This is an interesting question. Reading the Bible, there is one predominant concept: God honors covenants, whether good or evil. The only way the spiritual realm is made manifest in this physical world is via agreement with a covenant (permission of the desire of a spirit, whether the Holy spirit/God or an evil spirit, to carry it out in your life). Think of the most known covenant formed: Between God and Abraham in the old testament. Of course, Abraham had a choice to refuse the covenant, but he agreed. Through his agreement, well, the rest of the story is obvious.
According to the Bible, a covenant with God (those that love and have a relationship with him) leads to blessings for 1,000 generations (Deuteronomy 7:9). These blessings can be freedom from oppression/depression, joy, peace, feeling fulfilled, excelling in destiny/purpose, etc.
It is seen throughout the Bible that God keeps his word. So, why are people not reaping this (especially those that are Christians)?
I will give an example: There are individuals, such as ex-occultists and satanists, that are now Christians and operate in God's promise of blessings. How? They realized they had to
denounce/reject all the evil associations, covenants and initiations FIRST. These include demonic ancestral covenants formed and demonic covenants they got themselves into. Why? God honors covenants. An evil covenant will obviously produce terrible things, such as curses, in a person's life. The Bible says,
1 Peter 5:8
Be alert, be reflective, because your enemy Satan roars like a lion and is walking and seeking whom he may devour.
Matthew 13: 24-25
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
I think most of the individuals had several opportunities to walk away from the "tares"/traps from the kingdom of darkness sown into their life. Most choose to stay...
I appreciate what Minister Ewing writes in his blog:
"...At the end of the day my friend, we must be honest with ourselves and admit that whatever life has and is distributing to us; at some point along life’s journey our various situations required our co-corporation via our associations in order to produce whatever we’re faced with presently and by extension in the future. "
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
"...The negative things that are occurring in your life are the result of a spiritual curse over your life. However, that spiritual curse cannot be enabled outside of your permission and believe it or not, your consent is given when you reject or disobey the word of God."
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com