A Little Thought

 A little thought entered my mind, it caught me by surprise

And as it lingered there a bit a stirring did arise

Slow at first, so as not to jolt, feelings began to brew

Then almost imperceptibly a storm of passion grew

 The thought though harmless seemed at first, too late I recognized

As firey dart from crafty foe, my enemy disguised

Awakening too slow at first, to see the sneak attack

I struggled hard to arm myself, regretting much my lack

 The sound of battle grew amid the chaos of the din

A storm of thoughts with feelings mixed enticing me to sin

I’d sure have failed left to myself, but one clear voice I heard

“See here the way escape my son”, His true and faithful word

 Though weakened by the front assault, I took hold of the sword

As Spirit spoke within my heart that quick and powerful word

New faith was born from what I heard, my shield I raised and lo

The firey darts were quenched at once and visible my foe

 A lesson learned from this short tale, more sober now to live

And never through neglect a chance the enemy to give

Those little thoughts that enter soft might deadly soon become

So help me Jesus captives make of each and every one