Tribulations

[Verse]

Lord

I wonder if life would be the same if it was painless

Would the elders still reflect on being ancient

Would our lives still be guided with purpose

Or would we waste it

Would we embrace it

Or is pain the very thing that drives our patience

What’s the true cost of joy

And who’s really paying

Can a smile still shine if the heart's fainting

I learned young that "free" ain’t free — it’s what Christ’s grace is

Would the rain still fall on us like it’s sacred

Would we still feel the storm or stand in faith and face it

Or would it fade quick

Same with the hatred

And every one of us enduring tests and tribulations

I know life could be different

It could be amazing

I know we’ve all been through it

I know we’ve all been waiting

When burdens feel too heavy

I know we’ve all felt breaking

I was drained out and jaded

But God kept me

I’m here after the waiting

Just because you rest don’t mean you’re not aching

Does a life without prayer still shake

Or is it vacant

Can a healer with no faith still show patience

If you're stuck on the tracks

Do you wait for the train

Or trust the Lord to take you past it

If life gets too hard

Do you kneel or get passive

Do you speak from the flesh

Or speak through your passion

I wonder if we still fall off when we’re brain-healed

And when a woman cries

Is her soul just unveiling

When she’s drowning in tears

Does the Lord lift her sailing

Can she rise again

Or is that her last station

What’s a true vision

Is that part of your sanctification

And if the dream’s delayed

Do you wake or keep praying

Does a heart fix itself when it’s aching

Or does it need grace for the healing and remaking

And can a person full of love still be hateful

Can a cold soul be saved if it’s faithful

Or is it prideful

I got a heart

And I know God made all hearts

But still I ask

What’s a heart without a soul and a spirit that's conscious

And if I got a conscience

Why it don’t always tell me when my walk’s off balance

Why not

 

[Verse 2]

Am I weak or just carryin’ too much

I’ve been through the fire

Still just seventeen

Felt broken like a vessel

Still pushin’ through

The world feels heavy

But is it only me

I’m down in prayer

Feelin' like I can't breathe

The sun’s settin’ low

I’ve been tempted by shadows

Tryna step on my peace

And it seems the closer I get to Heaven

The harder it feels beneath

I'm afraid of what I’ll become if I can’t keep runnin’

Stuck in the grip of sorrow

Wrestlin’ my own judgment

But what if I never saw

The path God had for me

It’s only pain

But with grace, I can take it

I swear it’s only pain

With faith, I can face it

They say the Lord won’t give you more than you can bear

But sometimes I wonder

Was this valley meant for my prayer