Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Fighting Words

Oh you wretched and tireless enemy. You throw your dirty punches and hope to knock this girl’s faith to the ground in a million broken pieces. You bring the stench of sickness and disease. You lavish in sinful addictions sucking the life out of those I love. You prowl back and forth looking for the sliver of an open door, to come and haunt the unsuspecting.

But you picked the wrong foe. I'm not moved just a bit shaken. Brace yourself as you lick your bruised and bleeding fists. As I cling to my rock and regain my balance from the shaking. I'm gaining more strength than I had before. I'm no fool. I see right through you. You know you’re going down. You've already lost. I walk through the valley of death holding the hands of the ones I love most. I feel you whisper behind me, “There's no light to come”. But I know you're a liar. There's truth shining like the sun deep within these bones. I'm not turning back. Keep whispering at my back. With each calamity, you become weaker.

You see dear little enemy of my soul I don't choose you. I never will. You've got nothing for me. So keep your hands off. I'm coming for you with even bigger swings, and the One who beats you every single time. He's on my side. You are the one who needs to fear. 
Because I certainly won’t. 

As another bad report reaches these ears, I laugh in your face. My hope has made me fearless. So go on, get. Move out of the way. I'm coming through with another. There's a mender behind me whispering so sweetly. He is building a kingdom out of your careless messes.

There's nothing you can steal from me. Nothing will separate me from the One I love. Your efforts are futile. I've grown tired of your games. The day of reckoning has come. The charade is over.

He who is greater has won. Now take your vices and run. The tables have turned and your reign of terror is done.