How The Devil Destroys

I used to think the devil was an ugly creature because childhood memories made him appear as a black, horrible and fearful creature. But when I grew up, I had to put away my childhood understanding about him and knew him for who he is.

The devil is one of the most beautiful of God's creature. He was made from beautiful and precious stones unlike man that was made from the dust of the earth. Who knows whether that was why he was smarter than man. But I'm not here to tell you how wonderful he is; you can read more about what God use to make him in the Bible. 

If God wants to help a man, He sends man to him and if the devil wants to destroy a man, he sends men to him but backs it up their activity in his life with one or more of his demons. 

If the devil wants to destroy a virgin, he sends another virgin with a deluded mind or someone who doesn't care about virginity to make him or her trade his or her purity for immorality.

If the devil wants to destroy you in that relationship, he will make you disobey the words of truth, while thinking they don't want you to 'catch fun'.

When the devil wants to destroy you as a virgin, he makes you lobby around the corridor of sexual immoralities so that when you fall into premarital sex, abortion won't be possible. 

When the devil wants to destroy you, he makes you have a boyfriend that tells you sweet jargon, he kisses you secretly, demanding for more; he introduces you to sex; he smooches you and you will be giggling like a sheep blindfolded to the slaughter. 

When the devil wants to destroy you, he uses your sexual strength to destroy you as a man. You'd believe the youthful life is to enjoy life while at old age, you'll discover that you have wasted the most useful part of your life.

When the devil wants to ruin your life, he gives you a girlfriend who do not say no to premarital sex but gives it to you at every beck and call while you continually what God deposited in you to become great.

When the devil wants to steal your glory, he makes you trade truths for lies, deception, half-truths or false doctrines. Once the truth is taken from you, he exposes you to the consequences of lies.

When the devil wants to kill you, he makes you meet a woman who offers you sex but uses your glory to improve her rank in the underworld. He makes you meet a rich yahoo boy or man that uses your body fluid to increase or renew his chances of making more ritual money.

When the devil wants to destroy you as a married woman, he brings a young man or married man your way who gives you more attention than your spouse.

If Satan wants to destroy you as a married man, he'll make you jump from one woman to another while leaving your wife at home sexually starved. He even pampers you with the philosophy from hell that it's men's world and that men are polygamous in nature. 

When the devil wants to destroy your testimony as a Christian, he sends a close friend who appears a 'Christian' your way and you'd both commit sexual immoralities and it'll become a thing that's known in the public. 

If the devil wants to destroy you, he exposes you to first time sex and you'd become an addict of sex or a victim of masturbation and pornography so that you can repeatedly augment your sexual urge with them until they become a stronghold in your life.

When the devil wants to destroy a youth, he makes him trivialize his youthful life, he makes him or her give his or her strength to youthful lust (sexual perversion, illegal means of making money, ungodly relationship, power, fame and social vices).

When the devil wants to destroy you, he will make you mock sin and you'd be celebrating the foolish things you do or that others do that destroys life.

When the devil wants to ruin your life, he hides the consequences of sin from you and makes sin looks pleasurable, a thing to be desired and he would make it seem as if you're 'enjoying' life but in the long run, you'll only discover that you have wasted your life on vanities.

If the devil wants to destroy you, he makes you understand a thing carnally without making you see it in God's perspective. 

When the devil wants to destroy you, he makes you disobey your parent both biological and spiritual till your neck is hardened and you'd be destroyed beyond repair.

When the devil wants to destroy you, he makes you dress to kill as a lady without knowing fully well that all murderer will have their part in the lake of fire. 

When the devil wants to destroy you as a lady, he makes you flaunt what your mama gave you or use what you have to get what you want without knowing that you're destroying your life in succession.

And when the devil has finally concluded to destroy you, he makes you give your heart to the world, your boyfriend or girlfriend without giving it to Christ totally who is able to deliver you from perishing and grant you eternal life. 

Remember, the thief comes but to steal, kill and destroy but Jesus came so that you would have life and have it abundantly (John 10:10). Why not give the lordship of your life to Christ today so that you won't regret your youthful life tomorrow. 

Dearly beloved, be sober, be vigilant, for your adversary, the devil as a roaring lion, walks about; seeking whom to destroy (1 Peter 5:8). Don't be the next victim! 

© Oluwamayowa Adeniyi 2017