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Breaking Generational Curses — 132 Comments

    • It is certainly possible, Kalenge. Remember that a person under a generational curse is cursed with the same sin his parents committed (Exodus 20:5). It is worth noting that the Ten Commandments are all generational sins, and that one of those Commandments is to “honor thy father and thy mother (Exodus 20:12). If someone fails to do that, then that person’s children will be cursed with that same sin.

      Now, it is not necessarily a child’s responsibility to take care of his parents–especially if they are able to take care of themselves; but if they are unable to take care of themselves, then the child(ren) certainly should: for that is not only honoring one’s parents in word, but also in deed. 🙂

      TSM

  1. Still Man,

    I discovered this web site after searching for the fruits of Free Masonary. Though I believe a large portion of your site has merit, sadly it devolves into typical Protestant prejudice directed at Catholics. To say that Catholics worship demons is downright absurd and frankly demonic in and of itself. Most so-called Christians love to cite the Bible and its preeminence. Let’s remember that Christianity was well established (around 300 years or so) before the modern day Bible took form. As Catholics we certainly believe in the Holy Bible. In fact, Protestant Christians probably do more to ignore scripture than the Catholics that you apparently despise. You need to examine your own demons before casting aspersions on the One True Faith.

    You can rewrite history all you want but it was the heretical Martin Luther who broke off from the Catholic Church. Look it up: Luther even after he abandoned the Church still believed in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist! The real question is: why don’t you believe? Jesus said “for my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink”. Many left Him because this was too hard for them. (By the way, there are many Eucharistic Miracles…look them up. One being in the mid nineties and actually tested by a cardiologist.) After leaving the Church because of the the papcy’s corruption, Luther feared that instead of one pope , he may have created many “popes” . Exactly how many Protestant branches of Christianity are there? Forty thousand? None of them believe exactly the same dogma and therefore Luther’s prediction of many popes has come true!

    Your comment that praying to Mary is akin to praying to a demon makes your web site lose all credibility. As scripture in Revelations says, “now a great sign appeared in the sky a woman adorned with the Sun, she was standing on the moon and had twelve stars about her head as a crown.” Mary only leads us to Jesus and she is not a substitute for Our Savior.
    Isn’t it interesting that Satanists mock the Catholic Church? They steal the Eucharist(they even know which ones are consecrated ) and hold their Black Masses to mock the Catholic Faith and its Masses. They also mock Mary, St.Joseph, our popes and many of our saints. Why? Why is the Catholic Faith a threat to the devil and his minions? Maybe you should answer that on behalf of “Christians” who hate the Catholic Church. I’ve been to non denominational Churches and the like and the one thing they have in common is their hatred for Catholics. As Jesus said, “you will know them by their fruits(applies to those inside and outside the Church).”

    I am sorry for the tone of this letter, but I could not let your assertions go unchallenged. I could go on longer, but for now I will desist. Please examine your own bias towards the Catholic Faith. I will pray for you and please pray for me.

    • You say that Roman Catholics believe in the Bible, and I don’t doubt they do. But as a Roman Catholic, you don’t dare believe the Bible, because, if you did, then you would have to obey the Bible; and if you obeyed the Bible, then you would have to reject your church’s traditions. That would make you a heretic, Joe, and if you became a heretic, then you would have reason to fear death at the hand of the Roman Catholic nearest to you, even if he or she were family, according to the Council of Lateran. You know this.

      Believing in the Bible: that is, in its existence, is not enough, Joe; you must believe the Bible and obey it, in order to be saved. Roman Catholics affirm that there is one God, yet they do not obey Him or His Word, choosing instead to exalt men. The Apostle James said, “Thou believest there is one God, though doest well; the devils also believe, and tremble” (James 2:19). What did James mean by this? He meant that the devils believe in the existence of Jesus Christ (because they have seen Him), but the devils are still damned and are going to the Lake of Fire because they will never obey the Lord Jesus. It is not enough to merely believe; obedience is better than sacrifice.

