IN LOVE WITH AN ENEMY

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY2QdCVJqXqg3JqZLPPO5rGUB5udo02EnGMrRqnihuIMZYOKkTsmN1zVF7-3NRUkFGAOdsvrMorQNspbcGzZicpct0Jl3fiGwO66UtEvP6bflReuZ8-tF39xezDuYMQvrRUnC3kxLVV4/"><img height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY2QdCVJqXqg3JqZLPPO5rGUB5udo02EnGMrRqnihuIMZYOKkTsmN1zVF7-3NRUkFGAOdsvrMorQNspbcGzZicpct0Jl3fiGwO66UtEvP6bflReuZ8-tF39xezDuYMQvrRUnC3kxLVV4/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px;" width="320" /></a></div><p dir="ltr">Being in love is naturally expected to occur between friends. it would be rather ironic if someone tells you that he is in love with an enemy,-but it happens subtly to many persons. The question now is,"who are you in love with?"-a Friend? or an Enemy?, How do you know the difference?<br> Here is a story to show us that......</p> <p dir="ltr">Samson was a young man birthed by prophecy, anointed, and destined by God to be great. He however cut his destiny short by being at ease in the camp of the enemy and so he fell in love easily with the enemy, named Delilah. <font color ="#ee0b0b"><i><b>"Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of </b></i></font><font color ="#ee0b0b"><i><b>Sorek</b></i></font><font color ="#ee0b0b"><i><b>." Judges.16:4 . </b></i></font><br> How did he get so low to fall in love with her?. There is a saying that Rome was not built in a day, so the fall of a man does not start on the day he falls, but its progressive.</p> <p dir="ltr">The first step was his disobedience to his parents by insisting to marry a Philistine woman, who he later lost. At another time he spent the night with a prostitute in Gaza, a Philistine town. Then he met Delilah [sound same as "the liar" to me]. Samson's eyes was drawn to women outside the kingdom of God and this became a snare the enemy used to get him down. <b><i><font color ="#d60f0f">"Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death." James.1:14-15. </font></i></b>So, he fell for the subtle schemes of the enemy.</p> <p dir="ltr">She tried three different times times to find out the source of his strength,not to help him maximize it,but to weaken him.<br> One would have thought that at her 2nd or 3rd attempt he would have realised who she truly was-but he didn't,Why?. He had made his dwelling with her instead of in God's people.<br> She surrounded him with the influence and atmosphere of her personality; a lust-coated love filled with <b><i>Pretence, Deception, Secrecy, lustful passions, and Lies.(marks of the enemy)</i></b>. She had mastered the art of seduction and got him drunk with such false love, that he finally cast his pearls among the swine to be trashed, and then devour him: <b><i><font color ="#d30d0d">Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.” Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come back one more time,” she said, “for he has finally told me his secret.” So the Philistine rulers returned with the money in their hands.  Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him...." Judges.16:17-19. </font></i></b><br> Hmm...how art the mighty fallen? in the name of "love"? No, this was lust in love's clothing.</p> <p dir="ltr">In our time, many Christian Singles, like Samson, have fallen prey to the enemy through his deception. You may find yourself attracted to a non-Christian,possibly with a strong affection..how you handle it will determine your end-would you trust God for grace to quench it? or do u manipulate ways to always be around the person?. Every man has a weakness,but it only becomes a point of failure when he fails to submit it to God to be strengthened as God's word says,<b><i><font color ="#d30c0c">“My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” 2 Cor.12:9.</font></i></b>  </p> <p dir="ltr">When it comes to relationships which you hope would lead to marriage, God is kept at bay, because you bought the lie of the enemy that God's will would be ancient, unfashionable and not beautiful enough for you. This, in the end ruins your life. As a Lady, He could stop you from doing things that enhance your spiritual growth e.g Fellowship with brethren, devotion to God,e.t.c. As a young man, during your bible study or retreat times would be when she would choose to bring up other nagging concerns thereby distracting you. It now becomes a thorn in your flesh...</p> <p dir="ltr">Really...ask yourself..who are you in love with? who are you about falling in love with?...SELAH</p> <p dir="ltr">It's a call to evaluate your relationships in line with God's word. You may need to let go of some, Cultivate new ones, or nurture and invest more on some. If you find yourself  as a single in love with the enemy, you can come out and be free. its not a hopeless situation yet, for Samson's hair grew again after he reconciled back to God. You too can do the same. Remember a broken relationship is better than a broken marriage. God's choice is always with our best interest at heart.</p> <p dir="ltr">May you find true love and Never fall in love with an enemy.</p> <br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a>

IN LOVE WITH AN ENEMY

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