INSIGHTS: Breaking the Power of Negative Words

As I was listening to “Revive Our Hearts” on the radio, Nancy Leigh DeMoss read, "Bless those who persecute you" (Romans 12:14). She said, “Don't speak evil of them. Don't curse them. Don't speak evil to your children about their dad, your ex-husband. Don't speak evil to a co-worker about your boss. He may be a lousy boss, but don't return cursing for cursing. Bless them instead.” The Bible calls these negative words word curses.

Probably the greatest task of prayer counseling ministry is to break the spiritual power of negative words that have been spoken. We can all remember words that we have spoken, that we immediately wished we could have taken back. We surely remember negative words spoken over us, that actually damaged our self-esteem and hindered our progress.

God created the whole universe using words and we are created in His image. He has delegated to us the power “to build or tear down our own house with our words.” How? We tend to blame others whom we believe have blocked our success, but the Bible says that we reap what we sow, not what they sow. You may believe that they caused the repetitive negative cycles in your life, but God says that a curse without a cause cannot light. (Proverbs 26:2)

That’s good news! It means that no matter how much someone cursed you, their words don’t necessarily have lasting effect. You may believe the lie and empower it -- or react sinfully and empower it. (Silent unspoken reactions count.) If you judge them with condemnation, hold resentment and unforgiveness or curse them back, you will begin to reap the curse in your life. If you bless them back, their words cannot harm you. The law of sowing and reaping says YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW, MORE THAN YOU SOW AND LATER THAT YOU SOW.

How can you break the power of word curses spoken over you? FORGIVENESS 5 WAYS. First, you know you have to (1.) forgive them for saying the curse like, “You will never be able to … .” (But that is only 20% of the solution. To cover the other 80% you have to forgive 4 more ways.) (2.) If you judged them with condemnation, you must ask God to forgive you too. (3.) If you blamed God for their behavior, you must ask God’s forgiveness. (4.) If you returned evil for evil, you must ask for forgiveness for your own sin. (5.) If you believed the lie, you must forgive yourself for believing the lie as well.

It’s not too late; you can call me or someone in spiritual authority over you and ask us to pray with you. First, make a list of all the word curses that have been spoken over you. We can pray FORGIVENESS 5 WAYS and Jesus will release you from having to reap what you have sown, in reaction to their sin. Jesus is not a time creature; He will go back in time and break the power of the words spoken. He has died on the cross to provide for your healing, body, soul and spirit. When you invited Christ to live inside you, you received the power to bless others.

I am preaching to myself here. Please pray that we can all understand the power of sowing blessing into the lives of others. We have a choice. When we criticize and condemn, we put more prison bars around them and their weakness. We actually assist the devil to imprison them with the fault. OR - We can choose to assist the angels to empower them to overcome their weaknesses, by speaking God’s truth into their lives. We help them to believe God’s truth about themselves, as we speak new strength, hope and supernatural ability into their hearts.

Praise God for His inexhaustible grace! Carlotta Waldmann

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