Taking up my cross

(Verse 1)

Wake up, live with gratitude,

Make God’s mission first in line.

Storms don’t change the road you’re on,

They just help you read the signs.

Don’t delay, just trust His voice,

Tomorrow ain’t promised, no—

Say you’ll take the trash out later,

Watch that garbage overflow.

(Bridge)

Yeah, delayed obedience is disobedience,

And I’ve learned my lesson slow…

(Chorus)

So I’m takin’ up my cross tonight,

Warnin’ brothers on this road.

’Cause a warning’s just love sayin’

“Don’t step where you shouldn’t go.”

If He’s givin’ me a second chance,

Then I’ll tell the whole world knowin’—

I follow Jesus, flawed, imperfect, broken,

But He tells me He has spoken.

(Verse 2)

Accept the weight of what you’ve done,

And help the others who’ve gone blind.

When folks ain’t thinkin’ straight or wise,

God’ll use you every time.

He prepares your heart through heartache,

Nurtures you through every scar.

Says ask for anything in His name,

And He’ll meet you where you are.

(Bridge)

Salvation’s only found in Jesus Christ,

He can light your darkest hole…

(Chorus)

So I’m takin’ up my cross tonight,

Warnin’ brothers on this road.

’Cause a warning’s just love sayin’

“Don’t step where you shouldn’t go.”

If He’s givin’ me a second chance,

Then I’ll tell the whole world knowin’—

I follow Jesus, flawed, imperfect, broken,

But He tells me He has spoken.

(Bridge)

When you’re in a pit, just use it,

He ain’t scared of where you’ve been.

Every saint He ever lifted

Started out knee-deep in sin.

Most the Bible’s heroes wrote it

Locked in shackles, cold as steel—

So don’t you think you’re far too fallen

For His arms to make you healed.

If you can’t let go, that grip

Got somethin’ holdin’ you tight—

But God’ll break those chains in daylight

If you let Him in tonight.

(Chorus)

So I’m takin’ up my cross tonight,

Warnin’ brothers on this road.

’Cause a warning’s just love sayin’

“Don’t step where you shouldn’t go.”

If He’s givin’ me a second chance,

Then I’ll tell the whole world knowin’—

I follow Jesus, flawed, imperfect, broken,

But He tells me He has spoken.

(Final Chorus)

So I’m standin’ on His promise now,

Warnin’ brothers on this road.

If He saved a soul like mine,

Then there’s hope for every soul.

Yeah, He’ll use you in spite of you,

And He’ll call you His beloved—

I follow Jesus, flawed, imperfect, broken,

But He tells me

He has spoken.