It is true that when person becomes
married, he or she is expected to stick to his/her spouse and stay faithful to
his marital vows. For those that wear wedding rings, it is primarily a way of
telling people, “I am taken –married. Keep clear of me”!
But a lot of men and women don’t just care
whether you are married or not. If they want to have an affair with you to
satisfy their wicked urge, they come all out at you, not minding your marital status. They don’t care if in gratifying their flesh
you get destroyed. And lately, it has been reported that some group of women
now specialize in going after married men for ritual purposes and to destroy
the homes of such men. And they are selective of their victims.
Perhaps this was what one of such women
planned for Pastor Enoch A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian
Church of God.
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye shared his
experience at the 62nd annual Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of
God in August 2014, where he charged the congregation to always depend on God
in the face of challenges.
Narrating his story, he recounted how a high profile woman who was an executive of the West
African Examinations Council (WAEC) did everything to seduce him.
According
to him, the woman came to him and emphatically declared that God had told her
that he would be her husband, and immediately he reprimanded her, saying, “You
know that I am happily married and have children.”
But
this didn’t dissuade the woman who continued to pester him, and even came to
the Redemption Camp to threaten him, saying, “If you stand in my way to
marrying this man, I will kill you.”
In other words, she wasn’t ready for a no
as an answer. Yet she was equally married.
To stop the harassment of the woman, Pastor
Adeboye took the matter to the Inspector General of Police who instantly
invited the woman and her husband to his office and after a meeting banned the
randy woman from entering the Redemption Camp or ever making passes at the man
of God.
But if you think that would end the matter, you are wrong. Here him,
But if you think that would end the matter, you are wrong. Here him,
“But that measure didn’t stop her. I
travelled to London
without telling anybody, to work on the church’s devotional, Open Heaven. As
soon as I settled down in the room, the telephone rang and the voice at the
other end said: “welcome to London.
I am coming in 15 minutes."
To deter and dissuade her, he said he told
the voice on the receiver,
“You don’t know anything. You know that
the Police in London
are very efficient and if you dare come here, I will call the Police for you. There
is a Police station a few meters from where I am staying and she must have
known that because she didn’t come but kept calling me.
Not knowing what more to do, he said,
“I cried to God, Who told me, ‘You know of
the scripture that says, whatever you bind on earth is bound in heaven. Believe
me honestly, unless God helps, there are things you cannot handle on your
own,"
In rounding off, the urged the multitude
gathered to pray for the fire of God to come against anyone hindering their progress.
You may find it hard to believe that a
woman could have the effrontery to go seduce of the foremost minister of God in
Nigeria.
But it happened, and it can happen to you, if you are not attentive.
So
what are the lessons to learn here?
§
Husbands and wives, be committed to your
vows
§
Refuse to be lured into places /areas that
can easily make you to compromise
§
Don’t allow yourself to be boxed or
cajoled into an uncompromising position that will make you vulnerable to
temptation and advances from the opposite sex
§
Be watchful of the courtesies extended to you
by the opposite sex. If they can go after Pastor Adeboye, how much more you!
§
When you go for outing with anyone of the
opposite sex who is not a relative, be mindful of what you drink and/or eat
§
Don’t go for late night visits alone or
stay too late outside with anyone who is not your spouse or family
§
Don’t allow yourself to be in company of
the opposite sex alone always (even if a colleague). It might lead to
misconceptions
§
Don’t allow conversations with the
opposite to drift to personal or intimate issues
§ Be mindful of the opposite sex who
repeatedly flatter you and comment on your dressing, shape, body curves, weight
and appearance. Yes, it might seem like he/she is teasing you; but be careful
§
Immediately rebuke passes or romantic
gestures or advances and bring your spouse into the picture. If someone makes a
pass at you yet you remain silent, you somewhat encourage the person to
continue because, sometimes, silence could be interpreted to mean consent
§
And note that if you go into a secret
relationship or affair, it is not really secret any more, because two people
know about it. And since you cannot guarantee confidentiality forever and you
cannot control the state of the other person. So keep off such relationships!
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