      You ask me why as a Protestant, I will not believe in the Eucharist, and I gather that by this you mean that the Eucharist is the “body, blood, soul and divinity” of the Lord Jesus Christ. Well, beside the fact that the Eucharist is obviously a piece of bread, and not the Lord Jesus, there is the troublesome fact that Jesus never commanded us to worship (OK, adore) the Eucharist, because that would be idolatry.

      You cite Jesus’ “bread of heaven” sermon in the synagogue, when he said, “Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you” (John 5:53) as proof that Jesus ordained the Eucharist. What you don’t know, however, because you dare not read–let alone believe–the Word of God, is that right after that, Jesus told this same congregation:

      “It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life. But there are some of you that believe not” (John 5:63,64).

      Did you hear that? So, if you believe that the flesh to which Jesus was referring was the Eucharist, Jesus has told you that eating the Eucharist PROFITETH NOTHING, as it is the words that Jesus spoke—THE BIBLE—which you have subordinated to the words and traditions of men, that are spirit and life.

      As for “Eucharistic miracles,” show me one in the Bible—just one. Jesus performed miracles, the prophets performed miracles, and the Apostles performed miracles; but a piece of bread has never performed and will never perform one single miracle. That only exists in Roman Catholic fables and tradition.

      As for the Roman Catholic church being the “one true church” and the Protestant church having thousands of denominations, let me ask you a question: why does the Catholic church have two popes? Isn’t the pope supposed to be the “vicar of Christ?” Doesn’t vicar mean substitute? Are there therefore two substitutes for the Lord Jesus Christ? If so, Why? In case one dies? Can God die? If He cannot, then why would He 1. choose a human, and therefore perishable, substitute, and 2. Why would He choose a substitute for that substitute? Would an All-Wise, All-knowing God choose another human, and therefore, perishable substitute for the first human, and therefore, perishable substitute?

      In the military, a substitute for a substitute is called a supernumerary, and is chosen in case something happens to the first substitute, the wisdom being “because you never know.” Isn’t God supposed to be All-Knowing? If He is, then why would an All-Knowing God choose a supernumerary? Because He never knows?

      C’mon, Joe. Plain reason alone should be telling you that the Roman Catholic faith makes no sense whatsoever; but if you look at Roman Catholicism in light of Scripture, it is clear as day that Roman Catholicism makes a mockery of the Lord Jesus “and all that dwell in heaven.”

      Finally, Joe, Roman Catholicism is no threat to the devil, because the devil is only threatened by truth. Roman Catholicism supplants the Word of God with the traditions of men, and, in so doing, “makes the Word of God of non effect.” Where’s the truth in that?

      TSM

  2. This is false. You are bearing false witness. Roman Catholics do not worship the Virgin Mary. Our Lord Jesus Christ gave His mother Mary to us to be the spiritual mother of His Church. He did this from the cross, when he told John, His beloved disciple, representing the church, that Mary was to be his mother. The blessed virgin Mary is a saint in Heaven. All the saints in Heaven are the “Church Triumphant”. We on earth are the “Church Militant” engaged in the spiritual battle for our souls. The holy souls in purgatory are the “Church Suffering”, because although they are saved and assured of heaven, they are not yet purged of/detached from their sins. Only that which is pure and holy can enter heaven. Purgatory is a great mercy of God, allowing many more souls to be saved.

    Because Mary and the other saints are in heaven, they help us by praying FOR us. Mary’s prayers are the most powerful because God has exalted her. She is the mother of the KING. Everything she does is directed toward praying for souls, helping lead them to her divine Son, Jesus Christ, and begging God’s mercy for souls. Her motto is, “Do whatever He (Jesus) says.” Yes, you DO want our blessed mother to pray for you! And yes, all generations will call her blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for her, as she said in her Magnificat. This is all in the Bible. Mary is loved and respected by Catholic Christians. She is NOT worshiped! . May God grant you the grace to understand the truth and repent of these falsehoods.

    • If praying to the Virgin Mary were biblical, then the Bible should record at least one person doing it. But the Bible does not document anyone praying to the Virgin Mary. That is because Jesus Christ is our Mediator. Scripture says, “For there is One God and One Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). Asking the Virgin Mary to pray for you is to usurp the authority of the Lord Jesus.

