Running back

I've been running, trying to be one who sees
I've been working, salvation out on my knees
There is nothing better than knowing
That we are redeemed
Unbelieving trusting in creative hands,
I am praying for our world to bow to your plan
And this one thought is unmistakable
I take up my cross and follow you Lord


Chorus
When you stand the tall trees and mountains bow
When you speak the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees


Unforgiven, my savior who did not deserve death
He was blameless and I was lost in shamefulness
Undelivered, but it doesn't seem right
Unless I keep my eyes focused on the Savior who gave his live
In the middle of a world that denies it believes
It is breaking apart at the very seams
There is one thing to be alive for
And it's to take up my cross and follow you Lord


Bridge
I will take up my cross and follow Lord where you lead me
And I will take up my cross and follow wherever you go


I've been running too much. Not away from God, but ahead of God. I've been serving faithfully, giving everything I have to God, but sometimes I've moved too fast. Instead of doing things with God, I went ahead and did things for God. I did things too fast and failed to listen out for the voice of God. Instead of allowing God to pave the way for me, I've set my own pace and went ahead. As a result I tired out, became weary. Suddenly the things that felt so right became like burdens. I realized that what I thought I could handle alone I actually couldn't. So when God caught hold of me and whispered, 'Son, slow down', I knew He meant for me to obey. No more setting of my own pace. No more running ahead of God. Instead I'll allow the Maker to carry me, I'll allow Him to pave the way for me, because He knows what's best. I'm running with Him, because I know I'll soar on wings like eagles, because I know that His love and grace is more than sufficient for me. Simply because He knows my beginning and my end, and He promised that my latter will be greater than my former.