Dealing with temptation, an everyday fight,

It starts early morning, and lasts into the night,

Daily grimy battles, like hand-to-hand combat,

These life and death struggles, in my heart’s habitat.

Satan’s relentless lures enticing this or that,

Creamed vanilla frosting covers a dead vile rat.

“Relief! Feel better, now!” Bait, hooks, and lunacy.

Sin’s deceptive lies, the confusing fallacy.

But while the fired heat of spiritual battle rages,

Redemption’s drilling down in my heart’s deeper stages!

God’s word solidifies down in my heart’s basement.

It’s weakening sin’s lure; bringing its displacement.

A humbled awe of God, hating sin in my heart,

Wondrous grace, each morning, where deepened mercies start.

Lord, are You redeeming even my dark temptations,

Towards joyous redemption and heaven’s celebrations?!

– Seth