YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHOICES OF OTHERS!

This idea that if you’re feeling heavy or have a spiritual block it could be because of something that happened to your parents or grandparents, even if you didn’t actually know about it, is not only harmful but is thoroughly unbiblical.

For the record, I do believe in such things as generational sin and certain families being prone to specific types of sin, but that’s different. Those both have to do with human nature and previous generations influencing the current generation. I do think there may even be a genetic factor that can make you more susceptible to certain things. For example I’ve know many families that struggle with alcoholism, fathers and mothers affected by it and they usually have parents and/or grandparents affected by it as well. Many people would call it a generational curse that gets passed down.

In my own family, alcoholism is a big addiction in past generations, as well as hyper spiritualism. I have ancestors that were doctors, scientists, and even witches! Am I any of those things? No, I’m not. I do have inclination towards spirituality and healing, but I would never profess to be a doctor, and I’m farthest thing from being a witch.

Because we serve a good, GOOD Heavenly Father, we do have power to break the cycles that run in families. However, while we can reject the sins of our ancestors, if we’re not guilty of the same sins then we have nothing to repent of.

I’ve got a list of verses to support why I don’t believe God does NOT hold the sins of our ancestors against us.

Lets start with a very basic, specific command found in Torah (Torah is God’s instructions for righteous living, and it is Torah that defines what sin is):

“The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.” (Deuteronomy 24:16 KJV)

I think this is pretty clear about my whole point. You are responsible for YOUR actions, YOUR thoughts, YOUR feelings. You are NOT responsible for the sins of your forefathers or other people.

2 Chr. 25:4, King Amaziah did NOT slay the children of his enemies because of this instruction in Torah (Deut. 24:16).

Exodus 34:7, Number 14:18 both refer to YHWH (The LORD) as being patient, merciful, and forgiving. They also say he visits “the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.” At first glance it sounds like a contradiction, like he’s punishing the kids for their fathers sins. But, Deuteronomy 5:9 clarifies this for us by using much of the same terminology: “for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.” Its the ones who hate him that are punished, not those who repent and choose a better way.

“The Lord was very angry with your fathers. ³ Therefore say to them, Thus declares the Lord of hosts: Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. ⁴ Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.’ But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. ⁵ Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? ⁶ But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? So they repented and said, ‘As the Lord of hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so has he dealt with us.’ ”
(Zechariah 1:2–6, ESV)

Zachariah here is giving a call to repentance! If the sins of their fathers would be held against them, what would be the point of them repenting of anything? Sinful fathers will pass away, and their sins will go with them. But YHWH will deal with the current generation “according to our ways, and according to our doings,” vs 6.

Ezekiel 2:3 shows us that children often repeat the examples set for them by their fathers. If that example is evil and full of sin, according to God’s instructions, then those children when grown will be held accountable for the sin they commit. Any single generation can choose to take a different life path. Any single generation can choose to honor God and forsake/give up the ways of the forefathers.

If you’re dad was a pedophile, that doesn’t automatically make you a pedophile. You can reject that sin from your father and choose to live a life reflective of the values of our Heavenly Father.

My own parents are a testament to this principle. My Dad grew up in a fatherless household, he had no good, godly examples to teach him how to be a good man. My mom grew up in a house full of abuse and great sin committed against her and her sister, no faith or God or anything good. Both came to know the Lord as young adults fresh out of high school, and they’ve truly forsaken the ways of their forefathers and saught the Lords guidance. My Dad is a strong leader for our family and community, he supports his family financially but also spiritually and emotionally by investing into each of his children and meeting their individual needs. My Mom is very tender hearted towards her kids, she was firm with us kids on what the rules were, but she was also super invested in our spiritual and emotional well-being. Both have been phenomenal at making us kids feel supported and like we could accomplish anything we choose to do, as long as we keep YHWH (The Lord) as the center point of our lives.

Jeremiah 14:20, “We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against you.” Notice this declaration is full acknowledgment of the people’s personal sins, they’re not just pointing at their fathers. You can’t blame your parents for their mistakes or outright sins, if they were in error on things that’s on them. You are responsible for yourself and your actions.

We can confirm this with Ezekiel 18:19-32. Vs 19-20 in particular, says “Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. ²⁰ The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son:”

You can’t blame your parents or grandparents and their sin for your current state, you are responsible for your own decisions and actions.

“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.” (Psalm 103:13, ESV)

Do you fear the Lord? Do you respect, honor, revere YHWH? Because he’s a good, kind father, he’s willing to forgive YOU for YOUR mistakes and sins. He wants you to come home, come to him!

What is your responsibility is YOUR actions, and whether you’re willing to really examine yourself and repent of YOUR wrong doing. And don’t forget, repentance requires apologizing to those YOU have wronged, to those YOU have hurt. If you haven’t done that, you’ve not truly repented.

I pray that this article blesses someone out there who needed to hear it. May the Name of the Lord YAHWEH be praised, Shalom!

Conspiracy theories are just that, theories. Many you can neither prove nor disprove.

Instead of getting distracted with so many unknowns, let us focus on what we do know and what the God of all has made known. Somethings are not for us to know or fully understand, and that’s OK.

