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Power of curses (update)	Ron	Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Question: Many thanks to you, Brother, and your colleagues in Christ! I had asked you on October 23, 2008 if my son could have been cursed as a child when a collection of items (a baby spoon and an unusual alignment of rocks) had been found right outside his bedroom window. My son is now a teenager and has pectus, an abnormality of the chest wall. At the time I wrote, his pediatrian thought he might also have the degenerative-tissue disease, marfan. You said that the "magick" someone left outside my son's window could have been either a curse or a blessing, but that you would pray for him. Praise God that my son's DNA tests show no mutations and he does not have marfan! Thank you so much for your prayers and advising me on saying the Hedge Prayer. Of course my son may never had marfan, but at least the prayers gave us hope and brought us closer to God. But when I told my son about the good news he began to cry. I told him that he should not be sad because it is a relief to not have marfan. But his response was, "Well, howcome I'm deformed?" He references his pectus; one side of his chest is sunken in and is quite noticable. Since it is not on the side of his heart, it is non-life threatening. But his self-confidence and self-image is rattled. This condition came upon him suddenly along with his growth spurt just over a year ago, so he is still learning to deal with it. He has mood swings and can be terribly melancholy and grouchy, especially with his younger brother. He is a rational thinker so I believe he is sad because his pectus condition is still a mystery; at least the disease marfan would have given him answers. Please let me know of any prayers I can say or pass on to him (discreetly) to help him with the way he thinks about himself. He could not be doing any better in school and participates in several non-athletic activities, but his pectus brings him down. Thank you again and God Bless.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Ron: I praise God that your son does not have marfan and that the prayers have given hope and intimacy with God. I am sorry to hear about the pectus. I do not know anything about that condition. The mood swings, grouchiness, and self-confidence issues are related to his emotional ambivalence about his physical condition. I would check with your doctor about the possibility of a support group or other resources to help in that regard. Your prayers should focus on asking God and our Blessed Mother to comfort him and help him to see himself as a child of God whom is loved just as he is. Help him into a devotion of our Blessed Mother perhaps. Help him to come to an understanding that while he might not know why he has this condition that God will bring something good from it (Rom 8:28). That could be a stronger faith, or perhaps someday he will help others with the same condition. However God brings about something good from this, we know that He will because He said so and God does not lie. One of the thing you might do is to remind him of who he is in Christ. In my counseling I use a series of "I am" statements to encourage clients to realize who they are in Christ. Maybe some of these will help. Here are those statements: WHO AM I? These statements should be read aloud and as often as needed. At the least the statements should be read daily for one month. Exodus I am not the great “I am” (Exodus 3:14; John 8:24,28,58, but by the grace of God, I am what I am (1 Corinthians 15:10). Matthew I am the salt of the earth (v5:13) I am the light of the world (v5:14) John I am a child of God (v1:12) I am part of the true vine, a channel of Christ’s life (v15:1,5) I am Christ’s friend (v15:15) I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit (v15:16 Romans I am a slave of righteousness (v6:18) I am enslaved to God (v6:22) I am I am a child of God; God is spiritually my Father (v8:14, 15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6). I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him (v.8:17) 1 Corinthians I am a temple a dwelling place of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me (v3:16; v6:19). I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him (v6:17). I am a member of Christ's body (v12:27; Ephesians 5:30). 2 Corinthians I am a new creation (v5:17). I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation (v5:18,19). Galatians I am a son of God and one in Christ (v3:26,28). I am an heir of God since I am a child of God (v4:6,7). Ephesians I am a saint (v1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1: 1. Colossians 1:2). I am God's workmanship His handiwork born anew in Christ to do His work v(2: 10). I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family (v2:19). I am a prisoner of Christ (v3:1; v4:1). I am righteous and holy (v4:24). Philippians I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now (v3:20; Ephesians 2:6). Colossians I am hidden with Christ in God (v3:3). I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life (v3:4). I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (v3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4). 1 Thessalonians I am a child of light and not of darkness (v5:5). Hebrews I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling (v3: 1). I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life (v3:14). 1 Peter I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house (v2:5). I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession (v2:9, 10). I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live (v2:11) I am an enemy of the devil (v5:8) 1 John I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns (v3:1,2). I am born of God, and the evil one—the devil—cannot touch me (unless I let him or unless God allows it) (v5:18) We will be praying for your son and for the family. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Power of curses (update)

Ron

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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Many thanks to you, Brother, and your colleagues in Christ!

