"You had heard about her, and as much as you knew, there was nothing really wrong with her. You had seen her from afar and her body figure was quite beautiful. You did not care about it, but you just admired God's creature and went about your business."

These were the thoughts of Andrew after he realised that SHE WAS ALREADY IN. Was it for good or evil?


So many persons began to make mention of her. Her name became a regular thing among some of the guys. They all thought about how to get her. So many said, she was a woman of virtue and she was caring and loving but with all the love that she had shown to them, they knew they had not entered her inner circle. Some of the guys thought about how she will be the best bride for them. They made their moves but their moves just did not seem sufficient. She still saw them as her friends.

Andrew began to get interested, he just wanted to know this lady. Though he kept losing and gaining interest. His work was more important than any woman at that point. He had a target to meet within three weeks.

Andrew had gone out to eat when he bumped into Juliet who everyone loved and saw as a lady worth marrying (wife material). He gave her a warm smile and was about to turn away, when he thought to himself, "why not speak to her? Just listen to what she has to say. Peradventure, she might speak words of wisdom that would be important to you. He thought so, because he had listened long to the words of his colleagues at work. Everyone thought her "good" then she must be good.


He started a conversation with her and Andrew was "wowed" - surprised. She was intelligent and smart. Andrew had always had a thing for smart and intelligent ladies. He smiled and felt relieved from work stress within the thirty minutes break that he had taken. He felt that he and Juliet will flow quite well.

He decided to play cool by not requesting her contact but instead asked her for the floor she worked on. He smiled as he left the cafeteria. He was glad that he met Juliet, and his oratory skills had come to play. He was also glad that he caught her attention since, he made Juliet beam with smiles as she left. He knew she had blushed several times.


He begun to consider her as a wife material, when the Holy Spirit spoke, "have nothing to do with her". Andrew became surprised. Lord, i don't understand, she is a good girl and she is smart. The Holy Spirit simply replied, "Have nothing to do with her.

Andrew was shocked and still found a way of persuading the Holy Spirit to let him, he asked for a relationship for a period of a month with Juliet. The Holy Spirit still prodded his heart from time to time, to let go but Andrew refused.

A week into the relationship, Andrew saw some negative attitude but convinced himself that she was stressed out and that was why she acted that way to a fellow worker. Besides, he had known that worker to be a bit clumsy. His friends were still speaking about Juliet's caring nature and he had truly seen that in her.


There was no way, he was willing to let her go so easily. Even if she was bad, he was convinced, that he could change her to become a better person. His colleagues still did not know that they were in a relationship. They kept speaking about how to get her. The more they spoke the more Andrew saw reasons to keep her close.
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Within three weeks they were so close that she begun to visit Andrew. Andrew had to call her first thing in the morning and last thing at night. She had begun to take a large space in Andrew's heart to the point that he did not see anything wrong with having her sleep over.

Andrew began to notice that his spiritual life was gradually becoming weak but his love for Juliet was growing stronger. He had begun having sex with her simply because he wanted to please her irrespective of the fact that he knew it was wrong. But how could he lose her?

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Gradually everything about his life begun to go down the drain. He could not cry to God because he felt very weak to pray. He knew he was dying but could do nothing about it. The substance and virtue over his life was draining because of prayerlessness. His relationship with God was nothing to write home about. He could still hear the Holy Spirit once in a while ask him to pray but he felt it was not possible. He had been ravished with a strange woman.

Prov 5:20
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Andrew did not take heed when the Holy Spirit warned him. He allowed his emotions to lead him. He forgot that the Holy Spirit sees all and knows all.

Prov 5: 21 (NET)
For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

Andrew had lost his strength to a woman because he had not listened. The Holy Spirit speaks daily, if only you will listen, harden not your heart.

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Prov 5; 7-8 (Easy English)
Keep away from a woman like that! Do not even go near the door of her house. If you do, other people will not speak well about you. You will die young because a cruel person will kill you.

After a month into the relationship, Andrew finally spoke to God for help. He forgot about the guilt the devil had placed in his heart, telling him that he was unworthy to be in God's presence. He decided that it was better to die trying than not to try at all.

Within three days he was transferred to Abuja on official duties. Along the way he lost his phone, and was about to retrieve his phone number when the Holy Spirit told him to get another phone number. He obeyed and knew it was time to move on.

In Abuja, God restored him and strengthened his relationship with him. Andrew vowed never to go into any relationship that the Holy Spirit does not give his approval.

All that glitters is not gold.

Andrew learnt that he must never be carried away by the words of a lady. Juliet life showed love and care but the Love of God was never found in her. She had been sent from the pit of hell to defile him and even to kill him but for the intervention of God, he would have died.

Prov 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words. For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

You might have found yourself in a relationship, that the Holy Spirit never gave his approval or probably, he never told you, not to get involved because you did not ask. But understand, that he has been waiting for you to speak, do not make the mistake of saying, "he that findeth a wife..."
You can't find a wife outside God's will.

1 Kings 11:1‭-‬3 KJV
But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites,..Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives...and his wives turned away his heart.

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As long as you keep listening to what your friends have to say about strange people or strange things you will one day be cajoled to get involved with those strange people or things.
Who have you given access, into your life? It's time to break off.

1Kings 11:4-6 (KJV)
For it came to pass, when Solomon was old,.. and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians,...And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord , and went not fully after the Lord , as did David his father.

You might have deviated and made terrible mistakes but there is no need for you to begin to support the cause of the strange. There is no need for you to support looting, homosexuality, bestiality, corruption, etc

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1 Kings 11: 7 (KJV)
Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

Arise from the dust and hold on to God, for you shall fulfill youe God-given vision. Selah.