Samuel was in his first job out of college and the beginning
of his career. He was beginning a new
journey pursuing God and moves into a new apartment. Little did he know that the beautiful woman
next door would be a hindrance to getting where he wants to be and needs to be
in life. Making this long story short,
he got involved in a sexual relationship that he should not have gotten
into. The woman was a beautiful and enticing woman. On some level, he knew in
his head and his heart that this is not a relationship he should’ve gotten
into. However, he gave into his base male
desires and got involved with this woman. Little did Samuel know how far he is about to fall.
As it turned out, that woman was married but
separated from her husband. She was not
legally divorced yet. She kept all this
from him. She never told him, but he
found out through the grace of God. It
took a lot for him to get out of that mess. Getting into such a relationship (which was sweet and nice in the
beginning) is easy. Getting out was
tough. When he suggested to break it
off, she attempted suicide. She was
pretty much blackmailing him with suicide. Getting out of that one took three to six months of tremendous effort,
caution, and guile.
Although the fact that she was still married made it forbidden,
that was a forbidden relationship even if she wasn’t married. Her being married just made it so much worst.
Although he suffered long lasting damages from this
relationship, it wasn’t as bad as it could potentially have been. Looking back, he knew that he could’ve gotten
into the “Promised Land” (God had for his life) back then already, if he had not fallen into that
forbidden relationship. After that relationship, Samuel stayed in no-man's land for the next four to five years.
My lesson of “chocolate-coated feces” applies to this type of relationship. This metaphor is a bit disgusting, but that’s
why this metaphor will very effectively get through to you, and remind me strongly when I am tempted (which is the case now). The metaphor of chocolate-coated feces
definitely applies to this type of relationship Samuel had, although it also
applies to other circumstances in life. I don’t know if you are a chocolate
lover, but I am. Imagine a big brown piece of your favorite chocolate
and you take a bite into it. Hmmm, the
sweet chocolaty taste. Yes, imagine that
vividly. Taste that chocolate. Beneath the hard chocolate outer surface is a
softer creamier chocolate layer. However, little do you
know that beneath that soft chocolate layer is a feces core with the same brown
color and texture. The first few bites
into the whole piece were nice and sweet, but little did you know the long term misery and damage to
come from the later bites, when you bite into the feces core.
After eating such a feces core, not only is it just awful,
but it causes long term damages such as making you sick. You could get chronic diseases such as
hepatitis. Little did you know that you
would suffer such long term damages when you first bit into that enticing tasty
chocolate in the beginning.
It's the same with a sinful relationship. It is nice and sweet in the beginning, but
you will surely suffer damages in the long term.
The best thing for you to do is not even take that first
bite, as enticing as it may be.
By the way, I am Samuel. I wrote in the second person because I may actually post this on my Facebook.
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