Destroy
The assignment of the enemy is to steal, kill, and destroy. God wants you to have life and have it more abundantly. You must understand that while you are setting goals, and making changes and plans there are weapons being formed. However, they won’t prosper. You just have to remind yourself in the moments of attack that God still has the victory. The enemy came to steal your joy. The enemy came to kill your peace. The enemy came to destroy the foundations you have built…but God said not so. Know that you will live and not die, despite the diagnosis. You will survive that divorce. Know that God can use that termination for promotion. You will not be destroyed.
Yelp
Genesis 4: 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
In light of recent events, I was reminded of the story of Cane and Abel. Long story short, Cane killed his brother out of jealousy. While it seems hard to fathom, what would cause someone to kill another human being in cold blood? We live in a day and age where murder and genocide are all too common. Our churches are not safe. Holy ground is not sacred. Domestic terrorism is real. I can't help but think that but by the grace of God that could have been my church, my cousin's mosque, or my co-worker's synagogue. As people of faith, we must recognize that there must be some sort of atonement. Just as Abel's blood cried out, so does the victim's of America's violent past and present. Can you hear their cries? What can we do to help prevent these senseless tragedies? Is it gun control? Is it acknowledging mental health? Is it recognizing domestic terrorism? Sound the alarm. Hear the yelp, and ask what hast thou done?
yelp noun
a short sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.