And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life.”
Category: Spirituality and Truth
No matter your background, generational curses can be broken.
No matter your background, generational curses can be broken. But it’s not easy. If you have a generational curse in your life and want to break it, here are some steps that may help:
- Start with repentance – First and foremost, you must repent of the sin that created the curse in the first place. When we sin against others or ourselves, God promises us separation from Him (Isaiah 59:2). When we don’t repent at all or persist in our sins after having been convicted by His Spirit (Zechariah 7:11), He will leave us alone (Hosea 4:16).
- Get rid of idols – You might be surprised to learn that idols are not just statues made out of wood or stone; they’re also people who have an idolatrous hold on our hearts—people who take priority over God Himself! The Bible says that when someone becomes an idol in your life, they become like a god before whom you bow down and worship (Exodus 20:3–5). If this is happening in your life right now, seek immediate help from one or more Christian friends who love you enough to tell you what needs saying. Pray together regularly so that they can lead you into freedom as they help free themselves from their own idols as well!
The Curse Of Alcoholism
The Curse Of Alcoholism
Genesis 9:20-27 tells us that Noah was drunk when he discovered his nakedness. This was not some kind of happy accident but rather a result of his father’s curse on him. It is easy to see how this story could be used as an excuse for young people who drink too much or even become alcoholics in the future. However, the Bible makes it clear that alcoholism is not only a genetic disease but also a learned behavior. For example, if you find yourself having trouble managing your alcohol consumption and resisting peer pressure at school parties or bars, it’s likely you’ve been raised by parents or grandparents who have struggled with this issue themselves and learned from them what life looks like as an alcoholic—one party after another where you never stop drinking until it all comes crashing down around you.
The Curse Of Birth Defects
The curse of birth defects is very real in today’s society, and it’s a generational curse. The Bible says that curses come from the sins of our ancestors, and this one is no exception. Through the years, many people have been born with deformities or diseases because their parents sinned against God.
However, like all other generational curses, this can be overcome through repentance and prayer. It can also be overcome by confession before God and asking for forgiveness on behalf of your family members who were involved in past sins that brought about this bad luck on your life. In addition to repentance, there are also other things you can do to break the cycle of this awful condition: asking Jesus Christ into your heart will wash away all sin from your family line (John 1:12), as will being baptized into Christ (Acts 2:38), receiving His Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5-6) and obeying His commandments (John 14:15).
The Curse Of A Poor Me Attitude
A poor me attitude can be a curse that keeps you from accomplishing your goals and reaching your potential.
It is important to have a positive attitude in life, because a negative attitude will only get you in trouble. If you have an attitude of being sorry for yourself or being bitter about what has happened in your past, then it will be hard for God to bless you with His favor. A poor me attitude can make people believe that they are not worthy of anything good happening to them. This type of thinking will prevent them from moving forward with their lives and achieving their goals and dreams.
A person who has been cursed with this type of thinking will often blame everyone else but themselves for why things haven’t been working out well for them lately instead of taking responsibility for themselves by changing their attitudes toward others as well as changing their own behavior patterns so that they no longer display characteristics associated with those curses listed above (which could include making excuses instead of taking action).
If someone does not want his/her life situation changed because he/she thinks there’s nothing he/she can do about it anyway; then he/she might as well just give up now before trying anything else! But think again: if we don’t try something new now while there’s still time left over until tomorrow arrives; then tomorrow may never come!
The Curse Of a Broken Heart
The Curse Of A Broken Heart
When you consider the curse of a broken heart, it’s important to remember that there are many causes of this unfortunate situation. Some people may be cursed by a broken heart because of their own actions. They may have had relationships with people who were unfaithful or unkind, or they may have been subjected to abuse or other traumatic experiences as children. This type of self-inflicted curse can be overcome by taking responsibility for our actions and learning how to forgive ourselves and others who have hurt us in the past.
But what about when someone else has inflicted this type of injury? When it comes from outside sources such as family members, friends or partners? What if we can’t heal from those wounds because they were inflicted upon us by someone else? How do we fight against these kinds of curses?
The Curse Of Repeated Sin
The passage says, “For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.” (Galatians 3:10)
So the curse of repeated sin can be seen as being under a curse because you continue in doing what God has told you not to do and yet you will not stop breaking His law. This is why we need to understand that sin is more than just what we think or say but also includes our actions as well! If we continue doing things that God has said we should not do then this puts us under a curse!
The Curse Of Infertility
The curse of infertility is one that affects women and men, couples, families and communities.
It is a curse that affects the whole family line.
It is not just passed down from mother to daughter or father to son but also all the children who were born or never were born due to this curse. It affects generations upon generations!
Holy Spirit Counselor – Part 2 Our beliefs are the root of the pain
A parent or teacher can do tremendous damage simply by saying to a child, “You’re stupid and will never amount to anything!” or “Getting a B on your report card is just not good enough!” Even though that child can grow up and graduate from Harvard, they may never feel good enough because of that lie their heart was made to believe. They may even become prideful over their degree and put others down in order to feel good. That’s because in their heart, they are insecure and feel like they don’t amount to much. Sadly, they will live their life trying to overcome this feeling of inadequacy.
