Identifying and Breaking Curses

Identifying and Breaking Curses

Statements such as these can be a sign of a curse at work: ➢ "I seem to take one step forward and two steps backward." ➢ "Nothing ever seems to work out for me." ➢ "I never can seem to get ahead." ➢ "I knew something bad would happen." ➢ "If it were not for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all." ➢ "This always happens to me." ➢ "It happened to my parents, and now it is happening to me." Let's look at the indications or symptoms of curses in depth: Chronic Financial Problems The first symptom is chronic financial problems, especially if there is a history of debt, bankruptcy, poverty, and lack in the family. No matter what a person does, he or she cannot seem to get ahead financially. This person is unable to keep jobs, experiences layoffs, or has an inability to find work, especially when there is no logical explanation for it. There are many people who struggle financially because of curses. They never can seem to escape unexpected bills, accidents causing additional bills, loss of money, car breakdowns, mechanical malfunctions, losing money (purses, wallets), loss to theft, and high interest rates. Just when they seem to get ahead financially something happens to set them back. This can be true even if a person earns a lot of money. Again, for some people there is no logical explanation as to why they should not be further ahead financially. Illogical circumstances or events occur, such as mishandling money, a history of welfare in the family, or business failures. "The destruction of the poor is their poverty" (Proverbs 10:15). The spirit of destruction works through this curse to destroy a person financially. Spirits of poverty, lack, and debt operate through this curse. Testimony of a Pastor I recently heard the testimony of a pastor who told of having constant car problems. Even though he had a good car, something was

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