A soul-tie can be defined as two people linking to each other through shared emotional connections, shared experiences and similar shared values. God said that it is good we not be alone, but too many soul-ties (and especially soul ties that result from sin) will actually drive us away from God and cause Spiritual Sleepiness to get worse.

Note: The first five minutes of the podcast were not recorded.

Many of the factors which lead to a person having Spiritual Sleepiness result from bad choices. But there is one factor which doesn't seem to involve bad choices: An absent father. But the effect it has on a child regarding our relationship with God is a choice. Today we explore this contributing factor to some spiritual sleepiness.

In this series on Spiritual Sleepiness, we begin looking at the three primary causes of this type of spiritual problem. This first one is exemplified in the life of Samson.