
By studying applying Judges 16:1-22, which is the story of how Delilah ruined Samson, we can identify 5 types of phrases women use when they are sent by Satan and secretly want to control a man.

In most cases, a woman doesn’t end up in a terrible marriage by accident. Yes, there are certainly situations where a woman was genuinely deceived by a highly manipulative man. But more often than not, when a woman looks back and wonders, “How did I end up in this terrible marriage?” the warning signs were there all along.

In most cases, a man doesn’t end up in a terrible marriage by accident. Yes, in some instances, a man did all he could but was simply tricked by a particularly manipulative woman. However, more often than not, a man who claims he was tricked by a woman was really tricked by himself. Proverbs 19:3, “When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.”

The Scriptures are clear that Satan uses certain people to harm Christians. For example, 2 Corinthians 11:15 states that Satan has human servants. 2 Timothy 2:26 says people are captured by Satan to do his will. In John 8:44, Jesus said to those who hated him, “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires.”

Did you get romantically involved with someone, but now your mental health is a wreck? Or is there someone at work who seems to be demonically empowered to say the most hurtful thing at the most hurtful time? Or maybe you have a toxic family member who has routinely abused your mind despite your best efforts to stop them?