Sufficient Grace

I asked You once to take it from me

Then I asked You once again

And when the morning didn’t change I wondered how much longer I

could stand

I thought if You were really listening

You’d take this thorn away

But You met me in my weakness And You had something else

to say

Not “you’ll never hurt”

Not “you’ll understand”

But “you will never walk alone I’m holding you in My hands”

My grace is sufficient

for you When you don’t have enough

My strength is made perfect

When you’ve finally had enough You don’t have to hide your weakness

You don’t have to make it through

You can bring Me what you cannot carry

My grace is sufficient for you My grace is sufficient Even here

Even now

Even when the answer Isn’t what you asked for My grace is

sufficient for you I don’t want to call this easy

I don’t want to call it good

Just because I know You’re with me Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t change

it if I could

There are days I still cry out “Jesus,

please, take this away”

And I don’t think that asking means That I’ve forgotten how to

have faith

Because You never told me

That weakness meant defeat You only promised that Your power

Would meet me where I’m weak

If You remove this thorn tomorrow

I’ll still need You then

If You leave it for a lifetime I’ll still need You till

the end So I’m not measuring Your goodness

By the healing that I see

Your grace was never just the doorway

It’s what carries me

I can grieve And still believe

I can question And still trust

I can ask You for deliverance And still say,

“Your will be done”

Your grace is sufficient for me

When I don’t have enough

Your strength is made perfect When I finally realize I’m not enough

I don’t have to hide my weakness I don’t have to make

it through

I can bring You what I cannot carry And let Your strength

carry me through Your grace is sufficient Even here Even now Even

with the prayer That hasn’t been answered The way I wanted it

to be

Your grace is sufficient Not because this doesn’t hurt Not because I

understand But because You are still God And You are still holding

me So I’ll ask You one more time

And I’ll trust You with the answer

If You say “yes,”

I’ll praise You If You say “wait,”

I’ll praise You

If You say “My grace is enough” Then teach me how to

live there

Not because I wanted the thorn

But because I know You are here

Your grace is sufficient

for me.