April 23, 2022

Soul Ties

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Soul ties are bonds that are formed (physically and/or spiritually) between individuals or animals. Soul ties can also be entranceways for temptation and bondage by Satan (and his errant spirits).

Within the context of this message, I would like to focus on soul ties that are formed through sexually-influenced relationships (i.e. sex, flirting, lusting). Many, many, many Christians do not consider the spiritual implications of their life and faith. For those that engage in these relationships, they may find themselves ‘tied’ (or drawn) to some (or all) of those individuals years later.

Now, there are healthy soul ties (physical and spiritual) that are formed. Here’s a few scriptural examples: (1 Samuel 18:1; Acts 4:32; Philippians 2:2).

Just as there are healthy soul ties, the opposite of these examples can produce destructive soul ties that lead to temptation and sin.

Have you ever met someone and felt extremely drawn or pulled to them? This can be a soul tie that is trying to be formed between one or two like spirits.

There was a young woman I knew for some time. We served at the same church and worked fairly close to one another. One day she came to my job to talk, but her visit was different from our usual conversations. I felt like someone placed a rope around me and was trying to forcibly pull me toward her. Immediately, my sexual ‘senses’ were going and I was very scared. (I was so afraid that my hands and voice were shaking.) She started telling me about her weaknesses with men and things she was tempted with. I had never experienced a stronger physical force (of sexual temptation) in my life.

I didn’t ask God to cut the soul tie that was formed (because I didn’t know what it was), but I prayed and stood on God’s word – through His strength I was lead from the temptation.

By the next day, the feelings subsided and when I saw her again, the pulling sensation was gone.

Have you had a friend that you felt close to and had a strong desire to pursue a relationship with them?

There was a young woman I knew in the ministry. I could tell that she had a strong anointing on her to preach and was in the beginning stages of her ministry. We became friends in a short time, but our conversations would often drift to things we did before we came to Christ: multiple sexual partners, going to the club, etc. I didn’t see her much outside of church, but I had a constant desire to be in her company.

One day, I had a vision of a photo of the two of us with two boys. It was accompanied with thoughts telling me that this woman was to be my wife. How is this woman supposed to be my wife when I’m already married? It didn’t make any sense – that can’t be God speaking…

A few weeks later I ran into her on my way to work. We talked about general stuff and we were about to part ways. As I was leaving, the words “I love you” almost came out! I must have jumped a foot back in fear and bewilderment.

Something was definitely wrong! Later that day I searched the internet for information on soul ties. After reading some information and praying to break the soul tie, the thoughts, visions, and desires ceased.

Even when asking God to break any soul ties, Satan may look for other opportunities to tempt you (1 Peter 5:8-9)…remain alert, stay vigilant!


Many people mistake these situations as a ‘sign’ to pursue the relationship. These are deceiving spirits trying to tempt you to have a relationship with this person, commit adultery, leave your marriage, etc.

Don’t be deceived in thinking God would want you to leave your spouse or pursue sexual relationships outside marriage!

Have you ever had a sexual relationship (intercourse) outside of marriage and found yourself thinking about the person; have a desire to be with them; felt connected after the relationship ended; or had dreams about them?

When I was young, I had an intimate relationship with a girl – these interludes spanned several years. (We did not have sex, but we did more than hold hands.) Since that time, I had only seen her once or twice, but sporadically over the years thoughts of her would come to me. I wasn’t sure what prompted the thoughts, but they were usually sexually graphic.

Earlier this week, I had a very graphic dream about her. I immediately jumped out of bed. I figured there was a remaining soul tie between us and Satan was using it as a channel for temptation. Fighting off these temptations was very difficult. Even thinking about her would bring sexual arousal. After reading some information on soul ties and praying to break the tie, the thoughts subsided.

These relationships deal with physical nature, but they begin in the spirit realm (Ephesians 6:10-12). They are destructive bonds that will keep you out of God’s will and will destroy your life and others.

Don’t allow yourself to become one (sexually) with anyone that is not your spouse:

Proverbs 5:22 (KJV)His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

1 Corinthians 6:15-17 (KJV)Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

2 Timothy 2:22 (KJV)Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Satan is using sex as a mechanism for temptation. Satan wants to destroy you (John 10:10) and will look for opportune times to do so. Ask God to reveal any soul ties in your life and break them! Keeping these ties unbroken will only leave entrances to bondage and sin!

Free yourself from the prison of soul ties!

Luke 4:17-21 (KJV)And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

1 John 1:9 (KJV)If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Dear Lord, forgive me of the sins I have committed (listed them specifically). Break the tie between (list specifically) and free me from any ties that were formed through my sins. Remove any avenues for Satan to torment me and bind me to sin. In the name of Jesus Christ, I ask that you cover me anew in the Blood of Jesus, cleansing me from the stains of sin. In the name of Jesus Christ, I ask these things in prayer. Amen.

By: Spiritual Combatants   -  In: Sex and Relationships   - 

November 5, 2011

Eye Blinders

Proverbs 4:25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Take the example of the horse with its blinders. It is unable to see what is on its left or right – only what is straight ahead of it. The purpose for the blinders is to keep the horse from being distracted or spooked. Then, the horse is allowed to travel uninterrupted to its intended location based upon the descretion of the driver.

Many of us (on the other hand) like to look around. We gaze at whatever moves, talks, or remains still. In the midst of looking around, however, we see many things we wish we hadn’t. We see many distractions to our lives of faith and righteousness before God. Much of what we see or hear can lead us into all sorts of tempting thoughts and sin. And this occurs because we chose to look around.

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Proverbs 5:3-20For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee. Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Solomon is giving a stern warning to his son about other women. A ‘strange’ woman is one that is a stranger, another, prostitute, harlot – SOMEONE THAT IS NOT YOUR WIFE! Solomon is warning his son to stay away from such women.

