Mark 11:20-21 NKJV Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”

Biblical cursing has nothing to do with saying four-letter words to people or situations. When Jesus cursed the fig tree, He spoke negatively to it (Mark 11:12-14).

Proverbs 18:21 says, death and life are in the power of the tongue. Because of the power that’s in our speech, when we speak negatively, we’re cursing that person, thing, or situation. We may think it’s harmless or it won’t effect anything, but it actually impacts things.

We can curse situations by saying things like, “this war will never end” or “our health care is terrible.” We can curse our children by saying they’re dumb or they make dumb decisions. Even if they’re not in the room when we’re talking, we can curse them by speaking negatively about them. We can curse ourselves by saying, “I can never lose weight,” “I don’t ever get a raise,” or “I always get sick.” Even when we’re watching sports, we’re cursing our team by saying, “they’re trash.”

The only things we should be cursing are things that are contrary to God’s word. If we’re informed about disease in our bodies, we should curse it and command it to die. If we see lack, we should curse it and command abundance. Whatever situation we’re facing, if it doesn’t align with God’s word, we should curse it.

We have to stop saying what we don’t want to see. Let’s use biblical cursing to benefit ourselves by cursing any negative situation.