All she had going for her was physical attractiveness. And yet this powerful man, who single-handedly terrorized the Philistines by God s anointed power, gave this woman the secret to defeating him. A decision made out of romance caused Samson to be cut down in the prime of life. We try to encourage youth to slow down when it comes to love. We need to wait until the physical excitement wears off and see how we handle things with a clear head.
Relationships built on love involve commitment and trust.
Too often, like Samson, individuals play the fool, and allow wrong decisions to turn their greatest strength into weakness. We all know that Joseph and Mary were engaged when Mary came up pregnant. But Joseph had been around Mary long enough to establish communication and trust with her. He was trying to think of some way to spare Mary public humiliation when God spoke to him and revealed what was going on. The beauty of this love story is that God chose this couple before they got married.