Choices
Relationships, whether friendships, romantic relationships, business partnerships, or other kinds of relationships, have a great influence on how a person’s destiny turns out. The associations we choose to keep in our inner circles have the power to either build up or destroy a person’s destiny. During one of my devotions, I came across a verse in Daniel that wonderfully portrays the essence of divine wisdom and discernment when choosing who we give our hearts and ears to.
“He will make plans to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will form an alliance with the king of the south. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom from within, but his plan will fail.” (Daniel 11:17, NLT)
From the above passage, we see that the king of the north decided to form an alliance with the king of the south by giving away his daughter in marriage, all with an ulterior motive. The motive behind his “kind” action was to manipulate and control from within and eventually displace the king of the south. You may wonder why he chose the route of marriage? This is because marriage is a domain for influence. I strongly believe that families are the bedrock of any nation and inside a family, a marriage also exists. A marriage, which is a type of relationship, is meant to be a place of vulnerability and openness, where spouses are privy to both the strengths and weaknesses of their spouse. When a trojan or mole, in the form of a spouse, is inserted into a marriage, the foundation of that marriage becomes faulty and becomes an avenue for the devil to operate.
Trojans or moles such as the daughter of the king of the north, are not only just restricted to spouses but can be friendships we open our home to, materials we see and hear that gain access to our heart and begin to corrupt the foundation of our marriage or relationship. Eve listened to the voice of the serpent in the garden of Eden and moved from dwelling in a place of bliss to one of toiling. (Genesis 3). She moved from having a marriage of peace to one where blame and shame took over. Amnon is another example where his friendship with Jonadab caused him to do evil and cost him being an heir to the throne (2 Samuel 13). His fruitful destiny was cut short. Divine wisdom and discernment are needed in selecting who, and what influences and gains access into the relationships God has given to you.
True discernment in knowing who and what should gain access to your ears and heart, and it takes the help of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is one of the benefits of accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. If you will like to make that decision today, please say this prayer after me:
“Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you are the Son of God and I believe You died for me on the cross of Calvary. I know I am a sinner and today, I come to You to forgive me for all my sins and to make me a brand-new creation. I accept You as my personal Lord and Saviour. Thank you, Lord, for forgiving me and making me born again, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”
Congratulations!!!! You are now born-again! This means you are part of the family of Jesus Christ. If you made this decision, I would love, love to hear from you today and provide resources for your new journey! Please leave a comment on this post or reach out to me at https://www.cccghq.org/contact-us
By: Pastor Ibukun Adewusi