Oh, my soul
Oh, how you worry
Oh, how you’re weary, from fearing you lost control
This was the one thing, you didn’t see coming
And no one would blame you, though
If you cried in private
If you tried to hide it away, so no one knows
No one will see, if you stop believingOh, my soul
You are not alone
There’s a place where fear has to face the God you know
One more day, He will make a way
Let Him show you how, you can lay this down
‘Cause you’re not aloneHere and now
You can be honest
I won’t try to promise that someday it all works out
‘Cause this is the valley
And even now, He is breathing on your dry bones
And there will be dancing
There will be beauty where beauty was ash and stone
This much I knowOh, my soul
Oh My Soul; Casting Crowns lyrics from LyricsFind
You are not alone
There’s a place where fear has to face the God you know
One more day, He will make a way
Let Him show you how, you can lay this down
As I was driving home from school the other night, this song came on the radio. It had been a long week, and I was eager to get home and just go to bed. So much was weighing on me, and I was not sure how to let go of it all without giving up. I realized, though, there is a difference between giving up and giving in. Giving up says, “I’m not trying anymore because I can never be successful.” Giving in says, “God, you hold this now because I cannot do this on my own.” Giving up says, “My time and effort is not worth this because I will fail no matter what I do.” Giving in says, “God, you put this in front of me, so, through your strength, I can finish this.” Giving up says, “Why should I try?” Giving in says, “Why not let God do this?” You see, the difference between giving up and giving in is where our strength comes from. When I give up, I have burned myself out trying to do something out of my own strength. When I give in, I recognize that God gave this task to me to complete, so he can have it, along with stress and benefit that goes along with completing the task.
This week, what do you need to give in to God instead of giving up?