Interesting article I found on Soul Ties

So what is a soul tie? A soul tie is two souls tied together by the spirit. Mainly caused by sex or sexual abuse. In the eyes of God “the act of sex is marriage through consummation.” Every single time an unmarried person has sex they become married to that person. For example if someone has had twenty-five sex partners, they have probably been exposed to hundreds of other souls. If the other person had more than one partner, then you are also exposed to all their partners as well. In simple terms, you have sex with everyone they have had sex with. So as one can easily see this makes having a truly loving, intimate, and close union very difficult.
What other ways can soul ties form?Soul ties are mainly formed through sexual intercourse, but they can also form emotionally. Please understand sex outside of marriage rips and tears the soul when one tries to break away. Remember you are joined as one, so when you break away it hurts you. What is left are the emotional scars. In my own life I have seen words even become a source of a soul tie. When people say, “I will love you forever” or “I got your back no matter what” you tend to hold on to those words when you have a soul tie because a co-dependency has been created.
Sexual abuse is another way soul ties can be formed. When someone has been sexually abused as a child and becomes an adult the soul tie can greatly affect their relationships.
In Biblical times there was no wedding in the way it is viewed today, so becoming one flesh was marriage.

Written by Quentin McCall

"Joy is love exalted,
peace is love in repose;
long suffering is love enduring;
gentleness is love in society;
goodness is love in action;
faith is love on the battlefield;
meekness is love in school;
and temperance is love in training."

-Dwight Moody

Champion

Knocked down, and stepped on.
You can bloody my face, black my eye.
I will always get back up!
You can hurt my pride, break my heart.
I will never surrender!
You can take away everything I own.
I will never lay down and die!
You can try and crush me.
I will always survive!
You can reject and ignore me.
I will always persevere!
Strength of spirit, heart of might,
I was born a champion, I was born a fighter. 

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In the darkness

"There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed,
or hidden that will not be made known.
What you have said in the dark will be heard
in the daylight, and what you have whispered
in the ear will be proclaimed from the roofs"
Luke 12:2-3

This saying is true, whether you believe in the Bible or not.
Whatever is done in the dark, will always come to the light.
It may happen right away, or take years. Every bad deed
will eventually be found out.

Each Day

What do you live for each day? Our society teaches us that pleasure,
prosperity, position, and popularity will make us happy.-
but living in the service of self always leaves an emptiness no earthy reward can fill.
People will usually go to great lengths to achieve these things,
 usually hurting themselves and others in process.
People with a misguided sense of direction often wonder why they feel unfulfilled.
God gives each of us a life for a very specific reason: to serve Him, not ourselves.
So the question remains...What do you live for each day?
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Countdown

Minute by minute.
Hour by hour.
Year by year.
The countdown has begun.
Tried to slip away.
Hide in the shadows.
Turn my face away.
Determined to avoid.
Holding on to nothing.
Suffocating on my own mind.
Meaningless struggles of pain.
Minute by minute.
Hour by hour.
Year by year.
The countdown has begun.

On A Butterfly's Wing

On a butterfly's wing,
My prayer was answered.
Spirit rising with the sun,
Soul drifting with the clouds.
Heart blazing with a rhythmic beat,
Body dancing on streams of air.
Happiness bubbles up with intense joy,
Gladness swells and ripens.
Come fly with me,
Soar to the sparkling heights.
Forget about the past,
Look only to the future.
Nothing will stand in our way,
Because on this day my prayer was answered
On a butterfly's wing.

Constant Companion

Even when you can not see me,
I am there.
When you stumble and fall,
I am there.
When you've cried till you can cry no more,
I am there.
When everyone else abandons you,
I am there.
When you feel as if no one else cares,
I am there.
When the sorrows of this life have overwhelmed you,
I am there.
When you ache for someone to hold you,
I am there.
When you become tired and weary,
I am there.
Even when you have nothing left to give,
I am there.
Even when you push me away,
I am there.
I will be your constant companion,
I am there.
When you finally open your eyes,
I am there.

On the Edge

Standing on the edge between darkness and light,
Can't go back, forced to go forwards.
Can't see ahead, don't want to look behind.
Frozen in place, too strong to die, too weak to live.
Confusion crowds my mind, 
Indecision weighing me down.
I try to cry out, but all I manage is a whisper.
Fear lapping at my feet, joy just out of reach.
How long will I stand here,
Between these two destinies?
Only God Knows.