      You would do well to read our article entitled Two Marys so that you can learn why the Roman Catholic exaltation of the Virgin Mary is unscriptural. God bless you.
      TSM

      • The error committed in such a categorical rejection as non-Christian any practice that is not literally described in the Bible, is to mistake the Bible for constituting the central and direct substance of the Revelation in the same way as applies in the case of for example the Holy Koran, which, according to the very teaching of that book, represents a direct divine revelation. The Bible is not like that, and the Christian religion is not like that. The Christian Revelation did not manifest as a Book, as with Islam and the Koran, but as Jesus Christ Himself, God made flesh. Christ is the Word in this case, God’s revelation, not a Book. Jesus then institutes a Church, the body of Christ on Earth, and this Church eventually and during the course of the early generations AFTER the ascension of Christ COMPILE a body of writings, including the oral testimonies of the gospels, to make up the Bible. But the Bible (not a unified revelation like the Koran but including pre-Christian revelations and even ritual prescriptions that are no longer valid practices in the context of the Christic revelation!) never says that IT is the sole authority in the religion and that every practice that is not strictly defined within its body of writings must be outside the religion. The Eucharist, for example, is also a part of the Christian revelation, but that doesn’t mean it must be described down to the smallest detail in the Bible in order to be valid. The Bible compilation itself is the result of tradition. Where in the Bible does Jesus say that “I give you the Bible, and here is the list of books that are to be included in it”? Nowhere. And yet it was guided by the divine inspiration of the early Church, just like the Eucharist and other features of the religion, whose central revelation is Christ, not a particular Book and that Book alone. This exaggerated status granted to the Bible might itself become idolatrous if one is not careful. For there are elements included in the Bible that are not compatible with Christianity, just as there are elements passed down to us through other channels of religious transmission outside the Bible that are nonetheless perfectly in the spirit of Christ.

        All of that being said, I am not one to claim that your approach to the Christic path is invalid or fruitless, for I do not believe it is. But you should be careful in condemning as idolatrous, heretical and so forth Christian denominations that have led countless faithful to saintliness, as is highly evident in the case of Catholicism and Orthodoxy.

        And lastly, thank you for writing this article on generational curses that made me think, and contained helpful points, even though I do not agree with all.

        Masturbation should have been included as sexual sin, as it is so very widespread and easier to indulge in for anyone, or fantasies/imaginations for that matter, even unsupported by external pornography. The subtlest level must be guarded. The same applies to looking lustfully at another person on the street or wherever.

        • The Eucharist is a part of the Christian revelation? Where? Not in the Bible my friend. The Eucharist is a piece of bread that Roman Catholics worship (OK adore) as Jesus Christ. This is idolatry of the worst kind. Jesus is the bread that came down from heaven.

          As for the “exaggerated status” of the Bible, I’ll let Scripture speak for itself:

          “Thou hast exalted thy Word above all thy Name” (Psalm 138:2).

          The Lord Jesus has exalted His Word (the Bible) above even His name so that people such as yourself can’t justify their un-Scriptural practices by saying that Jesus is the sole revelation and thereby attempt to diminish the importance of His Word. As a Catholic, you are forced to diminish the importance of the Bible, because by your man-made traditions, you have made the Word of God of none effect.

          TSM

      • The Still Man,

        I do agree that praying to Virgin Mary is not Biblical; however, I have known true Catholic Christians who would put many Protestants to shame! I was a little closed-off to Catholics before spending a few years in Louisiana in my early 20s, but my opinions changed for the good after that. Those folks were followers of Jesus, the One True God, fascination with the Madonna notwithstanding.

        In my experience, Evangelicals like to run down the Catholics for some of their doctrines. However, I don’t believe any denomination has gotten it 100%. Doctrines are hit and miss, and every Christian group believes they’ve gotten it right. My point is this: If you’ve been around a true believer, no matter what denomination they identify as, you’ll know it, through and through. “You’ll know them by their fruits…” I believe there’s a remnant in most Christians religions. Sometimes more than just a remnant…

        Now, on to another topic: Fortune cookies.

