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    Soul Ties 2: Love, Lust, & Lies
    Soul Ties 2: Love, Lust, & Lies
    Soul Ties 2: Love, Lust, & Lies
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    Soul Ties 2: Love, Lust, & Lies

    By Del Lawrence

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    “Soul Ties II: Love, Lust, & Lies”, is the second installment of the Soul Ties Trilogy Series: How to Detox from Toxic Relationships. This self-help guide simply, yet brilliantly explains why being in an intimate, romantic relationship can sometimes feel like an emotional roller coaster—sending you up one day, and down the next. With personal experience, societal evaluation, and spiritual wisdom, Del Lawrence explains how much of an influence our world and background have had on our perception of relationships. He exposes the agenda that media (music, television, and movies) have to destroy the ideal of healthy relationships, while promoting painful, toxic ones.

    Using principles from the Word of God, the author breaks down the difference between lust and love, and explains that lies always bridge the gap between the two. His use of biblical scripture and step by step instructions teach you how to effectively break the negative soul ties that are holding you back from experiencing real love. Del Lawrence’s real and “to the point” approach, along with his great sense of humor make this book an exciting and enjoyable read! “Soul Ties II” is just the tool you need to unplug from the matrix of mess and the stress of society’s relentless agenda to tear down the fabric of family and healthy relationships. Following the principles and guidelines outlined in this book, will prepare you to experience the kind of love and relationship you’ve always dreamed of.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 14, 2016
    ISBN9781483561301
    Soul Ties 2: Love, Lust, & Lies

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      Soul Ties 2 - Del Lawrence

      Conclusion

      Preface

      1. How do you stay faithful to your wife during a time in which faithfulness is uncommon?

      It’s a conscious decision every day. Grown folks do what they want to do.

      2. How do you define love for and towards your wife?

      Love is the innate desire to give to the one you love, to consume, and to be consumed by that one.

      3. After heartbreak, most men become cold and turn into playas, vowing to never give their heart, or put themselves in a position like that again. What made you decide to not follow the trend, move on, and try again?

      Her Dad pulled me to the side, as an OG, and spoke truth to me. I didn’t want to disappoint him as a man.

      4. How do you go about choosing a wife or a husband?

      You don’t choose. You allow role models/examples to enter your eye gate and create a good kind of covetousness, a desire to want what you see.

      5. Is your marriage perfect?

      If perfection means that we each show our tails sometimes, but still want to be with each other 24/7, yes. If it means we don’t argue or have shortcomings, no.

      -Interview with Dr. Kenneth T. Whalum Jr.

      "In the same way, encourage the young men to live wisely.⁷ And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.⁸ Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us." - Titus 2:6-8 (NLT)

      This verse epitomizes the man I just interviewed. He is my father in the faith. He was the the first man that laid hands on me and blessed my life. Not only that, but when I first began, he was the first one to bless my ministry. He confirmed that, as he so eloquently highlighted in his book, Hip Hop Is Not Our Enemy.

      I was charged to begin this book with this interview because I grew up without a father. The images of men that I had were drug dealers, gang bangers, and pimps. My generation is fatherless, and I believe that a lot of the issues that we, as men, have with ourselves and in our relationships, come from not having an O.G., or a positive Godly example in our lives to encourage us to go in the right direction. Dr. Whalum is that man! I have watched him for 15 years be consistent and committed to God, family, and his calling. I had never seen what we call a perfect marriage, until I met him. He not only walks what he talks, but he also advertises it in our great city of Memphis, TN! We have a billboard with a picture of him and his beautiful wife Mrs. Shelia Whalum (Mom), all ‘boo’ed up’ and promoting marriage. I’ve traveled all over the U.S. and I’ve never seen anything like it. He makes marriage look cool and I love and respect him highly for that!

      So I guess you’re wondering, Why kick off the book with that? Well, because I ultimately believe that their marriage serves as the picture of what most people want to experience in their romantic relationships. It’s important to have a serious teacher, who holds an image of integrity that is true. For me, that is Dr. Whalum. As I interviewed him, I realized that highlighting his honesty and humility toward relationships and being a godly man in marriage, was the perfect way to jump off this book. If we don’t have a picture, or an example to teach us that our relationships don’t have to be toxic, then we will continue to repeat the same ratchet behavior that causes us to implode with bitterness and anger. Being in a toxic relationship can change who you are for the worse.

      My assignment is to expose the dark side of being in the wrong relationships, give you a strategy to detox, and then help you develop into the person that God wants you to be. Before you can find the right person, you must become the right person. There’s nothing worse than bringing your problems into a relationship while damaging the person you’re with, and making yourself even worse in the process. To accomplish our goal of reaching growth and maturity in our relationships, we will use three components, throughout the book, that will navigate us to our overall destination. The first component is The Effect. This will explain the meaning of each concept and the purpose they serve in our lives. The second is The Affect. This will explore the emotional impressions that each concept has left us with. The final component is The Correct. This will give you spiritual strategies to apply, in order to change erroneous thinking and actions, concerning the concepts based on the Word of God. Are you ready to get untied from toxic soul ties?! Let’s begin!

      Introduction

      It seems to be a fact of life that whatever you feed becomes stronger and whatever you need, when taken away, hurts longer. If you haven't read my first book Soul Ties: How to Detox from Toxic Relationships, be sure to get it, so that you can be up to speed as we journey through this topic together. In the first book, I gave practical and intentional steps on how to detox from toxic relationships. I focused on 3 main relationships that affect our lives: kinships, friendships, and skinships (a word I invented meaning romantic relationships, although I wonder if I should even say that since romance seems to be becoming extinct nowadays, but we will deal with that later on in the book.)

      As I toured and taught on the first book, I noticed

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