I ran into Ms. Joyce at the laundromat on the opposite side of the road in front of The Berekum SDA Church. She seemed to be a beautiful young lady. I thought she was only employed there because she must be a good worker. I had some reservations and misgivings about the laundromat, which I periodically shared with the staff. One of them was that no one there wore gloves. My other concern was that they routinely threw sheets and clothing onto the floor. After receiving some form of verbal lashing from me, they discontinued the second practice and placed the incoming laundry into baskets instead. My interactions with Ms. Joyce were always on a professional basis. One day, she asked me if she could work at my house during the evenings. I consented. She also lived in Sofokyere, and the time she would take to get to my home in the evenings was minuscule. By and large, she proved to be a good worker and did her job. Not only did I pay her more per hour than her employers at the laundromat. I even allowed her to cook and eat as much as she wanted. However, she told me she was moving to Accra to work for her uncle. Who had promised to remunerate her at the rate of 1000.00 GHS monthly?
Eventually, the time came for her to leave, and we discussed her possibly staying in Berekum and receiving the same compensation rate from me that her uncle had promised her. While contemplating this prospect, the Spirit intervened and ordered me to “Let her go.” Over the years, I had learned from experience not to second-guess or resist the Spirit’s instructions. She left, but after six weeks, she told me she hadn’t been paid and needed 200.00 GHS to purchase food. I sent her the money she requested. In December of 2024, she contacted me again, claiming to desperately need financial aid. Since she had contracted Chlamydia and was suffering great physical distress. I did my own investigation to verify that this was not a sexually transmitted disease. I informed her that I would need documentary evidence in the form of receipts, along with the hospital’s telephone number. So that I could call and authenticate all the information she had shared with me. She agreed and promised to send me all the requisite data. Towards the end of January 2025, she contacted me again, claiming she had to send her mother some money because of an emergency. Wondering if I could give her budgetary support since she was consequently short of cash.
I answered in the affirmative but advised her that my actions would be contingent upon receiving all the documentation she had promised to send me. For all the financial assistance I had sent her to take care of her urgent medical needs. She consented to my terms. Two weeks later, before daybreak one morning while still in bed. I heard a man laughing and wondered what this new premonition was about? I didn’t have to wait long for an answer. A few hours later, Ms. Joyce sent me a text message claiming that even though she had gone to the hospital to request the receipts, she was informed that the lady who attended to her had left. Therefore, she couldn’t obtain the documentary evidence to authenticate her claims. That was the meaning of the mocking laugh ringing in my ears during my nocturnal hours.
Furthermore, one of the easiest ways to stop scammers is through simple, common-sense protocols. This female scammer typically exploited my sympathy and compassion and used them against me. However, this was her last hurrah! She wouldn’t dare ask me for any more financial concessions because none would be forthcoming. Unscrupulous people repeatedly resort to such short-sighted maneuvers, which might afford them some immediate benefits but is self-defeating behavior that invariably leads to career sabotage. Is it any wonder that Jesus warned His followers about the worldwide conditions that would be prevalent in the last few days? “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” Matthew 24:12-13 (NKJV)
From the outset, The Spirit could have warned me that Ms. Joyce’s request for medical financial assistance was just another scam. But He didn’t. He wanted me to have a more comprehensive view of her character and come to my own conclusion. Such is the nature of life, both temporal and eternal. The truth can only be fully grasped and understood by painful experience. I needed to feel her sting and venom, and afterward, I could fully appreciate the earlier warning. He had communicated more about her when He stated: “You trust someone that you shouldn’t!”
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18
The very existence of sin is a terrible tragedy. However, the Universe had to experience it to be secure forever from its baneful effects. Consequential calamities brought about by sin’s reign and tenure were painful to endure, but these negatives educated all created intelligences about God’s power, love, mercy, and compassion. This was the only way Satan’s true character would be revealed. Therefore, the universe would fully perceive that he is a devil and, thus, fully deserving of divine wrath and ultimate destruction in the lake of fire.
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