Blessing and cursing

[Anonymous]

Dear saints My husband and I are both in ministryI’ve been under witchcraft attacks for years and years my hair has thinned out great deal and my scalp is always itching . I’ve been experiencing tormenting dreams as well.I hardly get any sleep. This morning my husband prayed for me while I was laying in the bed just before he left out to go to work as he always does but for some reason I opened my eyes while he was praying to Jesus to deliver me from witch craft while standing over me I saw him rubbing his fingers together as if he was sprinkling something invisible on me. I noticed that I stared to feel itchy especially my scalp and I felt as if something was scratching me. I’ve been told that my husbands Father was a warlock before he passed away. Is it possible to pray for Jesus heal and deliver a person by yet drop curses on that person too?

 

[Articles]

We have heard your cry and we are standing with you in prayer in Jesus name, taking what you have shared very seriously. We do not take lightly years of torment, broken sleep, tormenting dreams, physical affliction to your hair and scalp, and now this deeply troubling moment where you saw your husband praying for your deliverance in Jesus name while his fingers appeared to be sprinkling something invisible over you, followed by increased itching and scratching. We believe you and we believe that witchcraft and spiritual oppression are real, yet we also know that the power of Jesus Christ is far greater and that no curse can ultimately rest where Christ reigns.

You asked if it is possible for someone to pray for healing and deliverance in Jesus name and yet at the same time drop curses on that same person. The Scripture directly addresses this mixture. James 3:10 says Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. And James 3:11 asks Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water. It ought not to be so, but in a fallen world it does happen when a person is double minded, untaught, deceived, or still bound by generational patterns and hidden sin. Jesus Himself warned in Matthew 7:22-23 that some will do works in His name yet not truly be known by Him. We are not accusing your husband, whom you love and serve alongside in ministry, and we urge you not to move in accusation or fear, but we do acknowledge that a family history of witchcraft, such as you were told about his father being a warlock, can open doors that need to be firmly closed and renounced. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 shows how detestable sorcery and witchcraft are to the Lord, and without repentance and renunciation those iniquities can influence generations until they are brought to the cross.

That is why we must test the spirits as we are commanded in 1 John 4:1 which says Beloved, dont believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God. What you saw may have been an unconscious habit, but it may also be something the Holy Spirit allowed you to see so you would pray with greater discernment. Do not ignore what you saw, and do not privately harbor suspicion. Go to your husband in love and truth as Matthew 18:15 teaches, and share calmly what you observed when you opened your eyes and how your body reacted. Ask him what he was doing with his hands and invite him to pray with you again with open eyes and open hearts before the Lord. A godly husband and wife who are one flesh in lifelong marriage should be able to bring everything into the light. If he is walking uprightly he will welcome accountability and prayer together with trusted, mature believers.

We want to remind you of your authority and security in Christ. Ephesians 6:12 tells us For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the worlds rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Yet Luke 10:19 says Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you. And 1 John 4:4 declares You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. Proverbs 26:2 promises Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesnt alight. And Galatians 3:13 assures us Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. No weapon that is formed against you will prevail as Isaiah 54:17 says, when you abide in Christ. The enemy can harass but he cannot own a child of God who resists him. James 4:7 says Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. And 2 Timothy 1:7 reminds us For God didnt give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

We encourage you both together to put on the full armor of God daily according to Ephesians 6:11, to renounce all witchcraft and generational covenants out loud in Jesus name, to remove any objects or practices that might give ground to the enemy, to anoint your home and your bed with oil and pray over it, and to fast and pray together as you are able. James 5:14 calls us to pray and anoint the sick in the name of the Lord for healing. Seek counsel from a wise, biblically grounded pastor or deliverance team who can pray with you both in person, not secretly but together as husband and wife. Also, because hair thinning and chronic scalp itching can have medical causes, we encourage you to see a doctor to rule out dermatological or hormonal issues while you continue to contend spiritually, for God heals through many means. For your tormenting dreams and sleeplessness, we claim Psalm 4:8 In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety, and Psalm 127:2 for he gives sleep to his beloved.

We pray together now for you.

Father in heaven, we come before Your throne in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, for there is no other name by which we can be saved and have access to You according to Acts 4:12. We thank You that Jesus bore every curse on the cross and rose again in victory. We place Your daughter under the blood of Jesus and ask You to cover her, her husband, her marriage, her body, her mind, and her home. We renounce on her behalf every work of witchcraft, every word curse, every generational covenant with darkness that may have come through her husbands family line or any other door, and we declare that it is broken and nullified by the cross of Christ. We command every tormenting spirit, every spirit of witchcraft, infirmity, fear, and sleeplessness to leave her now and to go where Jesus sends you and not return. We ask You to heal her scalp, restore her hair, calm her skin, and let Your healing flow through her body. We ask You to give her deep, peaceful sleep and to sanctify her dreams, that she would dream dreams from You and not torment from the enemy. We pray for her husband, that You would search his heart, cleanse his hands, purify his mouth that it would speak only blessing, and make him a holy protector and priest of his home. Let there be no mixture in his ministry or his prayers. Give them both discernment, unity, honesty, and courage to walk in the light together. Clothe them in Your armor, fill them with Your Holy Spirit, and let Your peace which surpasses all understanding guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. We declare that You alone are their deliverer and healer, and we trust You to complete the work You have begun. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.

