by[16] “Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words, [17] who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God. [18] Surely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead. [19] None who go to her return or attain the paths of life.” – Proverbs 2:16-19 (NIV)
I grew up in a Christian home where my mother and father lived together. So, things like fornication and adultery were far from me because I didn’t see it in my life. But as I grew into my late teens and entered my twenties, I encountered stories of several people who were committing adultery and fornication. For some, I chanced upon them online through my social media feed, which I didn’t like, by the way. But in days where social media apps are creating more features to make users hooked up and addicted to their softwares, all kinds of suggestive feeds now appear on people’s devices, which aren’t good. Also, for others, they told me, especially about others trying to lure them to fornicate with them. And the people who said these to me are Christians oo. Anytime I deal with such situations as a minister, I remember how good Joseph in the Bible was in denying Potiphar’s wife from sleeping with him.
A lot of people are battling with several problems every day, not because they like such problems but because other things and people keep bringing them. Imagine an innocent guy who started work being sexually exploited by a top manager a few months into that workspace. How can he handle this situation immediately? What about a neighbour trying to steal someone’s husband? Because I am a man, I can relate to some of these situations when they come before me from others to deal with in ministry.
See, when the devil knows God is up to something great in your life, he works very hard to bombard your life with many bad things just to distract your focus. He knows that if he can get you distracted, he can make you forsake God’s providential way. So, knowing this very well, you have to employ a lot of wisdom and discretion in your walk with God and your relationship with others.
Don’t set traps for yourself. As a man, don’t be in a room alone with a female except for your biological sister and mother. As a married man, don’t schedule secret appointments with other women without informing your wife and defining the reason for that appointment. Don’t spend nights in hotel rooms with any female apart from your wife.
As a woman, know your boundaries well when relating to other men. Avoid caressing and embracing men affectionately and intimately if the man isn’t your brother or father. Stop frequently communicating with males without clearly defining their relationship with you. If you are married, treat your husband uniquely and specially above all other men.
Keep your marriage bed pure. Stop watching pornography. Be intentional about building your marriage, and don’t leave it on autopilot. That way, there’ll be no space for the devil to manipulate and cause havoc in your marital home. Above all, get rid of all filth in your life.
You are a blessing.
Prayer:
Father, give me wisdom to navigate my relationships with others well, prioritising my spouse above all human voices in my life. Deliver me from all forms of temptation. In the name of Jesus. Amen!
Devotional Code: KGD – 2026 – 024
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