        I will tell you a story. I was 20 years old. I had just eaten an appetizing dinner from the local Chinese restaurant. I’m pretty sure I had the sesame chicken, because that’s pretty much the only plate I used to order. Anyway… as my food digested, I waxed reflective on my lush head of hair… lamenting to my then-girlfriend that I thought I was going bald. I had a very thick head of raven black hair. Being a good girlfriend, she ran her fingers through my thick locks and assured me my hair was as thick as the day we first met. Imagine our shock and awe when I cracked open that fortune cookie and read the following, printed in bold, black type, without embellishment: “You will INDEED go bald.”

        Well, my girlfriend just laughed and laughed at that one, and I cried and cried, LOL. I’m not trying to say I subscribe to the philosophy that fortune cookies are the bees-knees, and I certainly don’t put my faith in them… but the Holy Spirit uses what he has to speak to us, or to tell us a joke, or whatever… God has a sense of humor, too.

        Fortune cookies are what they are: An American invention for Americans who have no idea about Chinese culture. Unfortunately for me, that fortune ended up being true, no matter how I tried to deny it. It’s been almost 16 years, and I will never forget that Chinese dinner for as long as I live, haha. Not “You will go bald.” Oh, no. “You will INDEED go bald.” Come to think of it, maybe I should stop reading fortune cookies after all!!!!

        God bless.

        • A Catholic could never put a true Christian to shame, because a true Christian has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus and has had his sins washed away along with the guilt and shame of those sins. The same cannot be said about the Roman Catholic, however, as Catholics are trying to redeem themselves through the unbloody sacrifice of the mass, penance and good works.

          As for fortune cookies, believe what you will; I have said all I am going to say on the matter.

          • The Still Man,

            Put them to shame with their Biblical acumen. “Study to show thyself approved…” The Catholics I met had definitely studied! More importantly, they trusted the Son for their salvation… at least, according to their testimonies. I guess I should have called them liars and threw stones… I don’t know, man…

            I’m not trying to be unfriendly here… but do you have a sense of humor? The fortune cookie story was just that… a story. Not to be taken too seriously. Sorry if it offended your delicate sensibilities. I doubt our Lord and Savior took Himself so seriously that He couldn’t chat with people who didn’t think exactly like He did–if you take away anything from this exchange, I hope it’s that, but I won’t lose any sleep about it either way.

            I encourage you to understand the difference between walking the straight-and-narrow and being a narrow-minded person… so narrow in your views you cannot have a friendly discussion. They are two very different things. You don’t know everything. Guess what… neither do I!!! Isn’t that amazing? I suppose I’ll just have to trust God to make up for my shortcomings. I pray you’ll do the same.

            God bless you and your efforts.

            • If the Catholics of whom you speak had really studied the Bible, then they would most assuredly no longer have been Catholics, as the Bible and Roman Catholicism are irreconcilable. Now, regarding my sense of humor, you must understand that there is a time and place for everything; and this article on generational curses–a very serious subject–is no place for humor. Take a look at the comments, and you will see that there are some hurting people in the world–many of them Christians–who have no idea why they are suffering so. These people need answers and hope, not comedy.

              Knowing when and when not to be funny is part of the maturation process, and is sometimes called tact, prudence, or discretion. I invite you to cultivate that attribute, as it will serve you well. Thank you for your blessing, and may the good Lord bless you and yours.

              TSM

    • Ann in Florida,

      I stopped taking this guy seriously when I got to the part about ‘fortune cookies are the devil’. I’m from NC, but I lived in Louisiana for about 4 years in my early twenties. Acadiana, to be exact, where Catholicism is more popular than Southern Baptists. I met some true-blue Catholic Christians in Lafayette, LA… or what I prefer to call Believers, as the term ‘Christian’ is so loosely thrown around these days. Those Catholics put me to shame, really. They knew their Bible better than I did! They were humble and holy… real Christians.

      My point is this: In any denomination, there are believers, and there are unbelievers. Wheat and tares. It’s as simple as that. “You’ll know them by their fruits…” That’s all it boils down to for Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals… if you believe and put your trust in Jesus and His commandments, and let the Him work in your life, well, then that’s what matters. Love the Lord God with all your heart, soul, mind; love your neighbor as yourself… the rest will come naturally.

