TEMPTATIONS AND TRIALS
(James)
Temptations and
trials may plague you,
But consider it a
pleasure.
Perseverance will
result;
It will lead to
strength without measure.
Perseverance must
finish its work,
To be mature
and complete,
So you are not lacking anything,
Sometimes that is quite a feat.
Pray to God for wisdom,
When you are feeling dumb.
If you will study your Bible;
No doubt He will give you some.
But when you ask, you
must believe,
Without a shadow of a
doubt.
Or you will be like a
wave on the sea,
Blown and tossed
about.
The doubting man
gets nothing;
In all he does, he’s
unstable.
The man is
double-minded,
He treats God like
He’s not able.
But the man who
perseveres under trial,
Because he has stood
the test,
Will receive the
crown of life.
That reward should be
his quest.
Be strong when trials
come.
They change, but they
don’t subside.
Temptation and
troubles are here to stay;
Just hang on for the
ride.
Becky Wall
Proverbs 2:1-11
My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
Proverbs 2:12-19
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,
13 who have left the straight paths
to walk in dark ways,
14 who delight in doing wrong
and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15 whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.
16 Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
17 who has left the partner of her youth
and ignored the covenant she made before God.
18 Surely her house leads down to death
and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19 None who go to her return
or attain the paths of life.
from men whose words are perverse,
13 who have left the straight paths
to walk in dark ways,
14 who delight in doing wrong
and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15 whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.
16 Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
17 who has left the partner of her youth
and ignored the covenant she made before God.
18 Surely her house leads down to death
and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19 None who go to her return
or attain the paths of life.
If you really want to conquer temptations and remain strong through trials, read Proverbs, Chapters 1 and 2 -- the whole chapters. It's a quick read and full of wisdom, better than any therapist.