There is great evil in the world, but there is also great good from our Heavenly Father. Don’t let the evil prevail by dwelling on conspiracies that steal your peace.

Focus on your family, your faith; the good that God has given you, and what you can offer to share his light with others.

Yep, you read it right the first time, it’s a Mineral Buffet!

After many years of trying to get a good mix for our animals and then BoSe (Selenium/vitamin E supplement) becoming prescription only, we finally decided to give the buffet system a try.

We had a couple years we only did the mineral mixes and copper bonuses every 2 months, the 2nd year we lost 5 out of 7 baby goats born on our farm. The deaths were all boys. 1 girl went on to be a perfectly lovely doe, she’s had babies, has a lovely temperament, and she milks great. The other doeling however never could get pregnant for her owners, we even brought her back to the farm as a 2 year old and she lived full time with the bucks for 2 years and never settled. The bucks loved having her around because she always came into heat, she’d get bred, but she would never settle (get pregnant).

We were able to get some BoSe again and began dosing the herd 2x yearly, babies were much healthier, stronger, but we continued to have lots of issues with kidding. The year before we started the buffet system, I had to assist with EVERY does birth, and with EVERY kid being born. We had a set of triplets that were so tangled up, and even after getting them untangled 2 came butt first and all 3 needed my help pulling them out, and each doe that gave birth that year was that way.

It was exhausting, I was tired, people mention farmer burn out: it’s very real.

We got our mineral buffet set up October of 2022. So been using it just over 2 years now.

At first, a big perk, was just not having to copper bolus or give injections of BoSe. Definitely saves a lot of time, planning, and effort just there.

Kidding season came, and it was a breeze! We had maybe 1 doe that needed a little help due to a big kid, but nothing major at all. Several does gave birth 100% unassisted. Much less stressful than the previous year. Kids were strong, vigorous, hardy.

At this point we had a doe returned to us because at a year old she was showing carpal hyperextension (bending in at the knee). It was pretty severe too. She was born the year before we started the mineral buffet so figured why not take the opportunity to experiment with it a bit.

Summer went on, and we found we didn’t need to worry so much about parasites, the animals just seemed much more resistant to the parasites since starting the buffet.

breeding season arrived and the does were coming into heat, the bucks got stinky as always, and the breeding began. No extra shots, no wormings needed, everyone looked great!

Winter was uneventful. Then kidding season came again, we had so many great births, so many new lives born! A doe that only gave us single bucklings 3 years in a row finally gave us triplets, and 2 of them were DOES! We had 1 doe that needed help with a large buckling, but that was it really.

The doe that came back to us with back bending knees? She did great! She gave us a large baby boy to grow out for freezer camp, and she gave us milk for a while too. She came back to us at 1 year old in July 2023, May of 2024 her legs were SO bad I was sure we were gonna need to call the butcher soon, then all of a sudden August 2024 her legs were straight! I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadnt seen it with my own eyes, really, but I had photos to show for it! She’s still not the biggest milk producer, or the heftiest girl, but she makes nice kids for the freezer and is easy to work with, so she does earn her keep for now. Here’s some before and after photos of her legs!

1st two photos were right before she came back to us, the last 2 were after a year ok the buffet! Her legs are even straighter now, 6 months later.

And now we’ve added sheep to the farm. Everyone will tell you sheep can’t have copper and you need to keep goat minerals away from sheep so they don’t die.

But, since the buffet system has all the minerals separated out, you don’t have to change anything for sheep! Our goats and sheep enjoy the buffet simultaneously, because they only eat what they know they need.

And yes, we have seen the sheep eat some copper, but again, they only eat what they need. We’ve had 1 ewe since May 2024, and added some lambs this year, and they all love the buffet!

We have a lot more peace of mind with the buffet, knowing they’re able to get exactly what’s needed. Their needs change for various reasons too. Late pregnancy and early lactation the go heavy on the iodine and boron, mid-winter more molybdenom and A/D/E, summer is mainly selenium, and then they have the co-factor minerals they eat to help them utilize the big ones better. It depends on time of year, lactation or pregnancy stage, and quality of forage. If you have really excellent forage available they’ll require less from the buffet.

We’ve been getting our minerals the last 2 years from Little Avalon Farm, here’s a referral link (we do get a small store credit if you make a purchase from this link, and YOU get a discount too!):

https://referral.appstle.com/pmlm4ubzbiimrngm

Have you ever tried the buffet system? How did it work for you? Or if you havent tried it yet, have you heard of it? Feel free to leave us any questions or comments! We’d love the discussion!

Our oldest daughter has always LOVED helping me with videos, and I have allowed her to make her own videos for our enjoyment a few times. SO, while we were out doing a walk about in the garden, it seemed a great opportunity to let HER do some talking! Result was this lovely little tour, introducing some of the farm animals and discussing some things she’s been learning about.

We hope you enjoyed this video, and please give us a “like” and subscribe on YouTube to show her some support!

Got some questions you’d like our farm kids to answer? Please leave them in the comments on this post or on YouTube! Our kids would love to answer some questions about their much loved animals!