prayer about the whole issue of whether EFT is a Christian sort of thing to do, for me the biggest plus is that it encourages or enhances the 'fruit of the spirit'.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.  (Gal 5:22-23 KJV)