Soul Ties Pt. 2
Breaking Free: Understanding the Battle for Your Soul
There's a spiritual reality that many believers overlook—a hidden battlefield where the enemy wages war not against our bodies or circumstances, but against our souls. Your soul—comprising your mind, will, and emotions—is the strategic ground where spiritual victories are won or lost.
The Power of a Name
Before we dive deeper, let's establish something crucial: faith in the name of Jesus isn't just about uttering His name. It's about having unwavering confidence, trust, and total reliance upon what He accomplished through His finished work. When you truly grasp the power contained in that name, you unlock the ability to destroy anything the enemy tries to bind you with. This isn't religious rhetoric—it's spiritual reality.
The Marriage Blueprint
The institution of marriage provides a perfect picture of how spiritual connections work. Scripture tells us in Ephesians 5:31 that a man shall leave his parents and be joined to his wife, becoming one flesh. This word "joined" means to be glued together, stuck to one another. Marriage is designed to unite two people in every area—financially, emotionally, socially, and physically. But here's where things get dangerous: when you open doors through lust, you invite demonic interference into what God designed as holy. And lust isn't always what we think. It's simply a strong desire for something. When that strong desire is directed toward anything other than what God has ordained, you've cracked open a door.
The Unequal Yoke
Many believers find themselves trapped in difficult marriages because they violated a fundamental principle from 2 Corinthians 6:14: "Be not unequally yoked with an unbeliever." The heartbreak often begins when someone gets caught up in external attraction—the good looks, the muscles, the charm—without paying attention to what's happening spiritually. When you covenant with someone who doesn't serve the same God, you don't just marry them—you enter into covenant with whatever they're bound to. Then, when the marriage struggles, instead of standing in prayer, frustration takes over. But God didn't create the problem; it emerged from a flesh-driven decision.
The Hidden Danger of Sexual Immorality
Hebrews 13:4 makes it clear: marriage should be held in honor, and the marriage bed kept undefiled. God will judge sexual immorality and adultery. This includes the modern plague of pornography, which creates demonic soul ties even within marriage. When someone dabbles in pornography, they're not just watching images—they're inviting demonic influence that distorts their view of intimacy and places unrealistic expectations on their spouse.
First Corinthians 6 delivers a sobering truth: when you join yourself sexually to someone outside of marriage, you become one body with that person. Even after the physical relationship ends, the spiritual connection remains—a soul tie that continues to affect you. This is why sexual sin uniquely impacts the body unlike any other sin. It's not just physical; it's deeply spiritual. For singles, this means every sexual encounter outside of marriage creates a bond that carries issues from one relationship into the next. You accumulate spiritual baggage, taking on the problems of everyone you've been intimate with, often without recognizing what's wrong.
The Church Clique Connection
Soul ties aren't limited to romantic relationships. Galatians 5:19-20 lists the works of the flesh, including "heresies"—church cliques. These are groups of people convinced they're superior to others, seeking control, manipulation, and recognition. They oppose unity, create division, and thrive on gossip. Here's a hard truth: gossip is the language of devils. When you engage in gossip, you yield yourself to demonic communication. Even more concerning is the doctrine of the Nicolaitans mentioned in Revelation 2—a teaching Jesus explicitly said He hated. This doctrine creates authoritarian leadership that rules and dictates people's lives, making them passive and dependent. When you submit to this type of leadership, you become bound. If you feel guilty about leaving a church even when God is leading you elsewhere, you likely have a soul tie to that place or leader.
Recognizing a Broken Soul
Third John 1:2 reveals that your soul can prosper or struggle, directly affecting your physical prosperity and health. Your soul can be broken through bad relationships, trauma, or wrong leadership. When broken, you carry that damage into new situations.
A broken soul might manifest as being double-minded (James 1:8), trapped in a prison of your own making (Psalm 142), or fragmented—where part of you remains stuck in past trauma even as you age. You might be 45 years old but emotionally frozen in 1973.
How Soul Ties Form
Soul ties establish through participation. When you say "yes" to something ungodly, you give permission for spiritual forces to snare your soul. These forces include familiar spirits—demonic entities familiar with your ways, watching your habits, knowing your weaknesses, and seeking opportunities to trap you. Once familiar spirits identify your vulnerabilities, seducing spirits take over. First Timothy 4:1 warns that in latter times, some will depart from faith by giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.
These doctrines sound reasonable: "I don't need a pastor," "I don't need to give," "I don't need to live holy." But they're lies designed to separate you from God and His protective covering. Finally comes the spirit of bondage (Romans 8). The person believes they're living freely, but they're actually imprisoned. Their spirit cries out to be free, but their mind, will, emotions, and intellect keep them trapped.
The Path Forward
It's difficult to be holy before God when you're broken. You must get whole first. And here's the critical point: you cannot pray soul ties away. Prayer is powerful, but soul ties require renunciation. They must be broken because they establish covenants—spiritual agreements sealed by participation.
The good news: Faith in the name of Jesus has enough power to break any chain, sever any ungodly connection, and restore your soul to wholeness. But it requires recognition, renunciation, and deliberate action. Your soul was never meant to be a prison. It was designed to prosper, to be free, and to worship God without hindrance. The battle is real, but victory is available. The question is: are you ready to break free?
