To be honest, sometimes I wonder
If it's come time to pack it in
If I've given my best and there's nothing left
So my best days are at an end though
You might be struggling to keep things together at the moment. You hide your private pain in public places and nobody is aware of what you're going through. Sound familiar? When do you know when to pack it in? We persist in the face of what's staring straight back at us, but do we accept what we see? How much gas is left in your tank? We have little time to be honest with each other, and more importantly, being honest with ourselves. Have a serious think about whether your best days have come to an end. If not - get out there and hustle like mad.
Then I remember that You would never
Let me face what's next alone
I know that You're giving me strength when I'm weak
And expect me to carry on
Who has high expectations of you? As a former high school teacher, the job entailed continually building up kids, by believing in them and caring about them so that they would succeed in life. For the most part, you might be the only positive adult role model they come to rely on. Would you leave someone behind to face things alone if you knew that you could help? Even in times of weakness, we can choose to help others who have little means to do so. How can you keep your strength up? The high expectations might help to propel you forward and keep your eyes focused on the prize.
I know that the Lord is preparing me
For great things, I have yet to see
But on days when it's hard to believe
Increase my faith
Do you know what you are being prepared to do? For some people it might be easier to recognise than others. There is this sense of urgency where we are conditioned to believe that things are meant to happen in our lives at the most appropriate times. But life isn't like that - where things come to you tied up with a nice silk ribbon. For the most part, it feels more like things come to you tied up in knots and you spend your time trying to figure out how to untie everything or just give up and walk away. You start to think that this act of preparation is just taking too long and you're lacking the patience to hold on.
Yeah I wanna live right now
Life of blessing, Living the blessing You have for me
Every blessing You have for me
Sometimes it feels like I'm too weighed down
Running to fly but stumbling to the ground
Are you living the life you want to live right now? We can often lose sight of the blessings that come our way. We might turn up our noses on it and wish for something more. Sometimes in the act of ignoring the great things that come our way, we might be shutting the door in the face of those blessings. Do people try to tell you how you make them feel? They might be positive or negative things. They might choose the most inappropriate times to let you know how they're feeling but you don't know how to deal with that, because you've got your own issues to deal with.
Then I remember that You would never
Ever leave your child behind oh no
You're with me, right where I should be
And the reasons are revealed in time
Have you been left behind? It's not easy being left behind is it? But I guess it depends if you were left behind intentionally or not. There should be more moments in your life where you can rely on someone to never leave you behind. But the moment that you find that you are - because you've been taken advantage of and refuse to not believe the worst in others, you just find yourself bitterly disappointed. What acceptable reasons will be revealed to you in time? Rely on those who want to spend time with you, want to make you laugh, and genuinely care about who you are and what you mean to them. If you can't surround yourself with people like that, then it's time for a new crowd.
Build my hope for tomorrow
Help me conquer the sorrow
That creeps in when I'm anxious
And lose my way
When you doubt your place in the world, it is very easy to sink into a dark place that you can't escape. Who can you rely on to help you build hope for tomorrow? Who can you rely on to help you conquer the sorrow? It is really easy to let yourself get swept away and lose your footing. How can you have sustained yourself for so long, trying to be strong when you just want to fall apart? Just stop. Breathe. Breathe more deeply. Breathe in slowly. Breathe out slowly. Repeat. Keep repeating until the only sound you can hear is yourself breathly deeply in, and out, in, and out.
Fill my cup
With all I need
To keep moving, making sure
That you are pleased
We need to stop pleasing people who will never be pleased. We start feeding into, literally, their avarice, their incessant need for possession, of you, your generosity of spirit. You become a victim of the random times that they will lash out and you won't know what you've done wrong because you don't really know what you're supposed to do, how to appease them. and at the end of the day you have to ask yourself, is this connection really worth it? If it is starting to feel like you are slipping away even from yourself, you better find yourself before you are completely lost. Look in the mirror and tell yourself what you need to hear. Look at your lips and watch them as you mouth silently to yourself, "I need to increase my faith". . .
