Change Me
"Hold on to instruction...for it is your life" (Prov. 4:13).
Many times I have prayed to God about changing , fixing, or removing
something that was unpleasant in my life. I eventually learned that the very
thing I was praying for Him to change was the very thing He was using to
teach me something. God is in everything.
Lyrics
I've prayed about this burden, this untimely circumstance
An unpleasant situation is at hand
I've prayed without ceasing, take this thorn from my side
I've prayed believing, you'd comply
Am I praying against Lord what you're teaching me
Perhaps I should be praying, Change Me
Chorus
Clean me, refine me, teach me, toughen me Lord
I seek to praise you in trouble and trial
Without resistance, without adversity,
A ship cannot sail
Sometimes heaven feels so far away
Like some unknown, remote distant place
Where I once heard your voice, Lord
I can't hear anything
Perhaps I'm too consumed with worldly things
I know that this world is not my destiny
In the midst of it all, Lord, Change Me
Chorus
Clean me, refine me, teach me, toughen me, Lord
You've destined us not to fail but to win
Without resistance, without adversity,
A ship cannot sail
Tag
A pillar of cloud by day
A pillar of fire by night
You offer us conquest not escape
You do not command, which you do not enable
Enable me Lord, to Change…
Credits
music and lyrics - Christie Cook
vocals - Christie Cook
acoustic guitar and piano - Christie Cook
cello - Dirge Smith
bass - Jimmy Taylor
oboe - Jason Paschall
jimbay and percussion - Jeff Shelton
© 2003