Curse wants to resurface old shame to create a sense of doom for today. Blessing does the opposite — it liberates in order to create hope for tomorrow. . . . The Manasseh part of the Ephraim and Manasseh blessing tells people, ‘Your past troubles do not have to define you, but they can refine […]
“Anger is a natural and common response to painful circumstances. . . . true lamenting calls for our lousiest, rawest emotions — even the ugly ones. But anger is usually a secondary emotion, often masking feelings of loneliness, insecurity, shame, abandonment, or sadness.”- Aubrey Sampson “Pay them back for what they deserve, LORD, for what […]
“A curse is the projection of evil on someone. It’s using language or attitudes that project evil into their lives.”- Dallas Willard, Living in Christ’s Presence: Final Words on Heaven and the Kingdom of God (2014) In Chapter 5 (“Inspiration for Blessing”) of Given, Tina Boesch contrasts blessing and cursing. First, she observes that, in […]