      So don’t let articles like this get you too wound up. These kind of opinions are close-minded and a dime-a-dozen. Let God judge you and your heart, and no one else. As my Pop would so eloquently put it: “Ain’t no one got it all figured out. Not me nor you nor him. So trust God!”

      I found this article researching ‘generational curses’ for my girlfriend. Many of her family members on her mother’s side have been involved in freak ‘fire’ accidents. That is exactly what it sounds like. Her maternal grandfather’s brother died in a house fire in the 80s. Her mother’s brother was horribly burned–3rd degree over 90% of his body in a fire department training snafu when he was in high-school (sometime in the 90s). He has no hair now, and his face is so scarred as to be unrecognizable, compared to what he looked like back then (he was a handsome guy, and now he looks a little like Freddy Krueger, but he’s still a good man). Her grandfather’s sister was burned in a kitchen fire–3rd degree, along her torso, I believe. Someone had a lawnmower explode on them. It’s a long list of people getting burned!

      There’s a plethora of other smaller freak fire accidents involving her mother’s side of the family. Since I love her, I’m trying to find information on generational curses… but wow, I found this article instead detailing the pitfalls of fortune cookies and reading your horoscope!!!! Thankfully I read this before ordering more Chinese delivery!!! Lol.

      I’m not trying to poke too much fun. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. I do find it hard to stomach someone’s opinion when they are not privy to all the facts. I can walk into every denomination on any given Sunday and find a few Believers, and a bunch of non-believers, so it always burns me up when I hear Protestants running down the Catholics–they seem to love to do this, ironic considering Catholicism is probably the oldest living denomination in the world!

      Oh, well. God bless you!

  3. Hi Stillman,

    Wow wow wow!!! Jesus is amazing, and may God bless you for your post and website, especially your post on generational curses. Here is my story and I would appreciate your input.

    I was born Christian, baptized at 16, can’t remember when I was saved.

    I dated a Christian man who had commitment issues and we broke up but a year later he came back and proposed to me, I loved him and took him back. I thought I was going to marry him so we had pre-marital sex, a decision I will regret for the rest of my life.

    I became dissilutioned and started partying but still going to church. I met an unsaved man who treated me like a queen and helped mend my broke heart. I prayed for his salvation every single day, at first he agreed to come to churxh, read the Bible and pray with me so I agreed to marry him based on him agreeing to come to church and that if we had kids they would be christian and go to church with me, but he told me that he will never convert. It was such a hard decision for me, I fasted, prayed and called my church elders before making my decision. I know that it was going to be difficult but I trusted that he will be saved because of my prayers.

    Now 7 years later, he is not saved and decided that he is agnostic and will not longer pray or read the Bible with me. This devastated me but I still continue to pray for him and love him. When we got married we both decided that kids was not a big thing for us and we continued, last year my husband decided that he wants kids. I thought about it and said ok let’s. We have been trying for a few months but nothing.

    3 years ago I was diagnosed with rhemathoid arthritis (at 34) and it was a horrible shock to me, I am still angry at the fact that this has happened to me. I have prayed, fasted, my church and family have all been praying for me but still no healing. My dad believes that it was a generational curse and is always binding it and praying for me. I believed that I prayed and broke the curse as well but after reading your post I wonder of I really did it the right way. I also have something called an essential tremor of my head, it is so embarrassing because when I concentrate on something my head starts to shake without me knowing it.

    Back to my husband, we have had a difficult marriage because we don’t see eye-to-eye on our beliefs and our values are so different. He had a very difficult childhood with a distant father and a close bond with his mother. Last year he discovered that he has depresion and it stems from his childhood. Now I found out after I got married that his grandparents dealt in witchcraft and this was blow to me because this is not a world I grew up in or thought anything about. His family and he thinks it’s all a joke and that I shouldn’t take it seriously.

    My husband told me yesterday that his priority is to have a child, this will complete him and help him fix his problems and he can make amends for his horrible childhood. We had a huge fight and he told me that if I can’t give him a child then he will leave me because he wants a child that badly and can’t understand how this is not a big deal for me. He can’t understand how not having a child is not a deal breaker for me.