I had asked you on October 23, 2008 if my son could have been cursed as a child when a collection of items (a baby spoon and an unusual alignment of rocks) had been found right outside his bedroom window. My son is now a teenager and has pectus, an abnormality of the chest wall. At the time I wrote, his pediatrian thought he might also have the degenerative-tissue disease, marfan. You said that the "magick" someone left outside my son's window could have been either a curse or a blessing, but that you would pray for him.

Praise God that my son's DNA tests show no mutations and he does not have marfan! Thank you so much for your prayers and advising me on saying the Hedge Prayer. Of course my son may never had marfan, but at least the prayers gave us hope and brought us closer to God.

But when I told my son about the good news he began to cry. I told him that he should not be sad because it is a relief to not have marfan. But his response was, "Well, howcome I'm deformed?"

He references his pectus; one side of his chest is sunken in and is quite noticable. Since it is not on the side of his heart, it is non-life threatening. But his self-confidence and self-image is rattled. This condition came upon him suddenly along with his growth spurt just over a year ago, so he is still learning to deal with it. He has mood swings and can be terribly melancholy and grouchy, especially with his younger brother. He is a rational thinker so I believe he is sad because his pectus condition is still a mystery; at least the disease marfan would have given him answers.

Please let me know of any prayers I can say or pass on to him (discreetly) to help him with the way he thinks about himself. He could not be doing any better in school and participates in several non-athletic activities, but his pectus brings him down.

Thank you again and God Bless.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Ron:

I praise God that your son does not have marfan and that the prayers have given hope and intimacy with God. I am sorry to hear about the pectus. I do not know anything about that condition.

The mood swings, grouchiness, and self-confidence issues are related to his emotional ambivalence about his physical condition. I would check with your doctor about the possibility of a support group or other resources to help in that regard.

Your prayers should focus on asking God and our Blessed Mother to comfort him and help him to see himself as a child of God whom is loved just as he is. Help him into a devotion of our Blessed Mother perhaps. Help him to come to an understanding that while he might not know why he has this condition that God will bring something good from it (Rom 8:28). That could be a stronger faith, or perhaps someday he will help others with the same condition. However God brings about something good from this, we know that He will because He said so and God does not lie.

One of the thing you might do is to remind him of who he is in Christ. In my counseling I use a series of "I am" statements to encourage clients to realize who they are in Christ. Maybe some of these will help. Here are those statements:

WHO AM I?

These statements should be read aloud and as often as needed. At the least the statements should be read daily for one month.

Exodus
I am not the great “I am” (Exodus 3:14; John 8:24,28,58, but by the grace of God, I am what I am (1 Corinthians 15:10).

Matthew
I am the salt of the earth (v5:13)
I am the light of the world (v5:14)

John
I am a child of God (v1:12)
I am part of the true vine, a channel of Christ’s life (v15:1,5)
I am Christ’s friend (v15:15)
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit (v15:16

Romans
I am a slave of righteousness (v6:18)
I am enslaved to God (v6:22)
I am I am a child of God; God is spiritually my Father (v8:14, 15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6).
I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him (v.8:17)

1 Corinthians
I am a temple a dwelling place of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me (v3:16; v6:19).
I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him (v6:17).
I am a member of Christ's body (v12:27; Ephesians 5:30).

2 Corinthians
I am a new creation (v5:17).
I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation (v5:18,19).

Galatians
I am a son of God and one in Christ (v3:26,28).
I am an heir of God since I am a child of God (v4:6,7).

Ephesians
I am a saint (v1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1: 1. Colossians 1:2).
I am God's workmanship His handiwork born anew in Christ to do His work v(2: 10).
I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family (v2:19).
I am a prisoner of Christ (v3:1; v4:1).
I am righteous and holy (v4:24).

Philippians
I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now (v3:20; Ephesians 2:6).

Colossians
I am hidden with Christ in God (v3:3).
I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life (v3:4).
I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (v3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4).

1 Thessalonians
I am a child of light and not of darkness (v5:5).

Hebrews
I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling (v3: 1).
I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life (v3:14).

1 Peter
I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house (v2:5).
I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession (v2:9, 10).
I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live (v2:11)
I am an enemy of the devil (v5:8)

1 John
I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns (v3:1,2).
I am born of God, and the evil one—the devil—cannot touch me (unless I let him or unless God allows it) (v5:18)

We will be praying for your son and for the family.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.