Some of the lies that I run across in ministry might look like this:
“I’m just not good enough”
“I’m stupid”
“I’m just white trash”
“I’m worthless”
“God doesn’t care about me”
“God wasn’t there when I needed Him”
“My heart isn’t good enough for God”
“I’m not worthy to be healed”
“God doesn’t love me or He would have…”
“I’m unlovable”
These types of heart-beliefs will cause tremendous pain. They usually are believed at the scene of the accident, so to speak, when somebody first does the damage to us. Parents are often the ones to cause the damage, because children tend to look to their parents to form our sense of identity. If they say we’re stupid, we must be stupid, or so our emotions (heart-beliefs) tells us. That’s why somebody can be very intelligent and yet still struggle with insecurity and feel like they are never good enough. Has your mother, father, teacher, or somebody else you looked up to as a child, said something to you that has impacted how you see yourself today?
These lies that our heart believes aren’t just things we are told, they can be born out of things that are done to us (abuse, trauma, abandonment, rejection, etc) or events that happen in our life (car accident, loss of a loved one, etc.). For example, rape and sexual violations have a way of shaping a person for life, but it isn’t because of what happened, it’s because of what we believed about what happened that keeps us in pain. Many times in ministry, it turns out that a woman who has been raped will believe things such as, “It was really my fault” and “I’ll never be clean again.”
There are often more than one lie that hide behind each emotion. For example, if you were molested, you likely believe more than one lie which is causing the pain that you suffer from today. You might believe that it was your fault, thereby producing feelings of guilt and condemnation. You might also believe that you will never be the same, that this has changed who you are and that you’re a prostitute at heart because you allowed it to happen. In a ministry session, we might deal with the part about it being your fault, and get a measurable amount of freedom and healing in that area, but still feel dirty and shameful. That means there’s simply more lies to uncover and get truth on. I like to test the true measure of freedom or healing they have received by asking something like, “On a scale of 1-10, what level would you say you still feel dirty?” This will reveal the healing that they have received, but also give you an idea that there’s more to be done. They might say that they now feel complete peace there. A person who was in a car accident might suffer with panic attacks, but believe it or not, it might not just be from the car accident. They may have felt like they’ve done something unforgivable, and are afraid to die, and the car accident just triggered that belief, and from that point on they suffer from panic attacks. In a ministry session, they may feel the panic, although they are completely safe and what was once a threat is no longer any concern. But for some reason they still get triggered and feel panic and extreme feelings of fear, all while in their mind they know they are safe and have nothing to worry about. This is another classic example of our logical beliefs not being the same as our heart’s experiential beliefs. The lies that a person’s heart may believe might include things like “I am going to die” or “I am going to hell when I die.”
Satan is said to be the father of lies, and when we’re wounded, one of his demons are right there to inject a painful lie into our heart, which will keep us locked down to that pain for the rest of our lives (or so he hopes!). A lie believed in the heart will hold a person in life-altering bondage.Jesus made it clear that the truth is what sets us free from the bondage of a lie, and in saying this, He made it clear that a lie can bring much bondage into our lives.
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:32, KJV
Do you want to know the truth that will set you free from the tremendous bondage and pain that a lie will put you in? Uprooting those lies is something that the Holy Spirit is very eager to do for YOU (the person reading this article, in case I wasn’t clear)! Jesus said that the comforter (or counselor) would come and one of His jobs was to lead us into all truth (see John 16:13). The Bible is also clear that God withholds no good thing from His children (see Psalm 84:11), so we can be absolutely certain that the Holy Spirit’s desire is to lead us into the truth that will set us free. Why would God want His child to live in bondage to a lie?Then why would the Holy Spirit withhold truth from us that Jesus said to clearly He would give us?
“…when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth…”
John 16:13, KJV
We may ask God for a brand new BMW and get turned down, but when it comes to asking Him for truth on what our heart believes, this is an area we can be absolutely sure He desires to speak to us. If we aren’t hearing, then there’s a reason and we need to get to the bottom of it. But don’t think for a minute that somehow God doesn’t want to speak to you, His precious child, about something like this!
Our pain is rarely rooted in the present
When somebody triggers us, it is rarely them who is causing the pain we are experiencing. It is rather that they are rubbing against a painful wound in our past. If a boss tells you that your work just isn’t good enough, it would have very little effect if you didn’t already believe that you weren’t good enough. If your parents made you feel ashamed of a B report card as a kid, you may go through life believing that you aren’t good enough, and when somebody comes along and rubs that wound, it will be 10X more painful than if you didn’t have that pre-existing belief about yourself. I hope that makes sense.
If somebody tells us we’re stupid and we know in our heart that we’re not, their words will have little meaning to us. If we already believe that we’re stupid in our heart (even though we know in our head that we’re not), then somebody comes along and speaks the lie that we already believe in our heart, that will trigger us. We’re here trying to deny that awful perceived fact, and how dare somebody comes up to us and tell us something that we’re already struggling with!
Rarely our present pain is caused by the present condition. The present condition is almost always triggering something we already believe about ourself or about God because of past experiences.
Persecution Live 