Every day I go in and out
The tide goes down "I'm a new person now"
Or so I thought
But it's only until the tide comes back in
And tries to draw me in
Jesus taught me how to fight the tides
But I'll be working on it for years to come
Those tides of temptation
Those tides of despair
I struggle with my double mind
Jesus said we were supposed to be of one mind
But I still strive to beat that devil out
But daily he comes back
Slowly that second mind is dying
And my love is growing
My God gave what I could take
He gave me what would make me weak so that he could be strong
He made my weakness for his glory
That I may understand what others go through
That I may love those who struggle
With what I've battled for all these years
My affliction made me weak so that my God could come in
And take the wheel
I took his hand one day
And he pulled me out of the tide
But sometimes those tides try to suck me back in
Sometimes I'm being sucked into a whirl pool
I lose sight of my Lord
Just like Peter did
That's when I begin to sink
And the water wakes my sleepy eyes and my vigilance is restored
I struggle to remain vigil
But I'll make it
I have a father to show me