CURSES, BLESSINGS & BEING SET FREE FROM THE PAST

CURSES, BLESSINGS & BEING SET FREE FROM THE PAST
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We need to know HOW to be free from the past, release curses and
ensure blessings in our life. A scriptural understanding of both
blesings and curses and how they work, will give you a totally new
perspective on your own life and an answer to problems that have
hitherto perplexed and frustrated you.

A CURSE can be an evil arm stretched out from the past. It rests
upon you with a dark, oppressive force that inhibits the full
expression of your personality. You never feel completely FREE to
be "yourself".

In Exodus 20:3-5 God had pronounced a curse on idol worshipers down
to the third and fourth generations.

In Jeremiah....
Jeremiah 11:3 "And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this
covenant".

Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth
in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the
LORD".

What you need to do to be released from curses are:
#1, REPENT of anything in your life that might be displeasing to
the Lord, anything.... .....just in case there is sin in your life.

#2 RENOUNCE any curses that might be in your life.

#3 BREAK those curses by submitting to God, asking the Lord to
help you.

#4 SPEAK BLESSINGS from your mouth. Stay positive.

#5 DO NOT ALLOW negative thoughts to remain but rebuke negative
thoughts immediately. READ:

1 Corin. 4:5 - "Therefore judge nothing before the time until the
Lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness
and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts and then shall
ever man have praise of God".

Matthew 12:36,37 - "But I say unto you, That every idle word that
men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of
judgment". (every idle word.......hhhmmmm. ......ponder that)

Proverbs 18:21 - "DEATH and LIFE are in the power of the tongue".
(in other words we get what we speak, so speak positive)

Proverbs 12:6 - "The mouth of the upright will deliver them".

When we speak negatively the curse we speak we speak to ourselves.
"I don't feel well. I can't do this".
Instead..... we need to say, "I am HEALED in Jesus Name. I CAN DO
THIS because..... Phillippians 4:13 "I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me".

I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me needs to be
repeated. We need to break the curses over you that may beholding
you in bondage. If you are bound you need to be free from past
hurts. Start now. Start now by confessing you are made whole by
Jesus name.

#5 RENOUNCE any curses that might be from your past or generational
curses that have been past down to you.

There is a time to make peace with the past and to let go of it.
We can make up our minds what is emotionally and spiritually more
healthy to do regarding our past.
You must bury the past. Forget those things that are behind us.
With God's help we can take a positive step toward healing and
happiness. Our PEACE and our JOY can be restored if we rely totally
on the Lord. If you are to have peace and joy in life, we must be
free of those things which weigh us down (Hebrews 12:1 "Wherefore
seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so
easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set
before us".

MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR PAST.
DO NOT HOLD GRUDGES. End minor disagreements or misunderstandings
with family and friends. BE A PEACEMAKER. Never allow pride to
prevent peace from reaching us. Be care what words you utter. They
may come back to haunt you later. WORDS are powerful. They can be
dangerous if we speak the wrong ones. They can be helpful if we
speak the right ones.
But.......Before we can make peace with the past, we must we willing
to offer forgiveness where it is needed regardless if it is or isn't
asked for. Don't wait for someone to say to you: "I'm sorry".
FORGIVE even though they haven't asked for it. That is true
forgiveness. That is what God would have us to do. Sure it is nice
to get any apology, but if we don't get one, forgive anyway. But
forgiveness is not just for others, it is for us as well. We need to
learn to forgive ourselves. Then the healing process begins.
I've mentioned this many times in other devotionals and studies,
that the REFUSAL TO FORGIVE (whether others or ourselves) allows and
causes bitterness, resentment, anger and hatred to fester in one's
heart which oftentimes leads to physical ailments. Not letting go of
the past and unforgiveness are two sure ways to cause sickness in
our bodies. We need JOY and PEACE back in our lives to have true
happiness and that is only through Christ our Lord.

Proverbs 6:2 "Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art
taken with the words of thy mouth". We are TRAPPED by our own
words coming forth from our mouths.

ELVIS PRESLEY always said, "I will die young like my mother". Guess
what? He spoke it into existence. You get what you speak.

