Psalm 69:10 When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn; 11 when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me. 12 Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards. 13 But I pray to you, O LORD, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. (NIV)

When evil strikes, God wants you to hold fast to Him no matter what happens. When evil strikes, the purpose of evil is to get you to loosen your grip on God. When evil strikes, the purpose of evil is to get you to release your grip on the Master's hand and be caught up in evil's sea of hopelessness and grief. However, when evil strikes, your first and continuing mission is to never let go of Jesus, because when evil strikes, Jesus never lets go of you. No matter what you feel or what you think in the bitter times when evil invades, you must never ever let go of God. When we hold on to Christ's hand, we have access to peace, love, and contentment not found in our worldliness. Of course, evil knows what happens to people when evil comes in. Evil knows we begin to doubt God is real when evil strikes. However, we must, when evil strikes, use all the power and might we have:

When evil strikes we must never let go of Christ

When evil strikes we must never relent in our belief

When evil strikes we must never give up our faith

When evil strikes we must always trust in God