Cry to battle

Come Son of Adam
Heed the cry!
Do not be lead astray!
Every step a battle,
Every breath a labor.
You were born for greatness!
Let love guide your footsteps.
Let your heart soar,
Let your spirit fly!
Break the chains of bondage.
Rise Son of Adam!
Do not let the enemy gain a foothold.
You have a warrior's heart,
Take up sword and shield!
Defend My honor!
Come Son of Adam,
Heed the cry! 

Beautiful

I am Beauty incarnate.
Deep within me dwells the power of Beauty,
Both blinding and inviting.
Cool as a spring breeze,
Warm as a summer night.
Dazzling as the sun,
Comforting as the stars in the night sky.
It doesn't come from me,
But was given as a gift of love.
It isn't from pride and vanity,
But comes from the reflection of the One who made me.
Embrace it, fear it, love it, or hate it,
But don't ignore it.
I am Beauty incarnate.


(This is written for all the women who never feel "good enough" or "just too much",  Don't believe this lie, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!)

Tears

Though tears stream down my face,
and my heart aches, I won't let my love die.
Through pain and suffering,
I will shine.
By Your grace and Your strength,
I won't give up.
I will let You carry me through,
I will let You take my hand.
I will walk in Your footsteps,
till I walk no more.

From a seed I grew

Once I was as small as a seed,
 raw and untouched.
You took me into your hands,
planted me in the ground.
You covered me with rich dark soil,
drenched me with water from Your heart.
Seasons came and went,
and though I struggled to grow,
You tenderly cared for me.
Patiently You waited, slowly I grew.
Never once did You leave me,
protecting me through the winters,
shading me through the summers.
You knew one day I would grow,
grow into a tree strong and true.
My branches reaching out to Heaven,
my roots firmly planted in Earth.
I have withstood fires and storms,
drought and rot.
All because You blanketed me with
Your life giving, saving grace.
Today I bear the fruits of Your labor,
giving back to You what You gave to me.
Thank You for never giving up,
thank You for loving me.
From a little seed I grew,
into a tree, strong and true.



 

I have always felt "not good enough". Not good enough to be loved,  not good enough to be successful, just not good enough to win at anything. Even though I try to be the very best person I can be, it still seems not good enough.  Whats it even mean to be good enough? Is there a level of good thats enough?
This is probably my biggest battle with myself right now. If God can love me unconditionally, then why can't I love myself unconditionally?  I have a hard time being at peace with myself because of this. If I have learned the lesson of forgiveness and uncondtional love for others, I guess I need to apply that to myself also.

Truths I've learned about Choices

Behaviors are a choice. Feelings are sometimes out of our control. Behavior has to do with choices.
~Randall Terry

 

 

   Everyday we make choices. It is these choices that shape our lives, and the lives of others around us. How we choose to react to our circumstances impacts the world around us. We choose our own postive or negative reactions.Whether great or small, every action has a reaction.Everyday we choose between embracing happiness, or sorrow, hope or discouragement, truth or deceit, acceptance or rejection, love or hate. These are decisions of  attitudes we will choose at any given moment.They

  are choices of which path we will travel down. It is always our choice whether we will love others, or decide to reject them. It is always a choice between inflicting pain upon another person, or providing them with understanding through love. Making the right choices can lead us down a path that can give us continous joy through out our lives, making the wrong choices can lead us down a path of a life filled with sorrow and loss. We have to put forth an effort each day to make the right choices.

So when we finally leave this earth, it will be the everyday choices we made that will be the real legacy we leave behind.

                       

      

Truths I've learned about Love

                                    

               The greatest love sometimes comes from the greatest sorrow. How can you really measure how much you love someone until you are faced with the loss of that person? True love is deep and complex, with many levels of understanding. There are many levels to love, in which few people ever achieve the most complex and deepest level. Especially when the object of your love is someone not of your own flesh. Its far easier to truly love someone when they are naturally tied to you by genetics. The Greeks had 4 different words to describe love.   Storge – affection, Philia – friendship, Eros – romance, Agape – unconditional love. Its this last, and most powerful level of love thats the hardest to achieve, because to achieve this you must first decide how much you are willing to suffer for this object of your love. Sacrificing one's own selfish desires and needs, for the needs of someone else.  To love someone not of your flesh unconditionally, is a raw powerful love. Because you know they may never learn to love you back this way, but you love them despite this. Learning to love someone like this does not comes naturally, and usually can't be known until it is put through the trials that come with life. This kind of love comes from complete understanding and forgiveness of the other person's weaknesses. But to achieve this level of love for another human being can be both powerful and excruciating painful. Its a willingness to suffer your own loss of self to give entirely to another. It is the ultimate love you can feel for another human being.