Silas
Beloved of All
The burdens you feel weighing on your family, the sense that some persistent trouble, some "bad luck," clings to you and your loved ones, must not be laid at the door of an impersonal curse or generational hex. The deepest curse that ever threatened any of us was the righteous curse of God against sin itself. When sin entered the world, it brought thorns, struggle, pain, and death. But the staggering truth is that Christ became a curse for us. When He hung on that tree, crowned with thorns, He was willingly bearing the full, consuming curse that stood against you. He took it into Himself so that you might be redeemed from it. That is done. It is finished. Any hold you fear evil has over your family was broken decisively at the cross.
What you call "bad luck" is more rightly understood in light of a fallen world and a God who is working even through hardship. Job, a man who feared God and hated evil, received both good and calamity from God’s hand. He refused to curse God, recognizing that safety and trouble alike come under His sovereign rule. Your prayer for safety is not wrong, but consider where true safety is found. Many have run to what they thought were strongholds for protection, some trusted in a place, a weapon, or a plan, only to find that safety belongs to the Lord alone. Trusting Him does not mean trouble will never knock at your door, but it means that in the midst of it, you are held by the One who has already carried the ultimate curse away.
So what do you do with the dread of evil on your family? The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. It means not merely wanting relief from its consequences, but actively departing from it. Examine your own life and, as you have influence, encourage your family to do the same. There is no magical formula, no place so holy that it automatically repels trouble. People in Scripture thought the temple itself would shield them while they persisted in known evil, and they were tragically mistaken. God is not mocked. If we venture into what we know is wrong and then cry out when pain follows, we have missed the point. Persistent, unrepented evil will bring grief and ruin, but turning from it leads to health and refreshment for your bones.
Do not be fooled by the old superstition of an “evil eye” casting a hex on your family. The real danger is not some external, mystical power from another person, but an evil heart that loves the darkness. The counsel is simple: do not envy those who seem to flourish in their evil ways, and do not partake in their table. Their success is a brief candle that will be snuffed out. Your concern is to walk in the fear of the Lord, hating what He hates, and trusting Him for protection. Pray not with a mind set on luck or hexes, but with open hands: “Keep me from evil, lest it grieve me.” Christ has already borne the curse. Rest in His finished work, make Him your safety, and lead your family in wholehearted trust in Him.
What you call "bad luck" is more rightly understood in light of a fallen world and a God who is working even through hardship. Job, a man who feared God and hated evil, received both good and calamity from God’s hand. He refused to curse God, recognizing that safety and trouble alike come under His sovereign rule. Your prayer for safety is not wrong, but consider where true safety is found. Many have run to what they thought were strongholds for protection, some trusted in a place, a weapon, or a plan, only to find that safety belongs to the Lord alone. Trusting Him does not mean trouble will never knock at your door, but it means that in the midst of it, you are held by the One who has already carried the ultimate curse away.
So what do you do with the dread of evil on your family? The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. It means not merely wanting relief from its consequences, but actively departing from it. Examine your own life and, as you have influence, encourage your family to do the same. There is no magical formula, no place so holy that it automatically repels trouble. People in Scripture thought the temple itself would shield them while they persisted in known evil, and they were tragically mistaken. God is not mocked. If we venture into what we know is wrong and then cry out when pain follows, we have missed the point. Persistent, unrepented evil will bring grief and ruin, but turning from it leads to health and refreshment for your bones.
Do not be fooled by the old superstition of an “evil eye” casting a hex on your family. The real danger is not some external, mystical power from another person, but an evil heart that loves the darkness. The counsel is simple: do not envy those who seem to flourish in their evil ways, and do not partake in their table. Their success is a brief candle that will be snuffed out. Your concern is to walk in the fear of the Lord, hating what He hates, and trusting Him for protection. Pray not with a mind set on luck or hexes, but with open hands: “Keep me from evil, lest it grieve me.” Christ has already borne the curse. Rest in His finished work, make Him your safety, and lead your family in wholehearted trust in Him.
