When God Taught Me to Break Financial Curses: My Journey to Financial Healing and Deliverance

There was a time in my life when my finances were anything but steady. I would build up a great savings, and then just like that something would happen to wipe it all out. I would lose a job, face an unexpected expense, or watch my cash flow, savings, and even my 401(k) completely disappear.

It became a reoccurring cycle. For years, I knew something was wrong, but I could never quite put my finger on it. It was frustrating and emotionally draining. Deep down, I loved Jesus but if I am being honest, I wasn’t truly living for Him.

The Turning Point

One day, when everything in my life seemed to be falling apart, I sat in my living room and cried out to Jesus. I said,

“Jesus, it’s me and You now. I’ve been around the world and back, and no one could help me but You.”

That moment changed everything. It wasn’t just a turning point for my finances, it was a turning point for my soul. As the Lord began to clean up my life, He started dealing with areas I didn’t even know were connected to my financial struggles. He began to show me that healing and deliverance require partnership and that meant I had to take responsibility and make some serious changes.

Repentance and Forgiveness

The first thing the Holy Spirit showed me was that I had to repent. You can’t go to Jesus without repentance. I had to ask for forgiveness, not only for my sins but for my attitudes and actions that had blocked His blessings. I also had to forgive those who hurt me, no matter how deep the wound was.

Repentance opened the door for healing. Forgiveness released the weight I had been carrying for years. Both were necessary for the flow of financial and spiritual freedom.

Honoring God With Tithes and Offerings

For a long time, I wasn’t consistent in church and, of course, I wasn’t consistent in giving. My mother always had a heart for feeding the homeless so I contributed, but I didn’t contribute regularly to God’s Kingdom.

The Lord convicted me that tithing is not about money, it’s about trust. It’s about showing Him that I depend on Him as my Provider. Once I began to tithe faithfully, I noticed a shift not just financially, but spiritually. God began to rebuke the devourer and restore peace to my finances.

Watching My Words

I had a terrible habit of speaking negatively about money. I would constantly say, “I don’t have any money,” or “I am broke.” Among my Caribbean friends, saying “I’m broken” was just a casual phrase but the truth is, I was speaking curses over my finances without even realizing it.

Today, I know better. I am not broken. I am healed, whole, and blessed in Jesus’ name. I learned that words carry power. When I shifted my language, my atmosphere began to change too.

Breaking Generational and Ancestral Curses

I don’t know what my ancestors did before me. I have no idea who may have stolen money, idolized it, or misused it in ways that could have opened the door to financial curses.

So I prayed to come out of agreement with anything done in my bloodline that wasn’t of God. I renounced any generational or ancestral covenant tied to money and asked Jesus to cleanse my lineage. I broke every chain in prayer and declared that I walk under a new covenant, the covenant of Jesus Christ.

Removing Idolatry and Trusting God, Not Money

Since I was 16 years old, money had always been my safety net. If I had money, I was happy. If I didn’t, I was anxious or sad. That was idolatry plain and simple.

God had to teach me that He is my Source, not money. I had to stop idolizing wealth and stop gambling with my faith including buying lottery tickets. Gambling is a form of idolatry that places trust in luck, not the Lord. I had to repent and release control, learning to trust God completely as my Provider.

Walking Away From Disobedience and Sin

God began to reveal other areas of disobedience in my life behaviors, relationships, and habits that weren’t pleasing to Him. I had to cut ties with anything that led me into sin.

Holiness became my new standard, not perfection, but obedience. When I aligned my lifestyle with God’s Word, I began to experience real peace and provision.

Overcoming Gluttony and Overspending

Here’s the truth, gluttony isn’t just about food. It’s also about excess, indulgence, and lack of discipline.

To this day, I still have shoes, bags, and clothes with tags that I have never worn. I had more than enough, but I was still buying more. As began to change my life, I gave away many items to family, charities, and military families, but I realized that overindulgence was a form of waste.

God showed me that discipline is a form of worship. Stewardship honors Him. Now, I pray before spending and strive to live a life of moderation and contentment.

Final Thoughts: Freedom in Jesus

Breaking financial curses isn’t just about budgets or jobs, it’s about the heart. It’s about surrender.

When I repented, forgave, obeyed, gave, and disciplined myself, God began to restore me. The same Jesus who rescued me can do the same for you. If your finances feel cursed, invite Him into the process.

He is not only your Savior, He is your Provider, your Redeemer, and your Restorer.

“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
— Philippians 4:19