Judgments:

"Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
(Deuteronomy 5:16)

"Do not judge lest you be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. (Matthew 7: 1,2)

It is a principle of God that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As we study the two scriptures quoted above, we may receive some insight as to why we are experiencing problems in our lives. If we have been the victim of child abuse, for example, it is a natural response for us to feel bitter about it. What is actually occurring, however, is that our hatred and resentment toward the one who abused us may be activating a negative influence in our lives. We are judging, we are not honoring, and we are reaping the negative harvest.

It usually comes as a great surprise to many men when they discover they are just like their fathers. It is most common for an alcoholic to have an alcoholic father. Likewise, child abusers have often been abused as children.

When we can see that, a healing can take place because we can realize what our father had experienced. When we can begin to see what happened to us emotionally during our lifetime, we can understand what happened emotionally to our father during his lifetime.

If God tells us we are just like our Daddy, only worse, we can say, '"Well, now I understand why my Daddy did some of the things he did. He did them because he couldn't help it. He was an alcoholic, a sick man, just the same as I am." Many nights we went to bed wishing we weren't an alcoholic and wishing we hadn't done some of the things we did. Daddy must have done the same thing.
But perhaps Daddy didn't have the opportunity to enter an alcohol and drug rehab program. Perhaps he died in his addiction, because he had no way out. This should enable us to see that God has been gracious enough to us to give us a way out. He has introduced us to this program. When we realize that, we should have no problem whatsoever forgiving Daddy. God is giving us an understanding of ourselves, and an understanding of our Daddy.

Therefore, you are without excuse, every man of you who passes judgment, for in that you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. (Rom 2:1)

In His principle concerning judgment, God declares that when we live in an ongoing judgmental attitude, we are captured by that attitude and we become what we are judging. What has happened is that we have become focused upon a sin issue rather than upon our Lord Jesus Christ, and whatever we focus upon becomes the driving dynamic force in our lives. That is why we often find that what we hate in our parents becomes evident in our lives, also.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. (Galatians 6:7)

Whatever judgments we sow against another, we will receive from others. Knowing this, we should desire to sow love and mercy wherever we go, knowing we will receive love and mercy in return.

In the matter of healing hidden root judgments, we should look at healing the root causes of the problems in our inner man. If we have a bitter root expectation that we will fail, we will find ourselves constantly failing. If we have a bitter root expectation of being rejected, we will bring rejection upon ourselves.

Whatever is incubated within our souls is created in our circumstances. Whatever we project out through our souls to others is received by their souls and sent back to us. For this reason, we should keep our souls soaked in Divine love.

"And the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 3: 10)

In dealing with the heart, we must allow God to go deep into the roots of our heart's attitudes, motivations and character traits. He will do this as we commune with Him during our quiet time. He will reveal our motives by asking us why we want to do a certain thing. He will expose poor attitudes, and challenge us to allow Him to heal them with His love.

We need to allow God to show us where we have been judgmental so we can ask His forgiveness and receive His healing.

Soul Ties:

Soul ties are formed when two or more persons become bonded together. Soul ties can be good or evil, either holy or profane. God has sanctioned soul ties through the bonding of children with parents, husbands with wives, friends with friends, and Christians with Christians. Soul ties approved by God represent the bonding of persons together with bonds of agape love.
MARRIAGE SOUL TIES.

"For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh." (Ephesians 5:31) A husband and wife are bonded together by love.

Consequently they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate" (Matthew 19:6)

The Bible states that God joins a husband and wife together in marriage, and that divorce separates what God has joined together. This means divorce separates the soul tie which God created. That is one reason there is so much pain, sorrow and trauma in divorce.

FRIENDSHIP SOUL TIES.

"Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself." (1 Samuel 18:1) This is another type of soul tie which is pure and is based upon love. "A man of many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18:24) This is a special kind of loyalty that exists between devoted friends.

PARENT/CHILD SOUL TIES.

"Now, therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad's life (his soul knit with the lad's soul), it will come about when he sees that the lad is not with us, that he will die..." (Genesis 44:30,31).

