DEFINITIONS

• Ephesians 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
• 2 Timothy 1:9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
• Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

1. The immaterial – invisible part of man. Matthew 10:28 "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul (Psuche). But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul (Psuche) and body in hell. The inner eternal part of our being called the Psuche.
2. The disembodied – (spiritually naked man [not clothed by God’s glory or covered by the Blood of Jesus]) 2 Corinthians 5:4 For we who are in this tent (our body) groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life (Psuche).
3. Seat of Sentiment – That which perceives, reflects, desires and feels. When we say our perception or reality needs to change it is a soul change that requires God’s help.
4. Seat of the Will and Purposes – This is major, we have a will and if our inner will is not totally submitted to the Lord, with His help, we have a very serious problem. We can as the old saying goes say, “Yes I will stand up and even stand up on the outside, but on the inside we are sitting down and rebelling.” What does God see? Does He see what we did, only if there was a change of heart with it, He sees our heart attitude. That is why Jesus said, Matthew 5:28 "But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. When you sin in your soul it is the true sin and God sees it. Don’t let that alarm you, the Lord will help us change, Thes. 5:23-24. But we must let Him.

5. Seat of Self – Your individuality and who you are. You like to paint and you like chocolate but you don’t like peppers. That self is like soft clay to start with, everyone around you wants to get their hands in your soft clay but it is only for God to shape. Hardened  clay must be ground to powder and then made wet and pliable again. We gave our individuality to Jesus, It is Christ in us the hope of glory. Col. 1:27
6. Personal pronouns – Myself, himself, yourself, me, he and you. Often when you see a self-word it is Psuche or Nephesh and means more than it appears to mean.
7. An animated creature, human or otherwise. Like living creatures, animals, etc. They have a Psuche but as we said it was not created from a piece of the Nephesh of God but created separately.
8. Inner Man – the inner most being, the Seat of our New Life.

What I believe concerning the Soul:

1. Severed by the Blood of Jesus, by rebuking and denouncing them specifically
2. Sealed off by forgiving and repenting
3. Replaced with new connectors to the Lord (His bloodline and none other) and healthy relationships with His people, like church.
4. Guarded with watching and prayer and not allowed to reconnect or return as they often seek to.

SOUL STORAGE TANK

• What is your heritage
• What people groups and cultures
• Are there things you need to deal with at different levels
• Things you need to feed and develop that God has entrusted to you.
• Whose character do you have and what do you see in the one you are like (study them a bit to see)
• Who did God create you to be (we’ll talk about that more later)
• What are you gifts and callings
• Who are you – we need to find out

1. Soul ties – beginning from the womb with a soul tie to our parents and grand parents whether we ever came to know them later or not.
   1. A soul that did not get to bond outside of the womb experiences divorce, and a tearing break in their soul, because they did bond inside the womb. They carry the symptoms of abandonment even if they do not live in that state now. This is deeper than rejection but will draw in rejection and similar situations like a magnet because of its nature. If this is never dealt with it will color their life with a feeling of loss, no value and can affect many areas. It will create a ravening wolf (spirit) looking for something to satiate that hunger. This person may deal with the addictions or the cravings this break caused, but usually do not deal with the driving force behind that addiction, the brokenness of the soul, so it will surface in other ways. Healing the soul is a process that most people do not want to submit to but it is the only way to be completely whole.
   2.  There of course are people that did not even bond in the womb. They were not wanted, or a parent was selfish or perhaps the parent knew they couldn’t keep the child so they didn’t bond. This child may respond in several ways, one is a constant feeling of deep rejection even where there is none; they will either strive for attention (at all costs) or fall back in dejection and depression, depending on the heredity (inherited factors) of their soul bucket. They carry a deep loss they will never be able to explain. They have a deep sorrow about them even when they are laughing. They do not trust completely and they crave relationships but because of a deep fear of being hurt they back away from those relationships at key times and often destroy with their own words and attitudes the things they want most. Destruction and trouble are drawn to these people like a magnet because they have a vacuum in their inner being and that is a natural draw to things in the spirit realm, usually things that bring trouble. The Lord can and will recreate and restore their soul bucket that developed deformed. He is the creator and He can recreate.
   3. Soul ties are souls we join with or relationships with strings attached. We may walk away but if the strings are never dealt with they draw us down. That is one of the hardest things to deal with in divorce, we left but we are still attached. In the spirit realm the two become one, so it is like separating Siamese Twins, the closer they joined the deeper the hurt. But just because the covenant was broken doesn’t mean the soul tie is broken. How would you like it if one of your feet went South and one of your feet went North continually. Yikes that would hurt. But if the tie is not dealt with that is exactly what is happening. The part that is tied to the other person is pulled in their direction and you are going another. That brings inner division. Remember in division the parts of our lives that are supposed to be helpful become the opposite and work against us.
   4. Friendships – covenant soul ties, you may break the covenant but the soul tie is still there. 1 Samuel 18:1 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Perhaps you didn’t intend for that friendship to go that deep but it did and you may now have something to deal with because of it.
   5. Demonic ties – Often because of curiosity or pressure from friends we try things that seem harmless. We walk away and forget the entire thing. But at that point something tied us to the demonic spirit realm. We gave legal access. We need to go back and remove those ties. Things like ouiji boards, fortunetellers, and other mystical things are not innocent and not left behind until we severe them.
   6. Becoming a Member – Have you ever become a member of something. You created a tie. You connected with a group of people. Like a member of a church and then you left angry or hurt. You carry a bad tie you that you need to deal with. Other things are like members of the army, clubs, etc. Are there any you need to break that are connecting you to things that are no longer good or no longer a part of your life?
   7. Family – We have ties with our family whether mother, dad, sister, uncle. Some of these we know are not good but we feel obligated. We need to break those ties. That doesn’t mean be rude to that person or not be in that family, it just means they no longer have a hold on you in a negative way at any level. In some instances the Lord will lay guidelines. You need to be careful to guard you heart and keep these guidelines. When we love a person we receive them differently, with an open heart. That means a vulnerable heart to whatever that person has. For example, let’s say it is a beloved brother who is now in New Age at a deep level. They ooze New Age. You love them, you see them, you hug them with that open heart and yuck, you’re slimed with a curse because they are a carrier. Then later you wonder why you seem to be under spiritual attack. You are more vulnerable to them because you love them and they are linked to you with a tie.

