Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose Paperback – September 1, 2006

People today do not recognize or accept that blessings and curses are a part of every day life. I know many who curse others with their words and have no idea what they have done. More importantly, knowing how blessings flow is a vital part of having a great life. I plan to review this book often for future reference. I highly recommend it.

Great read. He was truly a man of Jesus. One can not go wrong following Prince's teachings. Amazing teacher of God's word

Hosea 4:6 - My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.If even one person can read this book (which is really the Word of God) and be set free from demonic bondage then Praise God.As I sit here and review this book my place of work is having a Harry Potter week - every single one of the people here are Christians - every one of them - they go to church at least 3 times per week, are good people, and hard workers who care about each other and their customers. They have no understanding about the spiritual doors that are being opened up by this idolatry.Idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.I was delivered from a spirit of shamanism 3 years ago. I was heavily involved in shamanistic practices from almost 20 years - it is a very powerful force which is not from the one true living God. The deliverance took almost 2 years from the time I started repenting from my past until I was delivered. The moment of deliverance was excruciating but the years of torment were debilitating. My involvement in these practices brought curse onto me and my family. We, me and my family, are now free.Also, I have had many curses broken off of me. One in particular had been placed on me when I was a young child. Several nights a week for my entire life I would have these very intense and terrifying dreams about an evil presence that was threatening me as I slept. This presence would be in any house I was in when I was dreaming. As a child I would run away in my dreams. As I got older and learned more about the power of the word of God, I became more bold and began to hunt this spirit down in my dreams, but I could never find it. It was just an awful experience night after night after night with no relief. The fear that I felt was like hanging on edge of a very high building knowing that you were going to fall when your grip gave out.Then one night, as I began to dream, I began to hunt for this spirit. I got closer and closer then suddenly I woke up with a word from God about being under a curse. He told me what the curse was and who had placed it on me. I immediately began to pray about it and was released after about an hour of battle. That presence is totally absent from my life now. I found out years later that in voodoo, the name of the spirit is the "Waster" spirit.Now the big picture here is that this is just a book. BUT... it teaches the principles of the Word of God. Unfortunately, a vast majority of professing Christians - nullify the word of God by their traditions that have been handed down - they have not been taught the truth. And sadly, very sadly, I have tried to share this with many Christians and they absolutely refuse to listen and receive.Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: `These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.Jesus said, "...And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." Isaiah wrote, "For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led by them are destroyed.For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.This book provides rock solid teaching from the Word of God. I have given you personal testimony of the blessings I have received from this teaching.It is just like the title says - Blessing or Curse - YOU CAN CHOOSE.So if you made it this far in my review, maybe God has spoken to your heart. You don't really need this book to receive the blessings, they are in the Word of God, but this book provides a great teaching that is available to all who hear His voice.

I've been a fan of Derek Prince for about 10 years, but admittedly hadn't read any of his books in the past 5 years or so. I recently reconnected to his Radio Legacy Series and listened to his 2-week teaching, entitled "From Curse to Blessing". During the interludes on the program, they advertised the book so I decided to buy it. I was reminded of what a scholar Derek Prince is! He is one of the best and underrated teachers out there! He anticipates answers to questions that you haven't even asked yet. Specifically, this book is for anyone who has witnessed negative patterns in their life -- particularly if these patterns have persisted throughout generations or are widespread in your family. If you've ever suspected that something other than your own efforts were contributing to your life, then this book is for you. However, if you are seeking to absolve yourself of any personal responsibility in troubled areas of your life, then this book is not for you. Derek Prince lays out how seemingly innocent words and actions can have profound effects on our lives. Fortunately, he doesn't stop there but systematically lays out a process for reversing these effects, as well. Finally -- and perhaps -- most importantly, if you're a Christian, this book will help you see the purpose of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection more clearly as it pertains to you personally and previous and/or future generations in your family line (particularly if you have witnessed negative patterns in your life and family line). This is going to be a reference book for me for some time. Before I was half-way through I had started recommending his teachings to family and friends. I highly recommend this book!

I can't even begin to say how helpful this book is. There is so much power, and information from beginning to end. There are also questions at the end of each chapter to help you glean the most important points. There are scripture verses and affirmations to speak after as well. This book is a treasure trove for those who want Gods blessing over every area of their lives. It contains essential truths to help an individual, but what was even more valuable was knowing these truths are available to help my kids overcome curses in their own lives. If you've not read Derek prince's books before, this is a good place to start. You quickly realize that he knows SOO much. This includes hebrew and Greek for the purpose of being able to study the Scriptures. However, this book isn't difficult to read. His goal in teaching isn't to be lofty in any way; rather, his desire is to write simply in order that anyone could pick up his books and understand the point easily. He's humble and gentle- it's very obvious that he loves people. Get this book- it's been a game-changer for our family. maybe it will be for yours, too!