Give Up Yourself

I was so weary this morning when I wrote an e-mail to a friend. I was sharing about how I feel about being a leader and yet have a tight hold on them. I am learning to trust the Lord and let the Lord be LORD of ALL. I've tried so many times to play God, which is such an awesome responsibility that I don't think I can last one second and get crushed under it's shere weight! The weight of this world is heavy that no man can carry except Jesus. Somehow I am greatly comforted with this fact. I can pray to Him and he lifts my burdens like he lift the world. I really can't take care of those that God has given me 24/7. But I know God will take care of them and will send others to reach out to them when I'm not around.

Every man has his belief
His own point of view
On everything from big to small
Some of them we must defend with everything we've got
Some of them don't matter much at all

You can speak up everytime and think that you were right
Hold your ground until the end
You can rattle tooth and nail with each and every fight
You might even lose some friends

But when you give up yourself
You're as strong as a man can be
It's the hardest that you would ever do
When you give up yourself
The world will clearly see
Lord Jesus walking next to you
Lord Jesus walking hand-in-hand with you

When you give up your pride
Make those conflict cease
Some folks may laugh and call you weak
It takes strength to be the one who makes the peace
It takes courage to be me

When you give up yourself
You're as strong as a man can be
It's the hardest that you would ever do
When you give up yourself
The world will clearly see
Lord Jesus walking next to you
Lord Jesus walking hand-in-hand with you

This is a song was recorded by Chris Christian in 1983. He who was credited for discovering Amy Grant.