Tag: Spiritual

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!

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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.

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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).

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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!

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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?

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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!

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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!

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How Satan oppresses

When a person is said to be turned over into the hands of the tormenters (Matthew 18:23-35), they are not directly tormented by Satan, but by the army of evil spirits in his kingdom. Satan may issue a command in his army to oppress a person or to carry out a certain task, but he himself rarely gets involved because he’s only one spirit and cannot be everywhere at once. When we hear of Satan oppressing a person, it is actually a demonic spirit within his kingdom that is doing the dirty work according to Satan’s rule and leadership. For example, if you look at Luke 13:11, we find the woman with the spirit of infirmity. It clearly tells us that she was bound by Satan, but who was carrying out the actual dirty work? A spirit of infirmity!

Luke 13:11,16, “And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself… And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?”

Our enemy is obviously Satan, but it’s not him that we directly struggle against, it’s against the demonic army of evil spirits that is under his rule. It is important that we learn who our enemy is and how he carries out his plans, so we can effectively wage spiritual war against them.

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Demonic Hierarchy

Satan dictates or rules a host of evil spirits in a well organized demonic hierarchy. There is proof of this demonic structure in scripture. A good example is found in Daniel where an angel had to fight the prince of Persia, which is clearly not a human being, but an evil spirit that was placed in charge of the kingdom of Persia to carry out Satan’s plans there:

Daniel 10:13, “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.”

Further insight into this hierarchy and how Satan oppresses people, is found in the book of Acts:

Acts 10:38, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”

If you look up the word for oppressed in this verse, you will find the Greek word katadunasteuo, which means, “to exercise dominion against, that is, oppress.” The word dominion here does not refer to ownership of a person (it’s God who owns every soul, see Ezekiel 18:4), but rather an army that is under your rule. Satan exercises his army of fallen angels (his dominion) against us.

Now if you look up the word dominion in the the 2006 Merriam-Webster dictionary, under definition #3 it speaks of an order of angels, referencing to Celestial Hierarchy, which speaks of a host of angelic beings, including principalities, powers, etc. In Ephesians 6, we find that the powers of darkness come in different ranks and powers:

Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Satan’s kingdom is made up of an army of fallen angels. When Satan was cast out of heaven, he drew with him a third of the angels, which are now fallen and known as demons or devils:

Revelations 12:4, “And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.”

Revelations 16:14, “For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”

Satan is known as the lord of the flies (Beelzebub), because there are so many evil spirits that are under his rule in the kingdom of darkness:

Matthew 12:24, “But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.”

Satan is the leader, and a host of fallen angels are under his rule carrying out his evil plans.

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Putting things into perspective

Let’s stop for a moment and picture yourself in a war against another country. You realize that your country is fighting Country X, but should your attention be focused on the king of Country X? Or the troop that’s standing 50 yards from you with a gun in his hand ready to kill you? Far too often, we as Christians point our fingers at Satan, but completely ignore the troops the enemy has sent out against us. It’s about time we guard ourselves against the messengers that Satan has set against us, lest we become vulnerable of the plans Satan has against us.

It’s time that we recognize the messengers that were sent to directly oppose us. Satan indirectly oppresses God’s children, but it’s the various ranks of troops under Satan that carry out the actual battle plan and directly oppose the children of God. Ephesians 6 isn’t saying that we struggle against Satan himself, but against the various ranks of demons that are under the lordship of Satan:

Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Let’s not wash Satan clean here by putting everything on the demons, but let’s also not forget who’s standing 50 yards from us who would love to put a bullet through our skulls!

Your enemy would love for you to approach the war with your eyes on the evil leader and ignore the troops / messengers coming towards you. If you did such a thing in a physical war, wouldn’t that put you at a very vulnerable position? You wouldn’t last 10 minutes on the battle field before getting struck down! The same is true in the spiritual realm. It’s only wise to keep your eyes on the direct enemies in any war.

Don’t get me wrong, we aren’t to see demons so much that it’s all that we’re looking at. I am a strong advocator of keeping our minds and hearts on the Lord Jesus Christ, and on positive things that uplift us and keep our eyes on the Lord. But on the same token, it’s never wise to ignore a messenger that Satan has sent to destroy us. Paul himself made it clear that it’s never wise to be ignorant of Satan’s devices:

2 Corinthians 2:11, “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”

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