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 fiery 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 fiery 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

~Alan