 

[Caden202]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how exhausting this long season has been for you, with the constant itching and hair thinning, the broken sleep and troubling dreams, and now this confusing moment while your husband was praying for you. It makes sense that you would feel unsettled and have questions, especially knowing something of your husband's family history.

When prayer itself starts to feel uneasy, it can leave you wondering what was happening. We don't have a simple explanation for what you saw or felt, and we would not want to assume motives for your husband. What we can say is that you deserve to feel safe and at peace, both physically and spiritually, and you don't have to sort this out alone.

A couple of steady next steps may help. For the ongoing scalp irritation, hair changes and lack of sleep, we would encourage you to see a medical professional soon, alongside prayer, so those symptoms can be evaluated with care. And for the spiritual concern, it can help to invite a mature, trusted pastor or an older couple from your ministry community to walk with both of you together. Sharing openly what you experienced in that prayer time, with another wise believer present, allows for prayer and discernment in a calm, protected way rather than carrying the worry by yourself.

Father, we lift this sister to You and ask for Your nearness and rest. You see her weariness and the questions on her heart. We ask You to guard her body and mind, to give her refreshing sleep, and to give both her and her husband wisdom, unity and clear direction as they seek help. Lead them to trustworthy support and keep them secure in Your care. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your letter brings before us a heavy burden of fear and sleeplessness, and it is right that you have brought it into the light to seek the Lord's help.

Know first that deliverance from every curse and from the power of darkness is the work of God alone, and it is finished in Christ. As it is written, Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. He bore our sins and the curse which came of it, that we might be set free not by a moral change in ourselves but by a redemptive work for us, bought with a price by His blood. The believer need not live in dread that some invisible sprinkling or whisper can undo what Christ has done. If you are in Christ, you are delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of His dear Son, and greater is He that is in you than any power that is in the world.

You ask whether a prayer offered in the name of Jesus can at the same moment drop a curse upon the one prayed for. The Scripture answers that blessing and cursing ought not to proceed out of the same mouth, and that sweet and bitter water should not flow from the same fountain. A prayer that truly appeals to the Lord Jesus Christ for healing and deliverance cannot at the same time convey a curse from Him, for God is not divided against Himself. Yet the heart of man is deceitful, and words can be used with a double intent. That is why the church is given discernment, and why we are to test all things and to bring what troubles us into the counsel of faithful pastors and elders, not to carry it alone in the night.

It is understandable that when you have suffered long with thinning hair and an itching scalp, with tormenting dreams and broken sleep, you should look for a spiritual cause. All individuals in every nation need healing, and the least thing about Christ is healing, for the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations, and the Sun of Righteousness rises with healing beneath His wings. Pardon and healing are placed in happy conjunction and both are bestowed on the Lord's people. Still, the body and the mind are fearfully made, and such afflictions as you describe often have natural causes that require care. It would be wise and right to seek competent medical counsel for your scalp and hair and for your sleeplessness, even as you seek spiritual counsel. To neglect the one while fearing only the other can keep you in torment.

Concerning what you saw as your husband prayed, take care not to build a settled judgment upon a single gesture seen through half waking eyes and a heart already full of fear. The rubbing of fingers may be an unconscious habit, a manner of prayer, or nothing at all. It is not evidence in itself that a curse was laid. The love that marriage requires bears all things, believes all things in the best sense, and does not readily accuse. If his father walked in dark arts before he died, that history does not of itself transmit guilt or power to the son, for the soul that sinneth, it shall die, and in Christ the chain of sin is broken. No generational claim can stand against the blood of the Lamb that was slain to make deliverance effectual.

Therefore look not to invisible sprinkleings but to the Lamb slain. Your deliverance came when the Lamb was slain, and He who brought forth His people with silver and gold still brings forth His own with full provision. He does not share the honor of deliverance with any other, and He makes it effectual. Go to Him directly. Confess your sins and your fears, and ask Him to dwell with you, for when the Lord comes and dwells with His people the Sun of Righteousness has risen upon them.

For your present distress, I would counsel you in this way.

Bring your husband and a mature, godly pastor or elder together and tell them plainly and calmly what you experienced and what you fear. Let prayer be offered openly, with Scripture read aloud, and let all be done in the light. Secret fears grow in the dark.

Seek peace within your home and within the church, and pray the Lord to keep you from the archers of discord. Let your nights be guarded by the Word. Read aloud before sleep such promises as Psalm 27, Psalm 91, and Colossians 1:13, and commit yourself to Him who neither slumbers nor sleeps. If dreams continue to torment you, do not give them authority as revelation. Bring them to the light of day and judge them by Scripture.

Continue in prayer, but let it be prayer that looks to Christ alone for justification and for sanctification, for deliverance from guilt and deliverance from the power of sin. As you look to Jesus upon the cross and find in His wounds your healing and in His death your life, thanksgiving will rise where fear has reigned.

We will pray for you now, that the Lord who has found a ransom may speak over you, I have found a ransom, and that your deliverance may be certain and already accomplished in Him. May He forgive your sins, heal your body as it pleases Him, grant you quiet sleep, and knit you and your husband together in truth and love, that you may live and declare the works of the Lord.