Just as I am

    It's a fear that keeps me wide awake
    In the middle of the night
    When the expectations are too great
    And the bar gets raised too high
    So I do the best with what I've got
    And hope that no one knows
    That I strain to see how high I can
    Try to stand on these toes
    Until I'm measured, but You know better

    (Chorus)
    So, thank-You, Jesus
    Even when You see us just as we are
    Fragile and frail and so far
    From who we want to be
    So, thank-You, Jesus
    Even when the pieces are broken and small
    Dreams shatter and scatter like the wind
    Thank-You, even then

    So I put aside the masquerade
    And admit that I am not okay
    Which may not be the thing to say
    But I'm not ashamed to need You more each day

    (Chorus)

    We raise the standard and try to reach You
    But we'll never make it, and we don't need to

    - Nichole Nordeman -

"So I put aside the masquerade, And admit that I am not okay, Which may not be the thing to say..."

It is indeed not easy to admit our imperfections and failures, especially in a modern society where self-empowerment and portraying the "right image"is the "key" to success, and admitting to your flaws is just a sign of weakness.

I am thankful and glad that this is not the case when we stand before the Lord Jesus Christ. For the Lord Jesus may be the only person who will always love us. For He does not love us "because of," but that He love us "in spite of." And because of that, hurtful souls can enter a place of abundant peace and comfort when they turn to the Lord Jesus Christ.

So Thank you Lord Jesus, for loving me just as I am.