By KEVIN EWING I BELIEVE this particular teaching will be by far one of the most informative teachings I have done to date. In this teaching we are about to venture into territory that very few preachers and teachers of the word of God ever venture into. In fact we are so overwhelmed by the word blessings from our pulpits that one must wonder, do curses even exist? Further more, could we be ignorantly involved with people or things that are producing curses in our relationships? Have you ever wondered, why is it that you and your partner just cannot agree on anything anymore or your desire that was once reserved for your mate has uncontrollably drifted off for a former lover? What about this one: you are willing to abandon all of the security in your present relationship for a fleeting moment with a former lover? "But it shall come to pass if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee" Deuteronomy 28:15. A curse is defined as: any expressed wish that some form of evil or misfortune will befall or attach itself to some persons, a place, or an object. In particular, curse may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any supernatural powers, such as spells, witchcraft, Obeah and mere negative speaking against someone or something. The above scripture clearly indicates that a curse is initiated via disobeying the commands and statues of God. Meaning in order for someone to become successful in sending curses, spells, witchcraft, Obeah and incantation to someone, the victim must be in breech of the laws of God, suggesting that there must be a door open spiritually in the lives of those being effected by the curse. The person must have un-confessed active sin in their lives. Now as it relates to relationships, every relationship purpose is to prepare you for your ultimate relationship. Meaning there was something that you were supposed to learn from that past relationship as disappointing as it might have turned out. Note: you are not supposed to bring along with you baggage from your past relationships to your current one. Every new beginning deserves just that a new beginning, out with the old and in with the new. In order for your new relationship to stand a chance at success and a fresh start you must destroy or remove all photos, letters, jewelry, clothing or anything that brings the behavior, idea or memory of your past relationship into your current relationship, especially if the former relationship was sexually charged, abusive, deceitful, adulterous, or frustrating. Reason being, these items and people are now considered items that are accursed as it relates to your new relationship and any presence of them will produce a repeat in your now existing relationship with an end result of division between the parties involved. Let us read what God told Moses to tell the children of Israel prior to them going into the Canaan, the Promised Land: "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, when ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan, then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places" Numbers 33:51-52. The above scripture serves as proof that with every new beginning to avoid a repeat of your former relationships you must remove those things and people that have attached to them the spirits that governed their former disliked relationship. This is the core reason why folks that are starting new relationships still have that burning desire and passion to go back to their former lovers even though they were not treated right by those persons. All due to them not removing the letters, cards, pictures or whatever it is that was given to them. As long as these things are in their possession these evil spirits have a right to influence their current relationships for the negative. God said to Joshua, that everything in the city of Jericho was accursed and that they must keep themselves from the accursed things and people, if not they will bring a curse upon themselves and their people. "And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it" Joshua 6:18. Isn't it interesting how the decision of one party in the relationship to not release their former partner and all relevant items and objects can bring damnation to the entire relationship? Interestingly enough, scripture provides the antidote to such ignorance. God told the children of Israel that in order for this curse to be removed the following must happen, "And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel, Joshua 7:15. Now of course I am not in any way suggesting that you put fire to your former mate, instead you are commanded to destroy and set fire to those items and things that were obtained in that relationship. It would also be wise to discontinue all forms of communication between those past relationships such as texting, emails, voice mails, phone calls and BBM etc. Could it be possible that your present relationship is not achieving its full potential because either you or your mate is still secretly interacting with former partners? Is it possible that a piece of jewelry from your ex-lover that you never mentioned to your current partner could be the source of discord in your relationship? Is it possible that the lingerie given to you by your former partner be the source of your sexual dissatisfaction with your husband because that lingerie not only vividly reminds you of your ex but gives that strong temptation to rekindle your relationship? My friend in the name of Jesus Christ, if you desire a peace of mind and a healthy relationship get rid of those people and things that bring you back into bondage to those things and people God has released you from. Anything remotely related to them will invoke a curse on your relationship. God is speaking to you this morning, you have asked God for understanding and a solution to the discord in your relationship, please make use of the revelation that he has provided for you. There is a way that seems right to man but the end of his way guarantees him death (Proverbs 16:25). Email comments to kevinewing@coralwave.com