2. People around us – We know that almost all of the people we come in contact with affect us, starting with family, then teachers, pastors, friends, etc. If they are negative or criticizing it fills our bucket with negative things that affect us. Why do you often feel negative about yourself, this may be why. This doesn’t just go away, it has to be dealt with. Perhaps we have piled many things in our bucket on top of these things but they are still there and need to be removed. People who have cursed us with their negative words, anger, attitudes, or actions make a deposit in our lives. We must remove that curse deposit. If it has been there a long time and rooted in, it may require a process because all of the roots must be removed.
   1. A very big aspect of this is forgiving. Perhaps you have tried to forgive and even think you have. The measuring stick the Lord gave me for true forgiveness was this, if you think about it or talk about it, it will not make you feel angry, hurt or upset in any way. If it is still able to stir up your feelings it is not gone. If you turn it over and over in your mind it is not gone. If you have to talk about it then it is not gone.  If you have tried to forgive and you still have the symptoms don’t be discouraged just ask the Lord for a miracle of forgiveness. Don’t put a band-aid on cancer and don’t use a quick I forgive you prayer for deep hurts. Ask the Lord for a miracle of forgiveness and He will give it to you and you will be released from it.
   2. The main way these people still have a hold on you is through you memory. There are many different levels of memory and many different sources but for now we will just talk about thoughts. Memory cannot usually just be removed but must be replaced or sanctified. This is a process. When a memory surfaces that is negative, instead of letting it re-root:

3. Our God given Life Traits – remember these traits each have two sides. The one side shows when we are walking in unity with ourselves and the Lord and the other side shows when we are not. One is good and one is negative. Let’s look at just a few to get a general idea.
   1. Warrior                  - argue, never wrong, mental manipulate others (like chess strategies)
   2. Love                      - hate, gossip, unfair, fear, criticize, rebel
   3. Peacemaker       - Meddler, carnal friends, rude, entertainment & partying, wrong fun
   4. Leader                 - Pushy, selfish, proud,
   5. Studious/teach   - Work-o-holic, run-a-way, quiet, shy
   6. Prophet                - Religious, controlling, emotional worshiper, self justified, demanding
   7. The God heritage can be covered over and even lost or disconnected but God can restore it when we let Him. It should be like a circulatory system running to and through us and to and through God.
4. Blood – What’s in my bloodline?
   1. Inherited Blessings (preachers, missions, prayer warriors, physical strength)
   2. Curses (witchcraft, violence, covenant breakers, health issues)
   3. Inherited memory marks (a person acts like they have been abused but it was really their mother. They inherited traumatic memory marks and were affected by it like afraid of water because their dad almost drowned.)
5. Inherited –
   1. Character – like mom, dad, grandparents, etc.
   2. Calling
   3. Blessings/curses
   4. Gifting (preaching, evangelism, art, etc.)
   5. From Culture (often a family has their own culture)
   6. From Land (what is in the land good or bad – it soaks into you)
6. Physical
   1. Bonding
   2. Health good or bad, handicaps, sickness, chemical imbalances, these help form us
   3. Excessive alone time
   4. Mental problems or great intelligence
   5. Environment (poverty/wealth, country, city, etc.)
   6. Discomforts, affliction, lack of safety
7. External
   1. People negative or positive
   2. Active curses – like a witch that has cursed
   3. Situations like traps, fears, poverty or hopelessness
   4. Culture (remember most country cultures have many local cultures)
   5. Magnets – Things that have happened to you or you inherited that cause something in you that actually draws trouble, people who victimize, broken covenants, etc. to you.) These can be revealed and removed by the blood of Jesus. Some of them are deeper in nature and are called triggers. Triggers are a much deeper and more powerful demonic magnets that must be removed carefully but can still be removed.)
   6. Spirit’s assigned against you, via family, land, things you’ve done, etc.
8. God’s Plan – Original Blue Print for who you are to be. Your pre-destiny. Most people do not know who they were created to be or who they really are so how can they develop that. All they can see is the effects of what has happened in their life thus far. More often than not that is not their true character or personality but what developed due to what was dumped in their bucket. I heard one minister teach once whatever your character was when you were 2-3 years old is probably the closest to who you really are. Most people don’t remember that though. Ask God who He created you to be. Let Him begin to reveal that to you and help restore that in you. Don’t try to do it yourself or you will get discouraged and feel like a fake. The Lord will restore your true character and help you develop it.