Are Generational Curses in effect today?

It has been argued that curses such as lying or consumption can be passed on from our parents – as proof of the validity of the generational curse instruction. Though it is true that routine sins (strongholds in our lives) can be “learned”, these are just as with no trouble instilled in us by our surrounds and peers as from our parents, and are not actually curses (in the sense that the curses depicted in Exodus were actually punishments for sins, not the passing down of sins themselves).

There is no doubt that it is possible for there to be a negative effect on our lives from past generations. However, the form this effect takes, the extent that some teachings say it happens, and the almost total assumption that everyone must have a curse if they are experiencing problems is unfounded.

The bible makes is clear that our upbringing has a great effect on our walk with God. In Proverbs 22:6 it says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

If you recognise that there are areas of habitual sin in your life, whether or not they started with you or were perhaps learned from your parents or peers, then you should pray for release from these strongholds.