"The Deceiver"

One thing I have learned in my 47 years of being a Christian is that you are never through fighting Satan. He is constantly on the prowl, using those who are willing to serve him.

Merrym's boyfriend, Blu, and her supposed best friend, Mel, became a constant concern of the family. I believe that Blu would have taken over, if he could have convinced them he was Merrym's fiancee. Our family decided that we would not let Blu or Mel visit Merrym in ICU without one of us with them. They had this way of leaning over and whispering in her ear, which in turn caused Merrym to be extremely agitated, even in her unconsious state.

I had to continuously ask the nurses to take the snake ring off her bed, but somehow it always found its way back there. I could never understand why in such a sterile environment as ICU, the nurses would allow a ring to hang right by her head.

One day when no one was at the hospital, but me, I took the ring and carried it out to my purse. The next day I had a friend heat it up with a torch until it exploded.

At one point, weeks had passed and Blu had not been to visit. When he finally called, he didn't ask how Merrym was, he just asked, "Can she talk yet?" It made us wonder what they were afraid Merrym might tell us.

As family had to leave to go home to other states the battle continued between Blu and I. We are sure to this day that he pulled her feeding tube out, because Merrym didn't have the strength to do it.

While Merrym was in rehab she had mixed feelings about Blu, but I knew he was bad news. He knew I was a Christian and he would leave Bible verses on her wall for me, about not judging. I was not impressed with his knowledge of the Bible, after all Satan used scripture on Jesus in the wilderness.

One day I went to visit and there at the foot of Merrym's bed was a two-and-half-foot high stuffed dragon. Most people would have thought it was cute with its long horns and big eyes, but I saw it as a challenge from Blu. I told Merrym I was going to take it and put it with her things at home. I put it in the back seat of my car. It sat there for a couple of days. One night when it was dark, I was driving down the freeway. I looked in the rear-view mirror and saw the shape of the Devil. He was a dark figure with horns. I almost jumped out of my skin, but then I realized it was just that stupid dragon. I pulled over, stopped the car and opened the door. I took the dragon and threw him on the road and drove off. It took several hours before I was totally calmed down.

I never saw Blu after that!

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Revelation 20:2

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