God gives His people beloved,
Some problems added in their life;
And if they don’t improve their hearts,
He gives them some more extra strife.
If they neglect the God Most High,
He gives them tribulations rife;
And if they do not heed His word,
He gives His rod and knife!
God’s chosen people can’t escape,
Into a world of vice and sin;
God sees that they obey His words,
All souls, He loves, He’ll win!
Dr John Celes
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/god-s-ways-2/
