I’ve got waves that are tossin’ me
Crashin’ all over my beliefs
And in all sincerity, Lord,
I wanna be Yours

So pull me out of this mess I’m in
‘Cause I know I’m wanderin’
Lead my soul back home again
I’ve always been Yours
And this world may push, may pull
But Your love it never fails

You lead, I’ll follow; Your hands hold my tomorrow
Your grip, Your grace, You know the way
You guide me tenderly
When you lead, I’ll follow
Just light the way and I’ll go
‘Cause I know what You got for me is more than I can see
So lead me on, on, on and on
Just lead me on, on, on and on

As a child I heard Your voice
But as a girl I made my choice
There is no other way for me
I’m devoted to You
You’re my Peace on the heavy days
You’re the warmth of an autumn blaze
Your love carries me away
And it’s never too soon, no…

Sometimes when I wake up, I don’t wanna rise up
Out of my bed, too many thoughts in my head
Don’t wanna be who I used to be
Gonna take the back seat and let You lead
And I…need to stop, need to stop
‘Cause I’m going too fast
And I…know my God is still God
And you got my back

 Singer / Songwriter: Jamie Grace along with
T. McKeehan, G. Patillo, D. Wyatt, T. Rosenau

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For this new year, God gave me a phrase (instead of just one word).  A phrase made up of three simple words—Let God Lead.  Seems so easy, but in reality it’s a struggle.  I am a fixer.  I can be a control freak.  I think I should be able to handle things on my own.  I feel the need to have a plan mapped out. Life just doesn’t cooperate.

I am always humbled, though, when I finally come to my senses and realize there is no need for me to blaze my own trail.  I have a perfect Guide who is never wrong, never falters, never fails, never makes a wrong turn.  As this songs reminds me “Your hands hold my tomorrow, Your grip, Your grace, You know the way….” It would be so much simpler if this dawned on me BEFORE I take matters into my own hands.

Psalm 139:10 (AMP) reminds me “Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.” Even there.  I can never reach a place where the Lord refuses to guide me.  Even in the smallest of details, Isaiah 43:19 (NLT) tells us “I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” He is there to lead me through whatever is going on.  Or (as Jamie Grace puts it) “and I know my God is still God…and You got my back…I know Ya got me, I know Ya got me, I know Ya got me…”.

In Proverbs 4:11(NIV) God promises that He will “instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.”  I truly desire to let God lead.  But when life throws me a curve (as it has recently) I am tempted to focus on what needs to be done and how best to do it.  I need to be reminded (as the song goes) “‘Cause I know what You got for me is more than I can see...”.

I need to remember God is in control and already has the perfect plan worked out.  Sometimes He just isn’t willing to show me the whole plan all at once and I get impatient.  I feel like I need to be doing something…anything.  I think I need to take action when the only thing I really need to be doing is praying and taking the time to listen for a response.  Jeremiah 33:3a (NASB) tells us “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”  He promises to answer us.  Psalm 32:8(AMP) promises “I [the Lord] will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.” So what I need to do is “…take the back seat and let you lead, and I…need to stop, need to stop, ‘cause I’m going too fast...”.

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Father, I really want to let You lead.  I just get in the way sometimes. I get impatient.  Remind me that You have my back, that You are in control.  Stop me when I race ahead of Your plan.  Keep me on the right path.  In Your name I ask this – Amen, It Is So!