How to Break a Generational Curse - Part I

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Break a Generational Curse - Part I

A generational curse is a negative pattern of behavior that is thought to hold a family in spiritual bondage. Sins committed by earlier generations are passed down from one generation to the next creating an often devastating cycle of abuse and torment. Examples of such curses include sexual abuse, physical abuse, substance abuse and alcoholism. Divorce, promiscuity and homosexuality can also be considered generational curses.

Families suffering from generational curses often do not recognize the demonic influence at work in their lives. Individuals who are most susceptible to these curses typically have strayed from the will of God and are no longer on the path to righteousness. Negative feelings of hopelessness, despair and lack of self-worth have set in due to long-term exposure to abuse at the hands of one or both parents and/or other close family members. The abuse becomes a learned behavior that takes a stronghold on their lives providing fertile ground to repeat the pattern of negativity with their own offspring.

For these reasons, it can be very difficult to break a generational curse but it CAN be done. Here are some steps you can take to break a generational curse and lead your family back into the will of God. The steps are broken into two parts. Part I, covered in this article, provides you with a foundation from which to start and Part II will help you to finish the process of breaking a generational curse.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Faith
Prayer
The word of God (Bible)

Step 1

Be aware of demonic influence.

Recognize the demonic influence working within your family. The greatest trick Satan has ever played was to convince the world that he does not exist. If he doesn't exist, then there is no heaven nor hell, and perhaps God doesn't exist either. Open your eyes and become aware that the enemy is at hand. As G.I. Joe used to say, "knowing is half the battle." You have to face it before you can fix it.
Step 2

Demons can attach themselves to your children and your children's children.

Try to pinpoint the origin of the negative behaviors. If you were a teen parent whose mother and grandmother were also both teen parents and you now have a teenager of your own, it is time to nip this thing in the bud before it is too late for your own daughter.

For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments." (Exodus 20:4-6)

Learn as much as you can about your family history. This could be a difficult conversation to have but a very necessary one. Demons are allowed, and actually have a God-given right, to lay hold of an individual who has opened the door to spiritual possession. Through our own free will, we have the power and the authority to bind or loose all things on this earth. This means that every person is capable of, through their own sinful actions, giving "permission" for demons to attack.

Generational curses work by creating a powerful bond of torment. Once a door is opened, the demons attach themselves to the offending person and begins to influence their actions. That person, now under the influence of these demons, acts out toward his/her family members causing abuse and further pain. The demons then seek out other vulnerable family members, usually small children, so they can continue the torment and form an even stronger bond. These children then grow up and leave the nest with demons attached to them who will then attempt to further torment the children's children and their children after them. You need to know whom that first ancestor was who opened that first door and how they did it. Armed with this knowledge, you will be able to proceed to close that door and seal it forever.
Step 3

Repent of your sins and those of your ancestors.

Repent of your sins and the sins of your ancestors. You must confess both your own sins that have perpetuated the generational curse as well as the sins of those who came before you.

Leviticus 26:40-42 reads in part, "but if they confess their iniquity and THE INIQUITY OF THEIR FATHERS, with their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have walked contrary to Me ... then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember ..."

God wants you to confess in this manner so that He knows you have full knowledge of why this generational curse has taken hold of your family. If you fully acknowledge both your sins and the sins of your "fathers", then God knows that you are diligently working to remove this stronghold and because of your awareness of the situation, you will be more successful in breaking the generation curse forever.
Step 4

Jesus is the key to salvation.

Commit yourself fully onto the Lord. This means that you will need to fully surrender your life to the will of God by confessing your belief in the savior Jesus Christ as the resurrected son of God.

According to Romans 10:9, "if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

Once you have committed yourself unto the Lord, you must then diligently strive to live a life of righteousness. You will need to find a church home so that you may fellowship and grow while you are yet a babe in Christ. You must also read the word of God regularly and seek understanding for the edification of your soul. God's word is your spiritual food that will nourish you as you prepare for the real fight ahead. Purchase your own bible as soon as possible and get a bible for every family member. At this time, you may lose friends and even need to sever ties with some family members in order to stay the path. Just remember that you are now in God's hands and he will keep you as you keep his commandments.

At the completion of this step, you will be ready to move onto Part II to actually break the generational curse laying hold to your family. Part II of How to Break a Generational Curse can be found in the Resources section toward the bottom of this page.

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evuser16916 said

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on 1/30/2010 Thanks for posting this.... I cannot wait to read part two. Also look for Bishop Tudor Bismark. He deals with deliverance ministry (that is if you want to know more). He also has an interesting perspective. Is deliverance a ministry of yours?

sprintert said

on 10/22/2009 Very good stuff about generational curses. Especially in families, these are some things most families don't like to talk about the history of their relatives, but we still have the power to break generational curses that are passed down fom generation from generation.I beleive that one don't have to live under the curse in what has been passed down by family members.Great stuff. 5 stars and a recommedation.