God, Does Not Tempt

God, Does Not Tempt 

God, has His way of building endurance 

In our life through trials that test the heart. 

God, does not tempt us, 

Trials of faith, by God, are to build us in His Word, 

To either bring back again to Him 

Or restructure stronger in His Word. 

For the victory by Faith He knows we will win, 

And build stronger with His Word within in Him, 

By making us stronger in Him, to face the task ahead, for He loves us.

He knows what we have faced and will face today and tomorrow. 

His trials have a special place in our lives 

As “opportunities” to develop and build endurance,

Endurance, means to hold up under fire, 

To persevere through difficulties, 

To stick with it though the going is rough and tough. 

Endurance, causes us to stay committed 

To our convictions even when those convictions 

Are tested and tried many times during life, by the world. 

It's not how one starts the race of life that matters, 

It is how one runs the race of life, 

And to whom one stays committed to during and at the end of that life. 

Christ, is always there to hear every prayer, 

And He intercedes for us with the Father. 

Reach out to Him and build life in His Light, 

Stand in Faith with Him and stay committed to 

And in God's Word every day to build stronger within in Him.

Lord, You have been more than a friend, 

You have been the builder of my life, 

May I never stray from Your Light, 

Martin Lee Vance 

2/23/2008