A young girl going through a difficult time in life asked me this question because so many things seemed to be going wrong in her life at one time. A friend told her she may have been cursed. She was frightened and had no peace. She wanted to know the answer. This is actually a very legitimate question. The short answer is “NO” and I will explain.
When we receive Christ into our heart and life He is with all the time. I never worried when my father was with me. My father is in Heaven now and I still don’t worry because my Heavenly Father is with me always. He said, “I will never leave you or forsake you”
When we receive Christ we receive all of the provisions of the Covenant through the works of the Cross. Protection is included in the Covenant we have with God. When the death angel passed throughout the land of Egypt it was only the houses where the blood was applied that were protected. The same is still true today.
If others were able to “curse” believers and cause them harm then it would mean that the power of the enemy to harm us is greater than the power of God to protect and bless us. The power of the Blood that protects us is much greater than the “limited” power of the enemy.
I once heard of an individual who was attempting to “pray” a curse upon someone they were angry with. This type of praying that God will strike someone is unscriptural and wicked. And it absolutely does not work!
Because my friend was worried I shared a beautiful Scripture with her that gave her peace.
Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight a curse without cause will not alight (I love how this rhymes and is easy to remember)
The living translation is my personal favorite. It says that an “undeserved” curse will not land on it’s intended victim. It will not come to rest or take hold. It will not affect it’s intended victim at all.
There are, however, times in our lives when we do things wrong and we suffer the consequences of our behaviors. When we sin we are actually cursing ourselves. The same is true if we choose to speak about ourselves negatively. We must recognize that words have power. I would like to explain it like this. The verse states that an “undeserved” curse will not rest. There are simply times when we curse ourselves by our own actions and suffer the resulting consequences. We have all heard the phrase “you got what you deserved” There is a curse that we deserve or have earned. It has nothing at all to do with someone pronouncing a curse over us.
We are told in God’s Word that we choose blessing or cursing. I choose to be blessed by living in obedience to Christ. No one can choose for me. I choose life or death and blessing or cursing.
The only way a curse spoken against you by another individual can cause you harm is if you CHOOSE to RECEIVE it and BELIEVE it. The same is true if someone speaks a blessing over you. It is your choice to receive it or reject it.
The definition of a “curse” is a prayer or appeal to cause harm to someone. It is wrong to “curse” anyone at anytime.
At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what others say about you. It doesn’t matter what the enemy says about you (and he says plenty.) What matters most is what you say and what God says about you. God has spoken well of you.
Purpose in your heart to give NO place to the devil. Always remember that No weapon formed against you shall prosper and EVERY tongue that rises against you shall suffer shame.
I choose Jesus! I choose blessing!
Love, Pastor Pam