Lead Me

I'd like to take a slight detour from pictures of Abby and our life to share a song and message that is really on my heart right now...

I am currently in love with a new Sanctus Real song called Lead Me. It is ironic that one of my husband's co-workers played it for him recently as well.

The role of the man of the household, according to the Bible, is really to lead the house. To be a Godly man that takes that role seriously and supports his household in that Goldy pursuit. That can get really twisted in today's world of independent women, including myself. I struggled with surrendering control to Marcus for a long time and I think a big part of that was not knowing what that really meant. I think this is a great song for the men in our lives. They need God to lead them so they can lead their homes. And we need to be real with them about what we need. In this world of blogs and facebook where we all struggle to project a happy life and be real and honest with our loved ones. It captures that struggle beautifully.

Here are the lyrics:

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, but 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'm 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 things 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

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

Here is a link to see the writer share the story behind this song. He gave it all to his career and travels and came home to recharge and didn't have anything left to give his family. I think we can all relate to that at some point. Great song and message.

And, here is a video of scripture and the song.