"Hidden Bondages" - Soul Ties Part 3 - Session 4

[Rev. Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD]

SOUL TIES WITH OTHER BELIEVERS

1 Corinthians 1:10: " Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment."

Colossians 2:1-2: "For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, ² that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,”

In these verses, believers are encouraged to knit their lives together like threads in a garment, each thread intricately woven with each other thread. This is a picture of how God wants the body of Christ to be. However, soul ties among believers should really be called spirit ties.

Believers are `spirit tied' before they're `soul tied'. When you experience spiritual rebirth, you become one in Spirit with every other believer. As a result, bonding in the mind and emotions becomes far easier, because of the spirit union already there. This is the reason believers can meet somebody they've never met before and feel like they've known them for many years. Believers "bear witness in their spirit" when they meet someone who loves Jesus. Satan cannot fake real joy or peace. And he particularly cannot counterfeit the love of God that flows spirit to spirit between true believers.

It is so important that you make sure that the believers you are tied to are on one mind one accord. Make sure you know and discern what they believe.  Sometimes people say they are believers, but then you find out they do not believe the same as you.

SOUL TIES WITH PASTORS OR SPIRITUAL LEADERS

2 Samuel 20:2: “So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.”

Here we see the men of Judah bonding with their leader David. This depicts the soul tie that's needed between believers and their spiritual authorities.

Again, the Hebrew word here is `dabaq' for `glue'. The men were glued to their authority. We see a similar tie of devotion between Elijah and Elisha, Moses and Joshua, and Jesus and His disciples. Such a bond is essential for a pastor or spiritual leader to pass on anointed ministry to those submitted to him in the Lord.

There has to be a soul trust - a soul tie that's rooted in a shared passion and sense of vision. When such a trust bond is lacking, the results are invariably disappointing. But, when a pastor has been privileged to `have someone's heart', then that person was able to `catch the vision' and run with it in a way that those without that `soul trust' could not.

Before you commit to any pastor or leader make sure that you have prayed and received the peace of God about where He wants you to be. 

So many believers have been sitting under leaderships or churches that their family has attended, and God is saying, I want you over here, not there. That is a soul tie. God has plans for all of us, and He wants us set free from all bondage. If you have felt God tugging on your heart to leave a church and go somewhere else, be obedient. Cut those ties and go forth into what God has called you to do. He wants you blessed.

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NOTE: Part 3 – Session 4, was taken from “Hidden Bondages” – http://www.b4prayer.org/index13.html

God bless,
Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks