Hindrances from Freedom: Coping

Understanding Soul Ties Today’s Focus: Hindrances from Freedom by Soul Ties: Coping Scripture: Ephesians 6:10; Romans 8:35-37 Greetings Sons of God: Let’s examine how coping hinders us from being free from soul ties. When we examine coping, it simply is adjusting one’s life in order to deal with or be comfortable in a situation. This may sound reasonable but it is not reasonable when the person copes in the midst of being in denial. Being in denial is commonly observed in people who always say “it never happened” even though it did and because did and the enemy has made such a stronghold in that person. The person adjusts their lives to cope with the situation instead of actually confronting the situation and finding a solution to the problem. A great example of coping is when there has been some type of abuse repeatedly. The victim of the abuse learn to cope with the fact that it happened and they try to forget it. When confronted by someone who knows the truth and they come bearing an answer, they deny the situation ever happening and try to show how they are currently living as proof that the situation never happened when all they are showing you is the cover they made to try to hide the hurt. Children or child abuse (sexual or physical), Women of domestic violence (sexual and non-sexual), sons of God being violated sexually by pastors or overseers. Many of these victims try to hide the abuse but eventually this no where good and sadly in some cases, suicide. We as the church, the sons of God do not cope but we turn to the Lord and find our strength in Him. Ephesians 6:10: Finally, my brethren be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might God’s power can change every situation. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. You do not have to accept what happened but the Lord wants you to confront it through Him, let Him heal you and restore you so that that situation no longer can hold you and hinder you from the freedom that Christ’s death on the cross and His resurrection paid for. The devil wants you to cope and try to forget about what happened. This is ho he maintains the soul tie that binds you from true freedom, healing and deliverance. Let the Lord show you the hurt and let Him deal with it because if you don’t you will cope and live a lie and the devil is the father of all lies. Let me leave you with this powerful scripture: Romans 8:35-37: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, for thy sake we are all killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, IN ALL THESE THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US. Peace, Love and Grace, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.