    Now my husband is a wonderful, caring, kind man who has taken such great care of me. He said alot of things yesterday that hurt me a great deal but was an eye-opener for me. He said that having a child is a dealer breaker for him, but he wants to have a child with me and stay with me. My issue is that if we do have a child it’s going to be difficult because of our opposing beliefs and values, also his family history and depression is an issue for me. Maybe this is why I have been hesitant to have a child with him and maybe this is why I was ok with marrying him, because kids was almost out of the question when we married.

    Yesterday was debating for me, I cried until I had no more tears or energy left. Divorce is unheard of in my family (all christian, God fearing people). My parents will be devastated. I am unsure about what I need to do. This is how I came across your page and it’s blessed me so much. I am taking time to think and pray about my decision. But I know that God loves me, he may not love my decisions but he loves me and my future is bright. I just need to know what that is.

    I also need to be healed, what if my healing is tied to being released for my husband. So many thoughts are going through my head and I need to make a decision.

    Thank you again for being a blessing. I pray that Jesus continues to use you and bless you and your kids.

  4. Dear Still Man,
    It is a blessing I have come upon your website. This article spoke to me in many ways. I am seeking for your advice on whether or not I am under a generation curse but I am afraid to send you what I have written about my own life. Is there is any other way I might can contact you? I think I might be under a curse.
    Thank you for your time and God Bless you and your ministry,
    HS

  5. Hi brother Still Man,

    I decided finally to write my story publicly to possibly give someone in the same situation hope. I was saved under very confusing circumstances about half a year ago. Due to generational curse, that I only now almost at the age of 33 recognize, I’ve been addicted to cigarettes, alcohol (since the age 10-12 from which I was able to get away from in 2009) and since then to marijuana as well as other prescription and street drugs growing up in a small town notorious for it’s nazi -history as close in time as in the nineties. I had always thought I’m right being just a laid-back “pot hippie”. Little did I know.

    After learning what has really happened to me due to my sins of addiction to pornography, fornication and other grievous sexual sins (including a now an adult homosexual relative luring me into performing acts on him as well as him as children) I’m bound to so many unholy spiritual ties I’m either unable to sever or a demon, that is still feeding off of a generational sin, is able to remind me daily. I used to idolize rock/punk ‘stars’ as well as gamble and play poker.

    I’ve learned enough to specify the demons, that still dwell in me to be a familiar spirit, a spirit of enchantment (once hypnotized) and a spirit of sorcery (drugs). And possibly the spirit of palsy, yet having enough faith to make myself run again might be a stretch.

    Under possession I broke my back at age 19 jumping an unsuccessful somersault to which I now daily thank the Lord Jesus in prayer to be able to still walk. I’m a diagnosed bi-polar, which from my country’s language is roughly translated to ‘two-way mind disorder’. Possessed I’ve also walked almost naked on a cold January night a few years back so that both my feet were close to being amputated. Satan must’ve really hated, that I walked after all he had tried to do to get me to a wheelchair.

    I struggle daily, after my salvation I still have that ‘other (evil) mind’ in me.

    A demon of which I can tell no one or have anyone in my family listen to me anymore, because to them I’m either crazy or “the center of the world” talking biblical truth. They curse profanities to my face. On the phone I’ve been told to “have been born too fragile into this world”, the other thing is hanging up on me even though it’s them, that called me. When I seemed to get through to my stepbrother, the last thing he said to me leaving from my mother’s house (because they threatened to call an ambulance) was “it’s good that you have those other sick friends”, after telling him I fortunately have support from reading your site, dear Still man. I had the hardest time to understand what was happening, because I’d thought, that my family would’ve rejoiced over my salvation from drugs. Quite the opposite. They’re ready to commit me (again). But I don’t blame them. They’re still in bondage. I love them as did Lord Jesus those who killed him until the end.

    The Spirit showed me to your site, dear brother Still Man, but I must emphasize how long of a process deliverance can be to someone, who might be coming from similar difficult circumstances. I believe the KJV is the infallible Word of the living God. I believe in the remission of sins in the shed blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But having made errors after my salvation of following the demon I feel sometimes I’m in an endless loop of sin-confession. The newest trick it has come up with is trying to predict what I’m going to do next to make me believe I’m doing it on command.