If it's come time to pack it in
If I've given my best and there's nothing left
So my best days are at an end though
You might be struggling to keep things together at the moment. You hide your private pain in public places and nobody is aware of what you're going through. Sound familiar? When do you know when to pack it in? We persist in the face of what's staring straight back at us, but do we accept what we see? How much gas is left in your tank? We have little time to be honest with each other, and more importantly, being honest with ourselves. Have a serious think about whether your best days have come to an end. If not - get out there and hustle like mad.
Then I remember that You would never
Let me face what's next alone
I know that You're giving me strength when I'm weak
And expect me to carry on
Who has high expectations of you? As a former high school teacher, the job entailed continually building up kids, by believing in them and caring about them so that they would succeed in life. For the most part, you might be the only positive adult role model they come to rely on. Would you leave someone behind to face things alone if you knew that you could help? Even in times of weakness, we can choose to help others who have little means to do so. How can you keep your strength up? The high expectations might help to propel you forward and keep your eyes focused on the prize.
I know that the Lord is preparing me
For great things, I have yet to see
But on days when it's hard to believe
Increase my faith
Do you know what you are being prepared to do? For some people it might be easier to recognise than others. There is this sense of urgency where we are conditioned to believe that things are meant to happen in our lives at the most appropriate times. But life isn't like that - where things come to you tied up with a nice silk ribbon. For the most part, it feels more like things come to you tied up in knots and you spend your time trying to figure out how to untie everything or just give up and walk away. You start to think that this act of preparation is just taking too long and you're lacking the patience to hold on.
Yeah I wanna live right now
Life of blessing, Living the blessing You have for me
Every blessing You have for me
Sometimes it feels like I'm too weighed down
Running to fly but stumbling to the ground
Are you living the life you want to live right now? We can often lose sight of the blessings that come our way. We might turn up our noses on it and wish for something more. Sometimes in the act of ignoring the great things that come our way, we might be shutting the door in the face of those blessings. Do people try to tell you how you make them feel? They might be positive or negative things. They might choose the most inappropriate times to let you know how they're feeling but you don't know how to deal with that, because you've got your own issues to deal with.
Then I remember that You would never
Ever leave your child behind oh no
You're with me, right where I should be
And the reasons are revealed in time
Have you been left behind? It's not easy being left behind is it? But I guess it depends if you were left behind intentionally or not. There should be more moments in your life where you can rely on someone to never leave you behind. But the moment that you find that you are - because you've been taken advantage of and refuse to not believe the worst in others, you just find yourself bitterly disappointed. What acceptable reasons will be revealed to you in time? Rely on those who want to spend time with you, want to make you laugh, and genuinely care about who you are and what you mean to them. If you can't surround yourself with people like that, then it's time for a new crowd.
Build my hope for tomorrow
Help me conquer the sorrow
That creeps in when I'm anxious
And lose my way
When you doubt your place in the world, it is very easy to sink into a dark place that you can't escape. Who can you rely on to help you build hope for tomorrow? Who can you rely on to help you conquer the sorrow? It is really easy to let yourself get swept away and lose your footing. How can you have sustained yourself for so long, trying to be strong when you just want to fall apart? Just stop. Breathe. Breathe more deeply. Breathe in slowly. Breathe out slowly. Repeat. Keep repeating until the only sound you can hear is yourself breathly deeply in, and out, in, and out.
Fill my cup
With all I need
To keep moving, making sure
That you are pleased
We need to stop pleasing people who will never be pleased. We start feeding into, literally, their avarice, their incessant need for possession, of you, your generosity of spirit. You become a victim of the random times that they will lash out and you won't know what you've done wrong because you don't really know what you're supposed to do, how to appease them. and at the end of the day you have to ask yourself, is this connection really worth it? If it is starting to feel like you are slipping away even from yourself, you better find yourself before you are completely lost. Look in the mirror and tell yourself what you need to hear. Look at your lips and watch them as you mouth silently to yourself, "I need to increase my faith". . .