Soul-Ties: Spiritual Bond or Emotional Bondage?

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Word by: Pastor Nelufule
Topic: Soul-Ties: Spiritual Bond or Emotional Bondage?
1 Corinthians 6: 12-20

A soul-tie is a deep emotional, spiritual and sometimes physical bond formed between two people.

• There are relationships you walk away physically but not emotionally.
• When God designed the covenant of marriage, it was for the purpose of connecting two separate people to become one.
• The city of Corinth was [at the time of the lette] living in sin (sexual immorality).
• You are allowed to do anything but not everything is good for you.
• When your soul is tied to something, you become a slave to it and can no longer do as you like.
• Do not allow what you are doing to take control over you and enslave you.
• All things are lawful but do not be mastered by anything.
• There are certain things you are not supposed to do or eat as they might lead you to losing God’s glory.
• God has given you free will.
• God has brought you out of sin so why are you going back? Allow yourself to die and be made anew.
• Let the soul rule over the flesh and not the flesh to rule the soul. Let your body be the temple of God.
• Take note that whatever you do [as Christ lives in you], you do it with Him.
• Because of our love of sin we like to be saved partially, not fully.
• Be aware that your actions gives Satan a reason to accuse you before God.
• Allow God to remove your filthy garments, to take away your iniquity and clothe you in princely garmets.
• 75% of power comes from holiness, so live a holy life.
• Paul says that we must flee sexual immorality as it is a sin against the body.
• Let yourself be under the managent of God.
• Sometimes bondage feels like love but it produces torment. How to break soul ties

1. Through repentance

• Salvation is a once off thing but repentance is a process.
• Repentance is not only leaving sin but also keeping your focus on God.

1. Remove access

• Close all entry points that leads you to sin e.g. if it is your friends, block and delete not just block and then unlock them later.

1. Replace the attachment

• Intimacy with God must replace the gap left after leaving sin.
• The time you used to spend on sin, replace it with prayer, meditation and Godly activities.
• Don’t leave the space unfilled as that will leave you vulnerable.

1. Restore your identity

• You are a child of God.
• You were bought with a price [the Blood of Christ].
• You are a redeemed property. Closing Remarks
• You will never break the soul tie by will power but by surrendering yourself to Christ.
• The strongest tie you need is being connected to God and being one with Him.
• Soul ties are either a blessing through God’s covenant or a curse when you are in covenant with other things. Declarations:

In the name of Jesus,
I belong to you,
Tonight, I break any ungodly ties,
I renounce every emotional bondage,
I renew my covenant with You [God],
I am under your management,
I will not be ruled by things that are not from You [God]