    This has put me into a situation where I have to either speak out loud with Jesus constantly or put on gospel music to silence it, which doesn’t seem to fully work anymore either.

    I’m at my 4th attempt of confessing my own and my forefathers’ sins, which have grown to about 20 pages long. I lose hope every now and then, the demon makes me also scratch myself constantly and is laughing even as I write this. The demons left from days of drug use are also still in the apartment, because if I forget (or by choice) don’t pray Jesus to protect me and the Holy Spirit my dreams I’m attacked both physically (blanket being pulled) as well as in form of nightmares. But I’ve promised the Lord in prayer not to give up for ‘thy will be done’. On the 5th attempt I’ll probably just confess every single sin one by one, no matter if my forefathers committed them or not. All I know is, that I must be getting closer to being delivered, because of the neighbours’ noise campaign as well as harassment in form of peeping through or smoking outside my window as I open it in the morning for fresh air. At one point I taunted and rebuked the Satan and prayed for persecution just to make sure this is real. And Jesus showed me it is.

    Double-minded man, unstable in all my ways, but I’d rather stumble alone than fall into sin again in the multitude. I’m about to lose the custody to my daughter as well, I was kept from seeing her on Christmas. She won’t answer my phone calls either, rarely even text messages. I dishonoured and was rebellious to my father. Comes around goes around. I just couldn’t love him after seeing him beat my mother (drunk). In the end in 2012 he drowned drunk (to which I think the same spirit, that jumped into me got him into thus repeatedly telling me to kill myself). But how can I even begin to explain all of this to an unsaved 11-year old if I’m even given a chance to do so?

    I’m also wondering if there’s truth to God’s “perfect” plan for each one of us, if we follow a straight path and don’t wander left or right (sin)? I’ve seen talk of this compared to Peter walking on water, until fear got the best of him, so I guess this is what’s walking in the Spirit.

    I’m tired almost all the time and there’s these chills in the back of my head often.

    Please pray for me.

    • I don’t know everything about the Christian life, Matti, but I disagree that deliverance has to be a long process, as there is no biblical precedent for this. I believe that our deliverance is directly proportionate to our faith; therefore, if our faith is weak, then so too will be our deliverance. Your own testimony demonstrates a lack of faith and an unstable foundation. You admit, for example, to being double-minded and unstable. Note that the Apostle James said of such a man “Let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord,” for he is “like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” (James 1:6,7). You also demonstrate a lack of faith in the Word of God when you say that you’re “wondering if there’s truth to God’s ‘perfect’ plan for each one of us.”

      This, I believe, is the reason you have confessed your sins four times and have received no relief: it seems that you are checking the blocks, but there is no faith to support your actions. Recall the woman with the issue of blood. Jesus told her that her faith had made her whole (Matthew 9:22). Recall also the cripple man begging alms at the Beautiful gate in Act 3. Peter told the amazed crowd that he and John had not healed the man, but the name of Jesus and the man’s faith in that name are what healed him (Acts 3:16).

      In my opinion, it is a lack of faith in the Word of God (both the Man and the Book) that is keeping you from being delivered. There’s an old saying that goes, “Know Jesus know change; no Jesus, no change.” I would add to that “Know Jesus know faith; no Jesus, no faith.”

      TSM

      • Thank you, brother Still Man. Especially for getting back to me so quickly.

        There is something holding me back for sure, I can see my errors now. I wrote a lengthy e-mail to you from my old e-mail address a while back, but that’s been compromised and some incoming e-mails have been either blocked or I’m being lied to so I have no way of knowing if my outgoing are being received either. I also to my err stated in that e-mail I’d done automatic writing since my salvation, yet I didn’t understand the concept then. I wasn’t possessed and didn’t allow anything to write by my hand, but did write letters dictated to me by an unclean spirit. I’ve confessed and asked to be forgiven for doing those out of ignorance.

        It’s the lack of faith that led me to still do these things.

