It might make a big difference in people’s lives if they understood that the soul is a spiritual part of the human anatomy.
James 2:26 explains that, “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” Your “inner man” or “spiritual man” is comprised of your human spirit and your soul. The moment this inner man leaves the body, death occurs. Let’s dig deeper.
Your soul is actually a living spiritual part of you. It is where your mind, will, and emotions—your spiritual energy—is located.
If you ever go to a funeral, you will notice that when there is an open casket, the deceased doesn’t look like a person sleeping. It is so obvious to me when I look. The body is like a clay vessel; the spirit that animates it has gone.
The reason I say this is because I want to talk to you about the power of soul ties.
Why is this important?
1. You are a spiritual being in a physical body. Even as your body can connect with something physical, your soul can connect with someone else. During the act of sexual intimacy, the two become one (Genesis 2:24). This is one of the mischiefs of sex. The consequences of soul ties has not been effectively taught in this generation.
2. Your soul can be bound to another. When two pieces of paper are glued together, no matter how carefully they are pulled apart, each side has fragments from the other that remain stuck to it. When you have multiple physical partners, you have multiple parts of you that have “become one” with those partners. It may not be that all those relationships have equal power but it is almost certain that there is a memory imprint that is hard to shake from one or more such encounters. American culture has completely collapsed on this front. Young people are stunned to hear this paradigm. It does more to clarify the Biblical call to sexual purity when seen from a different perspective.
What I encourage people to realize is that your soul is a real spiritual energy. The capacity to bond or have a “soul tie” with another person is not always bad. David and Jonathan, for instance, had a godly soul tie. Parts of you entwine, connect, and bond with others. Jesus had this holy bond with the 12 disciples and FELT IT when one of them betrayed that bond at the table.
The point is—be intentional, be careful about where you bond your emotions, where you go physically, where you go with intimacy, and how you open yourself up with another person. The fibers become woven together, and they influence you and you influence them. Even in physical separation, you don’t always stay apart.
3. Soul ties can hinder or delay God’s destiny for your future relationships. These individuals who were once close to you can linger in the memory of your soul. In many deliverance sessions where I’ve helped people get remarkably free, they recognize that parts of their soul are attached to other people, and that they can never fully give themselves to the relationship they are in until certain ties are broken.
When you are able to identify these soul ties and sources of bondage that are holding you back in life, you will be able to start moving towards your destiny and deeper in your relationship with God. If you believe that you are in bondage from lingering soul ties, here is what I suggest you do:
- Pray to Holy Spirit and ask him to shine His light on the areas of your life that are in bondage because of a soul tie. Let Holy Spirit reveal it to you so you can name it and then identify it.
- Break agreement with the soul tie(s). Name it and ask the Lord to remove it from you life.
- Dedicate that part of your life back to the Lord. Give him full access to those rooms of your heart and mind.
You might have objects, or gifts, such as jewelry, for instance, from past boyfriends or girlfriends. Take a look at it, and ask the Lord, “Is it time to get rid of it?” If you can’t let it go—there’s a soulish tie and connection with the item.
Consider getting rid of anything that is a trigger or a tie to neurological attachments and memories—these things are no longer meant to be a part of your heart or your life.
Question: Do you have unholy attachments with people from your past (or your present) with whom you need to break soul ties? What is the Lord speaking to you? His heart is for you to walk in freedom.
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As One!
Lance
P.S. Let this be a word that brings life and healing. Shame and condemnation have NO place. Receive His forgiveness and restoration. God is a God of REDEMPTION. When submitted before Him, He WASHES ALL THINGS CLEAN.
Now is the time to surrender, cut ties, and walk in a NEW freedom!
Lance you are so right. The church teaches very little on this topic. It is very important for people who have been sexually abused. I can add this to m teaching.
Lance,
Thank you for presenting such a clear insight on soul ties. This teaching was also revealed to my pastor in the late 80s. We had great results dealing with this as deliverance, as there is not only soul damage, but also transference of of spirits. Over the years I have the opinion that this opens a door to the enemy unlike no other, especially if it happens during formative years, as they begin to identify with the damage done and lose touch with who they really are.
Thanks Again,
Rick
Great! You must write a book soon in all the good stuff you share on email.
Thank you Lance
Harve
If you have had sole ties (and been healed) does that make you more vulnerable to other forms of sole ties? Trying to understand why, after being healed from my pre-Christ life, I have been so wounded by friend’s betrayal. Can’t seem to get free.
Thank you so much for explaining this monumental issue in America; hopefully, it will reach the audience that needs to hear it – young teens, young adults and older adults who have been robbed and exploited by the sexualization of America! I learned about “soul ties” (sexual) through Henry Gruver’s ministry and prayed the prayer Henry wrote to break those soul ties. And, it is just not praying and breaking soul ties, but true repentance (teshuvah) renews our souls and sets us free to worship Yahusha in Spirit and in Truth! Shalom
So true. Its the one reason marriage and relationships are literally on the rocks nowadays. The only subject that seems to arouse energetic and enticing conversation will always revolve around immorality even amoug those who have already committed, so to speak to matrimony.
Lance, thanks so much for this! I’ve been teaching this to young people & parents for years & now I can add what you teach to it! May the truth be known more & more so that we’re all set free more & more!
Lance, any thoughts on if masturbation creates soul ties?
Thank You Lance,
I have only recently come into contact with a man I had sexual relationship between 1987-2001. We werent in stead relationship just every now and then we would get together. At the time
I thought it was just sex. August 2014 I moved to the town he lives in and didnt get in touch with him. Jan 2016 he taught a class I had to do. This brought me into closer contact with him. However I had made a resolve about 10 years ago that I didnt want to be involved with him intimately and was not going to call him. I kept that resolve.
while in class i tried not to be alone with him and kept clear distance. However I found an excitment in me when I know I had class with him and realise inside of me somethings still remain. I thought I had severed soul ties and was over him. By the way – he got married and not a christian. I am in relationship the Lord.
I struggle with the feeling. I had not desire to be imtimate with him but something about being around or thinking of him excite in a way I was not comfortable with.
As I stayed clear of him it did not go away. I realise i need to face it and deal with. My question was what was it that gave me these feeling and why were they so powerful? Still dont know.
Even though – I had concluded he was selfish and was not someone I wanted to be with even if he was free, I still felt this pull to him. A pull that would want me to take me into doing things and thinking I had not done for abt 15 years.
Still I realise must find away. My thoughts took me to admitting to myself things I never process while we had our time. these were: I had liked him alot, I apparently was upset with him not choosing me to marry, Some of the best relational times I have had to date was sending time with him.
Where am now?
Much of the pull has gone now. But something still remain. I had a close call with and out of it left feel terrible. The encounter help me see That I sold me short and didnt value myself, It also showed me He has no value for me, he just, even now, want to have fun at my expense.
I madw some resolve. I LOVE GOD MORE THAN – any feelings towards him
I DONT WANT TO BE WITH HIM – in
I WONT INTERFERE WITH COVENANT –
I am still having som challenge.
I will do this instuction you have given. How my comment is not too long. I thought I would share.
I was part of the “free love” movement back in 60’s, 70’s and thus there were multiple soul ties. I have been married twice and have children from my first marriage. Although the Holy Spirit has severed these soul ties during a SOZO session, I still occasionally have a dream that involves my ex-husband and my children when they were small. Of course, when you have children with someone that complicates matters a bit. They are part of you and that other person you procreated with. Anyone have any comments on this?