Though the lips of strange women seem like honeycomb (sweet) and has a mouth smoother than oil (soft, comforting words), her end is bitter, sharp as a two-edged sword and her path leads to death and hell. Some married men (even those that are not), look at the strange woman as something to be desired. They look better than your wife; always there to comfort you with soft words; and make you feel young and ‘fancy free.’ But as Solomon says, we do not know her ways as they are moveable and hidden…and unless we ponder the path of life (and our own), we would be subject to follow her down to death and hell.

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By: Spiritual Combatants   -  In: May 2011,Sex and Relationships   -  Tags:        

In church leadership, pastors, ministers, musicians, and others that come before the church are often respected, appreciated, and supported. Their presence, anointing from God, and character/charisma can be an awe-inspiring representation of the things many hope to see in themselves and especially others (i.e. spouse). However, what begins as appreciation and thankfulness from afar can become much more within – and this is from the leader.

If the leader is not careful, they can misinterpret the person’s true intent and believe they have an ‘agenda’ to establish an intimate relationship. Some leaders would also use intimacy as a way of expressing their appreciation. They may assume there is an attraction and may even act on that assumption, not realizing that the person did not like them in that manner.

This is for both single and married leaders.

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By: Spiritual Combatants   -  In: April 2011,Sex and Relationships   -  Tags:      

November 12, 2010

Wired for God

Many believers are living with sexual addictions, fetishes, etc. They may try or attempt to live for God during the day (or at least in public) and then in the darkness, at night, or when no one is looking, they satisfy their tempting desires. They’re struggling between who they were and who they should become in Christ.

So what should they do?

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February 7, 2009

Loaves of Bread

Proverbs 6:25-27Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life. Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

There are beautiful people in the world and we see them everyday. For some of us, they live next door to us or share the same office space. However, a problem arises if we ever begin to lust after their beauty in our hearts. When we lust after their beauty, we become captivated by their looks, think about them way more than we should, and desire to spend more time with them than we normally would (if even for a moment).

So what’s the problem?!

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By: Spiritual Combatants   -  In: February 2009,Sex and Relationships   -  Tags:

July 3, 2007

The NO NO (Poem)

Say no to sex before marriage and out of its bed Set boundaries on your life and tame the thoughts in your head Speaking lying ‘benefits’ that won’t get you far Save yourself for the wedding night and not the back of a car Don’t listen to the flesh with its desire for pleasure It’s a lie to destroy you and your sacred treasure Life’s too precious for two minutes of naughtiness Sin and disease spill over and makes your life a complete mess You think that’s pleasure? Think again and turn over the sin Lace up your shoes on your mark and run as fast as you can Take the road of escape that leads from temptation Heed the call of the preacher sharing this revelation Keeping sexual relations sacred in the eyes of the Father Conform your life to the NO NO from this point and farther

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By: Spiritual Combatants   -  In: July 2007,Sex and Relationships   - 

1. Know yourself. You will be tested and/or tempted based on WHO you are and what Satan can find in you. You are in a war and the enemy will use your weaknesses to destroy you.

2. QUICKLY establish the relationship as being NOTHING more than professional.

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By: Spiritual Combatants   -  In: May 2007,Sex and Relationships   - 

September 2, 2006

Overcoming and Enduring

Sexual immorality is destroying the church!

It manifests through pornography, adultery, homosexuality, bisexuality, bestiality, etc. Many of our fellow brothers and sisters are turning to the darkness of sin to commit their evil deeds rather than living in the light of the Lord:

John 3:19-21 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

If you are struggling with sexual sin, get help NOW! Go to the Father, repent of your sins, and dedicate yourself to living above the muck and mire of your old sinful nature. Find strength in the Lord and your fellow brothers and sisters. You don’t have to give into temptation. You don’t have to sin.

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Scriptures

Genesis

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Exodus

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Leviticus

24


Numbers

14   15   16   19   20   21


Deuteronomy

1   6   7   17   24   27   32


Joshua

1  9  22


Judges

3


1 Samuel

1   16


2 Chronicles

20


Ezra

8


Nehemiah

9


Job

1  2  16


Psalms

1  5  9  11  15  16  18  90  19  33  34  37  39  46  51  55  63  68  78  90  91  94  101  104  103  119  121  122  139  145  146  147


Proverbs

3  4  5  6  8  9  10  11  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  21  22  23  24  25  27  29  30


Ecclesiastes

3  4  5  7  11


Isaiah

1  14  25  26  43  55  59  64


Jeremiah

1


Ezekiel

2  28


Daniel

3  10


Jonah

1  2  3  4


Habakkuk

2


Zechariah

7


Malachi

2


Matthew

4  5  6  7  8  9  10  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  24  25  26  28


Mark

2  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  16


Luke

4  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  16  17  18  19  24


John

1  2  3  4  6  7  8  9  10  12  13  14  15  16  17


Acts

1  2  4  8  9  6  10  13  17


Romans

1  3  4  5  6  7  8  10  12  13  14  15  16


1 Corinthians

2  3  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  15


2 Corinthians

4  5  8  9  10  11  12


Galatians

3  5  6


Ephesians

2  4  5  6


Philippians

1  2  4


Colossians

1  2  3


1 Thessalonians

4  5


2 Thessalonians

2


1 Timothy

2  3  4  5  6


2 Timothy

2  3  4


Titus

1  2  3


Hebrews

1  2  3  4  5  6  8  9  10  11  12


James

1  3  4  5


1 Peter

1  2  3  4  5


2 Peter

1  2  3


1 John

1  2  3


2 John

1


3 John

1


Jude

1


Revelation

1  2  3  12  14  20  21  22

Dates

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