Hindrances to Freedom: Accepting the Situation

Understanding Soul Ties Today’s Focus: Hindrances to Freedom by Soul Ties Scripture: Romans 8:15 Greetings Sons of God: Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, Father Understand that when you have created a soul tie (negative) you are in bondage. This is why it is called a soul TIE, because it binds you to whatever you make a covenant with. Now, look at Romans 8:15, Paul is exhorting the church at Rome to understand that they have not received the spirit of bondage which produces and rules by fear but they have received the Spirit of adoption that makes them sons where they cry out to God, Abba, Father. Now we know the devil seeks to enslave us to sin, oppress us, defile us and ultimately destroy us in his attempts to prove his position to God that God was wrong in making us heirs of the Kingdom. So when we get into un-godly soul ties the devil tries to change our perception of reality, especially if we are a son of God and hinder us into coming into the understanding and knowledge of God which makes us free. If he can hinder and hold you, then you cannot be free. Let’s look at ways the devil uses the strongholds of soul ties to hinder our freedom. Acceptance of the Situation 2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed Acceptance of the current situation caused by the soul tie is a powerful tool of the enemy. When he can make you accept the situation and make you feel defeated and believe you cannot overcome then you will find it very hard to believe that you will overcome. Take account of the many interactions within the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) of people who were in situations that held them in bondage and how when they came into the presence of Jesus and had an encounter with Him, they overcame those situations by the power of the Lord and recognition of the Son of God. Listen, when you realize who God is and believe He is your Lord and give your life to Him, He breaks every yoke upon you, especially the yoke that He has brought to your attention and decided to have the Lord break. One of the saddest things we accept is homosexuality. I cannot tell you the number of times I have heard a parent just say about their child being homosexual “well it is their choice and I will support them and continue to love them” So you accept a demon residing within your child and you just gonna let them go and find their way? God did not do that with you so why do that to your children? One of the powerful encounters I can recall is the story in Scripture of the father whose son had a demon and the demon in many attempts was causing the boy to foam at the mouth and bruise him. The father cried out to the Lord for help. He did not accept the situation, He sought for the solution, the Lord and the Lord cast the evil spirit out of him. We do not ever have to accept or submit to a situation that is clearly a bad one. We do not have to accept bad relationships or any other situation when we know the Lord. This is why we pray “His Kingdom come and His Will be done” because His Kingdom and Will can change everything if we allow it to. When it comes to soul ties when the Lord sends someone to you to bring you to the knowledge of the soul tie and the reasoning for the many situations surrounding that ungodly covenant or union then you have the choice to either stay and accept the situation and stay in bondage to that situation and soul tie. In the next message we will look at passivity as a hindrance to our freedom. Peace, Love and Grace, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.