Are You a Notch on the Devil's Belt?

Being notch on someone's belt is a phrase that is indicative of someone merely taking advantage of a situation--there is no attachment to the person or the event--just a game to keep count of those foolish enough to participate.

Women who sleep with men, indiscriminately, are usually just a notch on the man's belt. He has no real affection for her and is usually involved in a macho-sadistic game with peers to see who can sleep with the most women in a given time period.

Young folks--who think and do stupid and dumb things are just a notch on the devil's belt. He influences their their thinking and manipulates them into doing. He doesn't care about them or the consequences they face; he just laughs every time people--especially our young people do stupid.

Doing drugs and becoming addicted--stupid--another notch on the devil's belt; he doesn't have to worry about you any more--your life will be filled with negativity and the consequences will include loss of friends, family, trust from others and eventually, you'll end up in jail or dead. Can you hear him laughing at you?

Playing stupid games with people's lives--such as the "knock-out" game--another notch on the devil's belt. You knock out a person "just because" and they end up seriously injured or dead and you end up in jail. Another notch on the devil's belt. Can you hear him laughing at you?

Participating in foolish challenges--risking your life to fit in with the stupid crowd. Social media is being perverted by those who are influenced by the devil and you have the nerve to jump right in and join them, never thinking about the risk. How many people died from the Cinnamon Challenge? Was that you who was rushed to the hospital, unable to breathe? Can you hear the devil laughing at you? If you had died, the devil would have been really ecstatic--another notch on his belt.

Whenever we do stupid--drinking and driving, texting and driving, having promiscuous sexual relationships with every Tom, Dick, and Harry or Sally, Sue, and Jane, doing drugs to relieve our boredom, contemplating suicide or homicide, ignoring instruction from parents and teachers or anyone in authority who actually cares about us--stupid things that lead to disastrous consequences--are just another notch on the devil's belt.

Remember this--the devil hates all who God loves and he really loves to get you confused and doing stupid things so he can add that new notch in his belt. Don't give him the satisfaction! Think before you do anything and learn to seek God for wisdom--turn the tables on the devil and every time you resist his influence, make that a notch on your belt. It's your turn to laugh at him!

At the end of the day, count the notches--who's winning--the devil or you?