AVOID SAYING THINGS LIKE THIS:

It's driving me crazy. (very negative)
I just can't take anymore. (again very negative)
If there's a bug (flu) going around, I will catch it. (You are
asking for the flu)
I'm sick and tired. (you will be sick and tired)
It runs in the family, so I guess I'm next. (Break that curse)
I don't think I'll ever get pregnant. (you won't either)
I've got the "curse" again. (you just cursed yourself)
I just know I'm going to lose this one too, cause I always do.

Those are all negatives. Instead of speaking those negative things,
speak blessing over yourself. Say I can do all things through Christ.
I know I can do this.
I can take it because Jesus is helping me.
There's a bug going around, but I refuse to get it.
I'm not sick.
God knows my husband and I want a child, and He will give us one.

Parents are guilty of saying stuff like:
You will never amount to anything. (you are cursing your child!)
You are just like your father, a no gooder. (again you are cursing
your child)
You won't pass English. You just aren't smart enough. (very very bad
thing to say to your child)
Parents DON'T say things like that. Instead....tell your children
they can be the best at whatever they choose to be in life.
Encourage your child. Even when they do poorly, speak words of
encouragement to help them to do better. PRAY with your child.

Speak positively. Speak BLESSING over yourself and your family, not
CURSES. Always speaking POSITIVELY and NOT NEGATIVELY.

Speak BLESSINGS into your life, not curses.

Mankind gets to choose to speak from God's kingdom or from satan's.
You need to watch what you say.

Use PURE words like, "I love you. I appreciate you. You are a
blessing to me". Things like that.
Don't TALK about people behind their backs.
Don't listen to satan's words. Rebuke negative thoughts that come
into your mind the second their pop into your head.

Don't try to STRIKE BACK at people who have hurt you. PRAY for them
instead.

When you are our of sorts, stop whatever you are doing, even if you
are at work. When you do feel like you are losing control, it is
time to STOP and ask the Lord: "Lord, I'm beginning to lose control.
I yield my spirit to You. Will You please take control?". When
irritation and anger continually build up inside a person, they will
ultimately be shot out like steam, hurtful, wounding words. The
CURSE that accompanies them is like the whistle. Once it has been
uttered, there is no way to recall it. The only solution is to
recongize thata curse has been uttered, and seek God's help to
revoke it.

Genesis 27:12,13 provides another example of a self-imposed curse.
Rebeccas was persuading her osn Jacob to DECEIVE Isaac, his father.
Rebecca told him, "let your CURSE be on me, my son", knowing full
way that what they were doing (if you read the story) was deceitful.
The curses that proceed from God are one of His main ways of
bringing judgment on the rebellious, the unbelieving and the
ungodly.

We can speak things into existence if we are not careful. We can
claim VICTORY or DEFEAT. Life and death are in the power of the
tongue.
Be careful what you speak. You may get what you say. Speak BLESSINGS
over yourself and your family and others. Do not speak curses over
them.

People that dabble in the occult or have graven images in their home
are opening themselves up to problems.
Deuteronomy 7:25,26 tells us: "You shall burn the carved images of
their god with fire; you shall not covet the silver or golad that is
on them.....Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest
you be doomed to destruction. ......... it is an accursed thing".
It is very clear here that God does not want us to have idols,
statues of Jesus, Mary or the like. Moseswarned ISrael against any
asociation with
idolatry. When we have statues in our homes of saints, Jesus, and
the like, that is idolatry. WE are told NOT to create graven images
of anything above the earth or in the heavens.

Exodus 20:3 "Thou shalt have no other gods before me". (graven
images of any kind)

Psalm 97:7 "Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that
boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods".

Isaiah 42:8 "I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not
give to another, neither my praise to graven images". God is a
jealous God. When you have graven images, that takes His place, He
is angry.

Micah 5:13 "Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing
images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the
work of thine hands".

Listen to God and His words.
Stay in the Word. Read your bible every day.

Pray always....Luke 21:36 "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that
ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall
come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man".

Pray for one another. Pray for others....1 Thess 1:2 "We give thanks
to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers..."
Break the power of satan by constant prayer for yourself and others.

I know this was a bit long, and I apologize for that, but I wanted
to get across to you that we can speak BLESSINGS instead of curses
on ourselves.
copyright©1993 - Theresa Quinto Pavone
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