I'll step aside this time around
Open ears await a still and quiet voice
Not with the timing that I have
Ready to make any change required of me

When I can't see where this uncharted life of mine is going
All I ask is carry me
And when I can't see past the cloudy skies that are looming up ahead
Hold my hand and carry me

Here with the world surrounding me
Enduring everyday is more than I can do
I lack the patience that it takes
So I am standing on the promise made to me

When I can't see where this uncharted life of mine is going
All I ask is carry me
And when I can't see past the cloudy skies that are looming up ahead
Hold my hand and carry me



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    This is the attitude that we as Christians need to have. We shouldn't always be trying to do things our way but we should be seeking what God would do "Open ears await a still and quiet voice."

    We shouldn't be dead set in our ways but rather "ready to make any change required of me."

    I guess the idea is that we don't always know where we're going and we don't always have all the answers but the one thing we can depend on is God. This song is a prayer to him asking for him to carry us.

    sirstevenon November 19, 2004   Link

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