God Tried Me

God tried and proved me

by many years in the wilderness

through many heartaches and trials

not all joyfulness and bliss

Because he wanted to see

if I would follow him as I ought

when the way was rough and rugged

with many battles to be fought

God led me all the way

through valleys and mountantops

giving me strength to go on

and drying up all my tearful sops

He strengthened my inward man

and gave me courage to withstand

giving victory over all my foes

keeping me always in His hand

God did all this for me

to give me a better end

so that now by looking back

I can see He was a faithful friend

God never failed

always coming through for me

refining my spiritual vision

so eternity I could more clearly see

Deuteronomy 08:2: And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether tho wouldest keep his commandments, or no