Lead Me...

This morning on my way to work I heard the song Lead me by Sanctus Real. Every time I hear this song it touches me. Blake is the one who actually brought my attention towards the song. We heard it together and he told me that it really spoke to him as a husband and soon to be father. I can’t even count how many times I thank God for Blake. His daily wisdom and love he speaks into my life is truly God working in and through Him. I am grateful to have a husband who points out a song about wanting to lead his family, not alone, but with God. The lyrics to the song are as follows:

I look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling
But on the inside, I can hear her saying

Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone."

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They're just children from the outside
I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine
They're independent
But on the inside, I can hear them saying

"Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone."

So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I am called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't you lead me?

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love
Chasing dreams that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this out home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

On the way to work what really captured my thoughts and became my prayer was the following stanzas:

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love
Chasing dreams that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

The one line that kept going through my mind is, "Chasing dreams that I could give up." I just kept re-playing it over and over in my mind.The last thing I want to do as a wife and soon to be mother is leave Blake and Camp hungry for love and chasing dreams that I could give up. I want them both to know that I am willing to fight and give them the best of my life, but I can’t do it alone. In the comfort of my car, I began to ask God to show me the dreams that I could give up not to leave my family hungry for love. Although I am not perfect and have no idea the soon to be stresses, guilt, tiredness and selflessness that comes with motherhood-I can’t do it alone. I need God's “better strength” to be everything I am called to be.

Every time I walk into Camp's nursery I see his outfits with little animal faces on the feet. I just love those little animal faces looking at me. It always brings a smile to my face!! Hope it brings a smile to your face too.