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I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled It makes sense, then, that we’ll have to
with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the stop dwelling on the sin memories if
Lord will not hear [me]: [But] verily God hath heard we want to stop cherishing them. This
[me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. usually takes time and discipline to carry
Blessed [be] God, which hath not turned away my out…perhaps even decades (see
prayer, nor his mercy from me. Psalm 66:17-20 thoughts). Even so, it is possible to
clear the memories from our daily
God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must thoughts, such that we are not continually
worship [him] in spirit and in truth. fighting to not think about them. The
Holy Spirit helps us do this (Romans
God is spirit, and his worshipers must 8:11,13).
worship in spirit and in truth John 4:24
NIV We’ll also have to die to our love for
the sins we’ve been cherishing. Peter
One of the reasons pornography is so mentioned: “He himself bore our sin in his
dangerous is that it loads our minds with body on the tree that we might die to sins
images of sex sin that will hang around and live for righteousness; by his wounds,
for years. The memories then serve as you have been healed” (1 Peter 2:24 NIV).
potential temptations for us to think back Jesus died for us such that we could die to
on and fantasize about. This is what the sins, live for righteousness and receive
psalmist meant by cherishing sin in the healing. Part of that healing is available
heart. When we cherish sins in our for our minds from the memories and
hearts it blocks our prayers and worship sinful thought patterns we’ve developed
because God commands us to worship over the years. We can ask God to help
him in spirit and in truth. Since every sin us die to our enjoyment of sin and help us
involves some kind of lie, cherishing that see sin the way he sees it. Again, the
sin violates the truth requirement for Holy Spirit will be the agent that helps
worshipping God. renew and heal our minds (Romans 12:2)
as we follow Jesus each day. He will
We’ve heard from many sex addicts who teach us how to think as the new persons
feel like God is ignoring them and/or that in Christ that we are.
their prayers don’t seem to be working.
They are equally frustrated with trying to Questions for further thought:
worship God. They feel “spiritually dry”
and a million miles from God. In such • What sins have you been cherishing
cases, cherished sin may well be the in your heart?
culprit that is cutting them off from God. • Please take a moment to confess
those sins to God and ask for his
forgiveness from them through the
If we want to remove the roadblocks on blood of Jesus.
our prayers and get reconnected with God • What are some practical ways you
in worship, we’ll need to arrest the can keep your mind from dwelling
cherished sin problem. Memories of sex on sinful memories? (Philippians
sin can be hard to remove from our 4:8)
minds, especially when we’ve gone back • Why is it so hard to die to the love
repeatedly to lust over them. Dwelling of sin once we’ve sinned?
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can be set free from the brokenness,
sinful attitudes and negative patterns of
my (our) ancestry. I thank You, Father,
that you have called me to be free from
Generational Healing Prayers all bondage in the name of Jesus, and I
praise you that, in Christ, I shall be set
Generational healing prayer can be very free.
effective in helping us heal from past
wounds, break family curses and throw And now, Lord Jesus, gently reveal to me
off cords of oppression that have in the power of the Holy Spirit those ways
hindered our relationship with God. in which I may be living out inherited sin
Before praying for generational healing, patterns. All of these sin patterns, known
we recommend that you visit our pages and unknown to me, in my life and in the
Generational Sin and Preparing a Family lives of my ancestors (in my spouse’s life,
Tree. These pages will help you identify in his/her ancestors, and in our offspring)
the specific sins in your family that need – I acknowledge them all before you,
to be confessed and renounced. It may Father. I confess to you the evil
be necessary to pray through these again inclinations, compulsions and bad habits
in the future if the Lord continues to that have influenced us. I ask you to
reveal things to you concerning your forgive me and all of my ancestors (my
family history. spouse and his/her ancestors and our
offspring) for all these sins. In the name
Prayer to cut generational of Jesus and by his holy blood, set us free
predispositions in you forever, Holy Father. Empty our
souls of sin, and fill them with the
"Dear Lord, if there is any predisposition holiness of Jesus.
to ________(alcoholism, lust, etc.) that has
come down to me through my parents, I claim the Lord Jesus Christ as my true
my father, my grandparents, etc., I ask inheritance and I thank you, Father, for
You through Your power to set me free. the most wonderful gift of your Holy Son. I
Send Your Holy Spirit, and by the power bless you, Jesus, that you have come to
of Your Holy Spirit, and by the Sword of show me my true roots, which are within
the Spirit, cut me free from any the very heart of God the Father. I praise
predisposition to ______________. Lord you, Holy Trinity. Those whom the Son
Jesus, in place of this weakness, fill me sets free are free indeed. Alleluia!
with the power of Your Holy Spirit, and fill Amen."*
me with your spirit of (self-control,
confidence, courage, fortitude, or Prayer of thanks for generational
whatever fruit of the Spirit counteracts blessings
this weakness that I have). Thank You,
Lord, for healing my descendants and me. "Dear Father, I thank You and praise Your
In Your precious name I pray. Amen."* Holy Name for the blessings of
____________(list them all) that have been
Prayer to cut generational bondage passed down to me through my family. I
thank You for the faithfulness of those in
"Heavenly Father, I come before you, in my ancestry who were godly, and I thank
the blessed name of Jesus and in the You that in any family, there are not only
power of the Holy Spirit. I thank you for inherited sins for which we should seek
sending Jesus by whose holy blood and forgiveness, but there always are some
precious sacrifice I and my loved ones
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inherited blessings for which we can
praise You. Thank You, Lord. Amen."*