When a child is born, the infant should be bonded to its parents. A healthy soul tie should be formed which ministers love and security to that child throughout life. This soul tie serves to stabilize the child's personality.

CHRISTIAN SOUL TIES.

"...from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love." (Ephesians 4: 16)

The relationship between Christians is compared to the relationship between the various parts of the human body. These soul ties enable the body of Christ to mature and fulfill its calling.

DEMONIC SOUL TIES.

"Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a harlot is one body with her? For He says, the two will become one flesh." (1 Corinthians 6:16)

Demonic soul ties form out of perversions of the good and holy founded upon love. Good soul ties are founded upon love. Demonic soul ties are founded upon lust.
For example, sexual relationships outside of marriage forge demonic soul ties. Through adultery, an evil soul tie is created in lust. This demonic soul tie destroys the holy union that was based upon mutual love and trust.

For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged their natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire for one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. (Romans 1:26,27)

Perverse soul ties are also formed between persons of the same sex. Homosexuals and lesbians are motivated by lust, though they may call themselves lovers.

Also, perverse soul ties extend themselves to those formed between human beings and animals. The ultimate expression of perversion is bestiality, lying carnally with animals. Some soul ties with animals all short of bestiality. They are characterized by an inordinate affection for animals.

EVIL COMPANION SOUL TIES.

"Do not be deceived; bad company corrupts good morals. (1 Corinthians 15:33) Do not associate with a man given to anger; or go with a hot-tempered man, lest you learn his ways, and find a snare for yourself (for your soul). (Proverbs 22:24,25)

Soul ties with evil companions will so ensnare a person that he will become entangled in the grasp of wickedness. Our friends influence us, so it is important to choose the right ones.

PERVERTED FAMILY SOUL TIES.

The soul tie between a parent and a child is healthy and beneficial, except when it continues into the adult life of the child. When a son or daughter is ready for marriage, the soul tie with the parents must be terminated in order for a soul tie of marriage to be formed.

When the father gives his daughter in marriage, he severs the soul tie with her in preference to her husband. When the soul tie is not severed between the parent and the child at the proper time, that which was good and beneficial becomes evil through control and possessiveness.

Sexual perverseness within family relations occurs when there is incest between father/daughter, mother/son, brother/sister, father-in-law/daughter-in-law, mother-in-law/son-in-law, or other close family ties.

When the essential bonding between parents and child is missed at birth, the child is left with a sense of incompleteness. This can leave him restless and searching throughout his life. Satan can easily draw such a person into false and perverse soul ties with others.
"When they came to the threshing floor of Arad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed seven days mourning for his father." (Genesis 50:10) "So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end. (Deuteronomy 34:8)

When a family member or close friend dies, the soul tie formed with that person must be dissolved. The period of sorrow following the death of a loved one is primarily due to the adjustment time during which the soul tie is ended. Prolonged mourning indicates the continuation of the soul tie. This invites spirits of sorrow, grief, loneliness and others to enter.

BREAKING DEMONIC SOUL TIES.

As evil soul ties are identified, their power should be reversed.

First: Repentance for the sin against God is necessary. God's ordinances have been violated. Lust has taken us beyond the boundaries of purity that the Lord set for us.
Even if the sin was committed in ignorance, it still requires forgiveness. Ask God to forgive you for each perverse soul tie that you have created.

Second: Spoil the devil's house by taking back all that he has gained against you. Confess before God that Satan has no further legal right to you. Declare each demonic soul tie that you have identified to be broken in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Third: Command the evil spirits associated with the soul ties to leave you in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Note. Be as specific as possible when breaking soul ties. Soul ties are formed with each person with whom you have had sexual relationship outside of marriage. Name each person and break the soul tie. Are there any soul ties with animals? Are there any unnatural soul ties with family members? Have spiritually perverse soul ties been created through homosexuality or through occult (idolatrous) involvements, such as fortune telling, hypnotism, ESP, blood covenants, unholy vows, horoscopes, etc?