What Are Generational Curses? The Hidden Battles in Your Bloodline. Breaking Free!!!

Over the next few weeks, as the Holy Spirit leads, we will dive deep into the topic of Breaking Generational Curses.

I must admit that this is a deep study that I never embarked on before and I trust that we can do this together. I’d like for us to explore how destructive patterns can be passed down through generations and negatively affect our lives and that of our family members.

But what is most important, Family, I pray that each of us will come out of this every day experiencing freedom through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.

I was about to say many of us, but let me speak for myself: I never really took the time to examine the negative patterns people struggle with on a recurring basis in their lives. Many people would just say oh, I’m not surprised he or she is a drunkard or strung out on drugs, or has cancer, keeps on living from paycheck to paycheck, or can’t keep their marriage together, because their mother or father was in the same situation.

So, I never really stopped to study this phenomenon. And I wonder how many of you have really done so. Because, what we must understand is that these are not just personal struggles, but generational ones.  

I mean there are situations that we create or bring upon ourselves because we don’t listen and take good advice. But generally, as we become more spiritual and learned in the Word of God, we would understand that when we see certain situations manifesting, it is deeper than it seems.

So as we begin this series, I want to let it be known that I am not here to talk about obeah or witchcraft, or voodoo or necromancy or anything of the sort.

Let it be clear that we are talking about generational curses as negative spiritual patterns or consequences that can be passed down through families due to continued sin, disobedience, or iniquity. 

Disobedience might begin when one generation rejects God’s commands. Sin continues when future generations follow that pattern. And iniquity solidifies when the cycle becomes deeply ingrained in a family’s lifestyle or culture.

For clarity, a spiritual pattern refers to a recurring way of thinking, behaving, or experiencing life that is influenced by spiritual forces, whether divine or demonic. We have to remember that satan always tries to mimic or counterfeit what God has created. The battle of good and evil.

Now we don’t have to look too far to see families experiencing repeated cycles of poverty, broken marriages, or sickness. As we grow in Christ, we can no longer dismiss these as mere coincidences or genetic predispositions or inherited traits.

The Bible reveals that spiritual forces can be at play, keeping families bound.

Exodus 20:5 (KJV) states: “For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.”

Exodus 34:7 (MSG) says “God, slow to anger and immense in loyal love and faithfulness, forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin. Still, never just whitewashing sin. But extending the fallout of parents’ sins to children and grandchildren, to the third and fourth generation.”

Note that this is not about unfair punishment from God, but the natural consequence of iniquity being repeated in a family line.

Similarly, Lamentations 5:7 (KJV) says: “Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.” Meaning that the younger generation often suffers for the sins of those who came before them. 

A father’s addiction, for example, can lead to a broken home, which affects his children’s future. A mother’s involvement in occult practices can open spiritual doors that affect her family.

One key thing to remember is that generational curses don’t happen randomly. They are the result of spiritual laws, where sin and iniquity open doors for consequences to be passed down. So we have to watch who we harbour in our inner circle, we have to watch where we go all the time, we have to watch what we watch on social media etc.

Family, it’s important to note that while these curses are real, God has also provided a way to break free. We are not helpless or doomed to suffer for our ancestors’ mistakes.

These patterns are often dismissed as just the way things are in a family. But when we recognize them for what they are - spiritual bondages - we can take the necessary steps to break free.

Remember that the choices and sins of one generation can impact the next, but that cycle can be broken. 

Now, the reality is, that just as curses can be transferred, so can blessings. The good news is that Jesus Christ has made a way for us to break free from any generational bondage.

Galatians 3:13 (AMP) declares: “Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ’Cursed is everyone who hangs [crucified] on a tree (cross).’”

This is the heart of the gospel—Jesus took the curse upon Himself so that we could walk in blessing. 

Every generational curse, no matter how deeply rooted, can be broken through the power of the cross. 

When we accept Christ, we are given a new identity. We are no longer bound by the mistakes of our ancestors. Instead, we have the opportunity to create a new legacy of faith, obedience, and blessing.

So we are encouraged to take some time today to reflect on our family history. What negative patterns have we noticed? Are there areas where we or our loved ones seem to struggle repeatedly? 

Write them down as areas where breakthrough is needed. And pray and fast, because generational curses can be broken.

That is good news: that through Jesus Christ, we are no longer bound by these curses. We can receive breakthrough and establish a new legacy of blessings for our families. 

These generational curses can be broken through awareness, intentional change, psychological intervention, and most certainly spiritual intervention.

aub - 10Mar25

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