There are “friends” who destroy each other,     but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24  Whenever we journey closely with others, we’ll usually end up having soul ties with them. Often, this is a good and godly thing.  God wants us to have these healthy soul ties so that we can grow…

When we have soul ties with our past friendships, we will struggle with issues such as sadness and a sense of lost until we’re healed of the soul ties.   These soul ties can prevent us from moving forward and investing in new friendships.  The way to move forward is to mourn in a healthy way…

Our words are powerful.  When we make vows or promises to someone, the words that we use can bind us to the person.    That’s why we need to renounce verbally anything we’ve said in the past that’s caused us to have harmful soul ties.    “I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth…

Soul ties can also happen when we place our hope in an authority figure or idolize the person.  Whenever we idolize a person, we give a piece of our soul to him.  Unhealthy soul ties will cause us to become dependent on a person.  This will affect our relationship with God as we’re now dependent…

Children grow up having natural soul ties with their parents.  A healthy soul tie between a parent and her child is normal and necessary.  If a child does not have this healthy soul tie, she will grow up searching to fill that hole in her life in other ways.  However, if the parent idolizes her…

Forgiving people from your past  Sexual intimacy with someone you’re not married to will result in a harmful soul tie.  Each time you give yourself away in such a way, it’s like a piece of you stays with the person.    Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man…

Sarah wanted so much to move on from her past.  She’s been dealing with depression and she realizes that it has something to do with her past.  Yet, the more she tries to forget, the more her past keeps coming back to haunt her.  Her soul is still tied to her past in an unhealthy…