But I Love Him!

Colossians 3:5 -Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

When we think of idolatry, we tend to think about someone falling on their knees, bowing down to an image or statute in worship, begging for assistance, favor, or protection.

What some of us do not realize is that when we become so hooked in our relationships with people that we place them and their value in our lives over our relationship and worship of God, that is called idolatry!!

So one day last week, I was getting ready to sit down and eat my dinner , yall I had some pork chops, mashed potatoes, corn, I mean I was about to get down !! So I’m sitting on  my bed with my plate …. I’m one of those people who eat in bed… it makes the food taste better, and I start scrolling through my streaming channels to find something to watch.

So I click on Netflix and  I see the top ten shows, as I’m scrolling, I see a limited series titled Beauty and the Bester. Now, if you have seen this, then you already know where this is going… for those of you who have not seen this series. STOP! GO & SEE IT !!  Then come back and finish reading this blog.

Alright, now that we are all on the same page and mindset, all I have to say is WHY ????

After watching this series, I was speechless ,ya'll, and that very rarely ever happens! I must have said WHY like 10 times. I was stuck, confused, and sad all at the same time. If you have been reading the Moody Mindset Blogs, you may have guessed that one of the main mandates God has given me is to speak about the consequences of not utilizing discernment and not taking authority over our emotions.

I think people do not care enough to study the enemy tactics, are not aware that there is anything to be aware of, or think that the enemy's attacks are some magical fire and smoke type event that comes out of nowhere!

2 Corinthians 2:11- Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

The main goal of this ministry is to teach the schemes of the enemy, the tactics, the tricks, the devices. I want to challenge us to stop that old-timey thinking, running away, ignoring, or just being ignorant, which means to be without knowledge. The enemy is sending people and circumstances in your life who are on ASSIGNMENT!

( If you haven’t read it already, go back and read They Are On Assignment Part I and II)

This woman, beautiful, successful, living a life that most people could only dream of, allowed someone who was ON ASSIGNMENT to come into her life, and it cost her EVERYTHING!

There were so many moments I was yelling at my TV because I honestly could not understand! Now we all have played the fool, but this was a different type of fool ! In the past, I remember saying to myself many times: Why ? (You know how you sit and just start talking to yourself and asking yourself what the *** is wrong with you? )

( I put the asterisk cause that’s how it was coming out back then … you can fill in the blank on your own. )

But watching this series put it into a totally different perspective because of the level of discernment and spiritual knowledge I have; it was painful to watch her fall into trap after trap. I watched this child of God be ravaged, destroyed, and sifted like wheat by the enemy!

All because “I LOVE HIM !”

This woman, Nandipha Magudumana, grew up in the Eastern Cape of Africa to become a successful doctor, who owned her own business, made millions, lived in luxury,  amassed a huge social media following, companies, brand deals, mingled with the elite and famous, and had two beautiful children -

Only to find herself entangled with a convicted murderer and rapist— she desecrated corpses, paid off guards, facilitated his release, and once free, he infiltrated every corner of her life. He moved into her home, lived among her children, and began to verbally—and likely physically—abuse her. The real shock to me was that she allegedly tried to recruit other women to meet up with him after he escaped prison. Her business was closed and she abandoned her children and everything she had built. After a year when he was exposed, she chose to flee with him, going on the run until they were both captured and arrested.

2 Corinthians 11:3- I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

The one thing I left out was : This Woman Knew God ! She had a relationship with God! So how did this happen? How did she go from walking in her purpose, staying in her purpose, to falling to the place of desecrating two corpses and sitting in jail ???

She idolized this man! She loved him more than she loved herself,her children, her family ,and more than she loved God!

Something was lacking in her spirit; we will never know unless she shares what trauma she may have faced, what she felt was missing in her life, and her walk with God to entice her to do some of the things she did. There was nothing overly special about this person; he was below average looking, had no wealth, no genuine charm, and absolutely no light came from him.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made.

SO what was it ??? What he had was what the enemy used against Eve in the garden and what he uses to trap and bring so many people into bondage  – WILES !

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Wiles are defined as :

Noun: a trick intended to ensnare or deceive

Verb: to lure by or as if a magic spell

When listening to the enemy speak through this man, a discerning and observant believer can easily hear the deception in his voice, the lies, the pride, double-mindedness, and no, I’m not being over the top, ya’ll, this man sounded like a snake when he spoke!

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.

Now, as I said before, we all have played the fool a time or two or three or four, so there is no judgment, only sadness. Sadness that we feel we are not aware of just how valuable we are, how powerful we are in Christ, and that the only time we can experience love and acceptance in its fullness is when we receive it from another human being who put their pants on one leg at a time just like us!

This documentary brought out so many triggering feelings for me, and I could go on and on and in so many different directions: maybe she wasn’t deceived, maybe this is what she truly wanted to do, maybe she was abused in some way and that was the reason, maybe she was bored in her life, maybe maybe maybe.

Whatever the reason, the cost was way too high! Ain't that much love, boredom, low self-esteem in the world that is going to make me risk going to jail !

We are not playing with our coin or our freedom! Periodt! But in all seriousness and love, just like the enemy deceived Eve and had her thinking “ But I love him, “ because Eve developed some sort of affection for the enemy, because to be deceived, there must be some form of trust, affection, and bond established between two parties, even if it is unnatural and false.

So, How Does The Enemy Use Wiles?

God’s Words Do Not Change

Twisting God’s Words – making her question what God actually said.

"Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens." - Psalm 119:89:

God Is Not A Man That He Should Lie

Lying about the Consequences – denying that death would result from disobedience.

"God is not a man, that He would lie, Nor a son of man, that He would change His mind." - Numbers 23:19

God Rejects Sin

Presenting Sin as Desirable – offering false promises of wisdom and divinity.            

“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” – James 4:17

None of us will ever know every single thing there is to know about the God we serve, his thoughts or ways, it is just impossible, and we all will sin, it is inevitable as well. However, when we receive the truth – you know that voice in your spirit that tells you this is wrong, and you deliberately push it down to continue in sin, we have to be willing to accept whatever consequences come from loving things and people more than we love God.

Thank you once again for reading another Moody Mindsets Blog. Stay tuned, I will be starting a relationship series in November 2025, and sharing details about my book, which will be released in 2026, called Dating Demons !!!