#71 – Breaking Generational Curses

Guest: Pastor Lee Hall

Act Like Men – Men’s Leadership Podcast

Sponsored by Men’s Ministry Catalyst

Podcast Show Notes

What is a generational curse and how do you know if you have one? With the advent of popular psychology, we often have labels for behaviors and attitudes that generations before we may have called, what the bible would call what is passed from one generation to the next, without breaking that curse. The definition today is they are repeating patterns of misfortune that affect parents, their children, and beyond. They can manifest in several ways: disobedience, violence, idolatry, or bad habits.

Pastor Lee Hall talks about a generational curse that he was under until God opened his eyes and delivered him from this curse. There were many things that Pastor Hall mentioned as helping give him victory:

1. Awareness of the behaviors and attitudes he was manifesting that he had seen in his father.
2. Decision to be different.
3. Asking God to deliver him from the direction he was heading.
4. Asking his father to forgive him for his attitude towards his father. You heard that right – he believed it was on him to seek forgiveness. Most of us would wait until our father came to us and asked for forgiveness – and would go to our grave with bitterness and anger towards him within us.

This is the critical step in getting released from all the “stuff” that is in our heads, our hearts, and our spirits towards God and others.

1. Live in victory daily and REFUSE to submit again to the curse from which you have been delivered.

Pastor Hall has hung onto II Corinthians 5:17 – If any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. These verses were extremely valuable to Pastor Hall. He states: “if God is not changing my situation, then God is about to change me”. You can only live that when you engage in a faith walk, not walking by sight.

Be encouraged today – trust God for your future – allow Him to change you and walk by faith every day!

Questions to ask yourself:

1. Do I feel stuck, repeating the attitudes and behaviors I saw in my dad? Which one(s) specifically?
2. Are you willing to allow God to change you and will you walk by faith, not by sight according to what is around you?
3. Who do I know who can become a prayer partner and accountability partner to help me walk out of these “curses”? Ensure this man could be or is a mentor for you.

To contact Pastor Lee Hall for a discussion or prayer:

leehallsr81@gmail.com

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