Going through this world in relationship with other people inevitably creates connections in our inner being called soul ties. When these relationships are loving, supportive, and nurturing, positive soul ties are created. But if the relationships become abusive or manipulative, or cause rejection, they create a toxic brokenness within our soul that we carry with us, even long after the … the relationship ends. If these toxic inner soul ties are not severed, we will experience failure, fractured relationships, and even health problems throughout life. In Breaking Toxic Soul Ties, Tom Brown describes his own story of rejection and the process of inner healing he experienced. He will help you to identify and diagnose toxic relationships as he explains the difference between positive and negative soul ties. He also shows why toxic soul ties develop and how they can only be broken by a process of inner healing that incorporates confession, forgiveness, and prayer. The truth is, unless your self-image is firmly rooted in the truth of your identity in Christ, you will always be susceptible to bad soul ties. Tom Brown describes the way for you to move forward in life and leave pain and brokenness behind for good!
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I was really looking forward to reading this book when I heard about it. There have been other books out about this subject, but not to the depth this author takes us. Right from the start the book opens your eyes to relationships by saying, ” You are a byproduct of the people who influence you.” If you are surrounded by negative people, you start to become negative yourself. You don’t realize how influential people can be until you realize you are suddenly saying and doing things that cause you to stumble in your faith.
One of the things that really stood out to me was the topic on controlling others. When my husband and I first married, I wanted to control everything , from how to spend money to how to raise children when we had them. I set up our marriage to fail because I wasn’t listening to or respecting my husband. The book hits hard on issues like manipulation, authority and soul ties. It’s a sure fire way to destroying relationships if they are not Godly.
I remember doing a teaching on soul ties with my husband. We explained that if you have an unhealthy relationship with someone, you need to break that soul tie with them. The enemy is tricky and subtle. He will use whatever he can to pull you away from God. I loved it when the book talked about how we sometimes seem to be attracted to people who are not good for us. The main thing throughout this book that I did like was to remember to forgive yourself. We all make mistakes and make bad choices, but we don’t need to beat ourselves up about it. The book has some great suggestions of how to break soul ties that are unhealthy. I do have to say I didn’t agree with everything in the book, but that doesn’t mean the book is not worth reading. I was able to take away some great wisdom and appreciate the honesty the author shared. Overall it’s important to remember you are loved by God and He will help you through your struggles as you grow in faith.
I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.
This was indeed an interesting and eye-opening book. I really liked the way the author described and used the words “soul ties” to explain different relationships we have with others. The author clearly hails from a denomination that I am not very familiar with, yet I did understand and agree with most of his points. There were some speculations in the book that I was not sure I agreed with completely but these were minor and did not affect the major points the author was making.
I have been blessed not to have experienced toxic soul ties with those close to me. This book has increased my awareness for the possible toxic soul ties, but also increased my desire to strengthen and fortify the wonderful soul ties that I do have.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author via Celebrate Lit Tour. I was not required to write a favorable review. All comments and opinions are solely my own.