The Power of a Name
Before we dive deeper, let's establish something crucial: faith in the name of Jesus isn't just about uttering His name. It's about having unwavering confidence, trust, and total reliance upon what He accomplished through His finished work. When you truly grasp the power contained in that name, you unlock the ability to destroy anything the enemy tries to bind you with. This isn't religious rhetoric—it's spiritual reality.
The Marriage Blueprint
The institution of marriage provides a perfect picture of how spiritual connections work. Scripture tells us in Ephesians 5:31 that a man shall leave his parents and be joined to his wife, becoming one flesh. This word "joined" means to be glued together, stuck to one another. Marriage is designed to unite two people in every area—financially, emotionally, socially, and physically. But here's where things get dangerous: when you open doors through lust, you invite demonic interference into what God designed as holy. And lust isn't always what we think. It's simply a strong desire for something. When that strong desire is directed toward anything other than what God has ordained, you've cracked open a door.
The Unequal Yoke
Many believers find themselves trapped in difficult marriages because they violated a fundamental principle from 2 Corinthians 6:14: "Be not unequally yoked with an unbeliever." The heartbreak often begins when someone gets caught up in external attraction—the good looks, the muscles, the charm—without paying attention to what's happening spiritually. When you covenant with someone who doesn't serve the same God, you don't just marry them—you enter into covenant with whatever they're bound to. Then, when the marriage struggles, instead of standing in prayer, frustration takes over. But God didn't create the problem; it emerged from a flesh-driven decision.
The Hidden Danger of Sexual Immorality
Hebrews 13:4 makes it clear: marriage should be held in honor, and the marriage bed kept undefiled. God will judge sexual immorality and adultery. This includes the modern plague of pornography, which creates demonic soul ties even within marriage. When someone dabbles in pornography, they're not just watching images—they're inviting demonic influence that distorts their view of intimacy and places unrealistic expectations on their spouse.
First Corinthians 6 delivers a sobering truth: when you join yourself sexually to someone outside of marriage, you become one body with that person. Even after the physical relationship ends, the spiritual connection remains—a soul tie that continues to affect you. This is why sexual sin uniquely impacts the body unlike any other sin. It's not just physical; it's deeply spiritual. For singles, this means every sexual encounter outside of marriage creates a bond that carries issues from one relationship into the next. You accumulate spiritual baggage, taking on the problems of everyone you've been intimate with, often without recognizing what's wrong.
The Church Clique Connection
Soul ties aren't limited to romantic relationships. Galatians 5:19-20 lists the works of the flesh, including "heresies"—church cliques. These are groups of people convinced they're superior to others, seeking control, manipulation, and recognition. They oppose unity, create division, and thrive on gossip. Here's a hard truth: gossip is the language of devils. When you engage in gossip, you yield yourself to demonic communication. Even more concerning is the doctrine of the Nicolaitans mentioned in Revelation 2—a teaching Jesus explicitly said He hated. This doctrine creates authoritarian leadership that rules and dictates people's lives, making them passive and dependent. When you submit to this type of leadership, you become bound. If you feel guilty about leaving a church even when God is leading you elsewhere, you likely have a soul tie to that place or leader.
Recognizing a Broken Soul
Third John 1:2 reveals that your soul can prosper or struggle, directly affecting your physical prosperity and health. Your soul can be broken through bad relationships, trauma, or wrong leadership. When broken, you carry that damage into new situations.
A broken soul might manifest as being double-minded (James 1:8), trapped in a prison of your own making (Psalm 142), or fragmented—where part of you remains stuck in past trauma even as you age. You might be 45 years old but emotionally frozen in 1973.
How Soul Ties Form
Soul ties establish through participation. When you say "yes" to something ungodly, you give permission for spiritual forces to snare your soul. These forces include familiar spirits—demonic entities familiar with your ways, watching your habits, knowing your weaknesses, and seeking opportunities to trap you. Once familiar spirits identify your vulnerabilities, seducing spirits take over. First Timothy 4:1 warns that in latter times, some will depart from faith by giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.
These doctrines sound reasonable: "I don't need a pastor," "I don't need to give," "I don't need to live holy." But they're lies designed to separate you from God and His protective covering. Finally comes the spirit of bondage (Romans 8). The person believes they're living freely, but they're actually imprisoned. Their spirit cries out to be free, but their mind, will, emotions, and intellect keep them trapped.
The Path Forward
It's difficult to be holy before God when you're broken. You must get whole first. And here's the critical point: you cannot pray soul ties away. Prayer is powerful, but soul ties require renunciation. They must be broken because they establish covenants—spiritual agreements sealed by participation.
The good news: Faith in the name of Jesus has enough power to break any chain, sever any ungodly connection, and restore your soul to wholeness. But it requires recognition, renunciation, and deliberate action. Your soul was never meant to be a prison. It was designed to prosper, to be free, and to worship God without hindrance. The battle is real, but victory is available. The question is: are you ready to break free?
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