“Lead Me”

I have been hearing this song on our radio lately in the car and it kept getting in my head. I love lyrical-type songs; I think they’re very pretty so the fact that it was stuck in my head didn’t surprise me, but the only part I could remember were the words “lead me.” Finally, I looked it up on Google tonight and watched a YouTube video with lyrics. It is “Lead Me” by Sanctus Real and it is truly a gorgeous song! It is told in the point of view of a man who has a wife and kids who want him to lead them and be head of his household. The third verse asks God to lead him so that he can lead them. Being a woman, obviously I am not meant to be head of the household, a job I am more than happy to allow my husband to fill, and so don’t feel an exact kinship with the vocalist; still, I find myself echoing the man’s thoughts. I need my Lord to lead me so that I can be a great parent to my children and wife to my husband. I think the lyrics at the end could very well be every parent’s prayer:

“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”

(Lord, don’t let me miss a moment of my children’s lives for things I could give up!)

In other, related, news, Corey will be ordained as a deacon tomorrow morning in church. Father, lead him too. I praise You that he has answered this call and is setting such a wonderful example for myself and especially our children.

If you would like to hear the song that inspired this post, you can watch it here.

Beautiful, inspiring song.