LEAD ME INSTEAD

Verse 1

I thought if I held on tighter

I could keep my world from falling apart

Tried to carry every burden

Tried to fix my own heart

But fear became my compass

And worry became my song

Till I heard Your quiet whisper say

“You don’t have to be this strong”

Pre-Chorus

Every road I made without You

Only left me lost again

Chorus

So lead me instead

Jesus, lead me instead

I’m tired of chasing empty things

Trying to be enough again

I don’t want the world if it keeps me from Your voice

I don’t want control if it steals away my peace

You know me deeper than anyone else ever could

And somehow You still stay

So lead me instead

Verse 2

You saw me in the hidden places

In the nights I couldn’t sleep

When I smiled so nobody noticed

How broken I could be

And You never turned away from me

Never let my hand go

Even when I kept on running

You were calling me back home

Pre-Chorus

You’ve been faithful through every season

Why would I fear now?

Chorus

So lead me instead

Jesus, lead me instead

I’m tired of chasing empty things

Trying to be enough again

I don’t want the world if it keeps me from Your voice

I don’t want control if it steals away my peace

You know me deeper than anyone else ever could

And somehow You still stay

So lead me instead

Bridge

I surrender all the plans I made

All the roads that pulled me far away

If Your presence goes before me

I know I’ll be okay

You are safe arms in the storm

You are truth when I can’t see

I was never meant to carry

The weight of being me alone

Final Chorus

So lead me instead

Jesus, lead me instead

Wherever You go is where I wanna be

Even if it changes everything

‘Cause You never left me when I lost my way

Never stopped loving me

You know me better than I know myself

And still You call me Yours

So lead me instead

Jesus, lead me instead