Judges 16:4 "And after this he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, 'Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him.'"
Samson loved a woman of the Philistines, and later she used this love as a hook to get Samson to tell her the secret of his strength (which was God in him - and when he told them about his hair he was breaking the Nazirite vow and God's Spirit left him at that point).
Delilah didn't really love Samson, she was a plant by the enemy to make Samson ineffective.
If you think about your relationship with the world - the world is full of Delilahs: beauty and fame and riches and power. They seem like they are your friends and you can easily fall in love with them (even if you don't end up attaining them).
But the world doesn't love you. Sin and temptation are there as plants of the enemy, Lucifer, to get you to compromise and give up the secret of your strength (the Holy Spirit in you). Unlike Samson, if you are a Christian God doesn't take salvation or his Spirit away from you every time you sin, but it does hurt your effectiveness and fellowship with God.
Don't be fooled by fained love by the world.
Pastor Tom
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