        It’s the lack of faith, that still makes me believe in a hypocrite doctor’s diagnosis.

        And it’s the lack of faith which prevents me from casting anything out. It’s clear as day now.

        God’s pushing me to get a baptism, there’s an issue with that, because I’m alone and a charismatic church was the only place in my town where I could’ve received a biblical baptism. But against what their website claimed they wouldn’t have agreed to do it unless I joined as well. That was enough to just say “Good day and God bless”.

        Only today did I understand to ask for forgiveness for, that I’m not not doing it out of rebellion, because it’s something I want myself as well, but it’ll be about a month to be able to go to my grandaunt’s, who is a believer and has a bathtub. Figured she’ll do it, even though she’s (to my knowledge) never received her’s after being born again. She also confessed to another person, but I won’t contest her faith, I’ve done so via e-mail concerning generational sins, but I feel she’s just under (a heavy) one and thus unable to admit it exists.

        I wasn’t able to figure out if you had been baptized when you received your deliverance, so is it a possibility it’s related to my issue?

        Your ministry has been a huge blessing and I’ve thanked Lord Jesus for guiding me to it so early in my Christian walk and allowing the Holy Spirit reveal these things to you and keep your blog from getting taken down or hacked. Sometimes it feels like coming home opening your blog, like stepping into a church where no one judges and understands persecution, because it’s very real.

        It’s the soul’s yearning to find a church. In these times it seems there’s none, that aren’t tainted anymore. Internet really is “the final frontier”, as you put it. In a perfect world we’d have video services, gathering us to hear the infallible Word of the living God, but that seems improbable knowing your busy schedule and family duties as well.

        All the best to them, I pray for all of your safety, especially your saved children.

        Your brother in Christ,
        Matti

    • My dear friend in Jesus, Igreet you with The Divine Peace of Jesus! First, let me share with you that what we speak, is what we get. Jesus shed His Blood on the Cross for you. Therefore, know that once you break the generational curses on you, and your family, then your free, and free of doubled minded ness!!!! You are free. Now if doublemindedness continues to attack you or any other evil spirit then just, “IGNORE IT”. Never, ever say anything negative about yourself again!!!! You have to surround yourself with good holy people to build you up, not put you down or threaten you with hospitalization. It will be in your best interest to separate yourself from family in the meantime, at least from visiting them. Call from time to time to let them know your doing well, but, only share good positive things not negatives which evil spirits prefer. Set boundaries with talking with family on the telephone. If, they begin talking negative towards you, then it’s up to you to end the conversation & tell them why. Also, call down a The Most Precious Blood of Jesus upon yourself – daily, and upon your family – daily, and before/during/after all conversations with them AND bind all the evils spirits from head to foot to include their senses – daily in A.M., and before/during/after all conversations with you!!! Chose life over death!!! Choose to be The Head of Jesus, and not the tail of satan. Chose your words carefully, making sure they bring life to your body, mind & spirit. Ignore all evil & negative things and all negative words/sicknesses. If, you continue to say your double minded then you will be. May God Shine His Face upon you, Bless you & show you great favor. Position yourself for Gods extraudinarily Blessings on your life!!! Your friend in Jesus, Sinner/Saint

      • Thank you indeed, sister Deb!

        Those words are so encouraging and every morning since I understood the error of my way of thinking I say to myself (and to Jesus), that “today I’m of a whole mind” and thank Lord Jesus for it. Sadly my damily did get me into an institution, and as there has been (according to the doctor) only one case in history of a bipolar person free’d from her diagnosis by law they put me back on heavy medication and I’ve had tremendous difficulty reading my Bible and praying as fervently as before.

        *At the moment ignoring, that I’m close to getting kicked out of my apartment with no one to rely on after that. (And I do mean no one, as my old “friends” are still junkies and non-believers and my family’s the one persecuting me).* Update: After making a few calls, a prayer was answered. If nothing gets in the way I am going to see my daughter as well as be able to pay my rent next week. God is good!

        Your message was a blessing for today, today I have meat, raiment and shelter. This is a good and beautiful, sunny day and I thank God Almighty for it.

        Your brother in Christ,
        Matti

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