Jahmaol Clark - Trials & Thorns (feat. Drew Weeks) Lyrics

Thorns in my side, thorns in my flesh
Praying asking God, yo when can I rest?
I think God is puttin' me thru a test
Feelin' like I'm failin' but doing my best
So I send one up to God and I pray
LORD please will you take this thorn away
But He said my grace sufficient homie be dependent
But God do you even listen? Or am I trippin?
Cuz it feel like I've been single for a minute
Went through a break up and for a while I lamented
And by the grace of God I found healing
But recently these desires inside been so intense & vicious
Cuz my body be lustin', its hard to trust Him
Cuz it seems my sex drive ain't got a clutch shift
Maybe I'm just rushin', but Imma keep it real God
Cuz honestly I don't think you just how I feel God
Like ain't it you who gave me these desires?
And ain't this how I'm wired?
You said a wife's a good thing, and ain't you the supplier?
I know your plans are higher, but LORD why am I strugglin?
Cuz singleness feels less like a gift and more like suffering
Sometimes I feel trapped in this body death
Temptation tryna flex
Daily it be making me stress
Desires urging me to gratify these burnin needs
So will you hurry please or work in me
Because this daily struggle hurtin' me
These trials and thorns won't leave my side
I doubt I'll make it through the night if you don't help me
I'm a wandering soul in need of the hope
That saved me with grace to start making me whole
Through hills and valleys he's still in control
Making more like him
Son be patient, I know that you're anxiously waiting
But lean on me as you're fighting through these temptations
Jesus understands your struggles cuz He too was tempted
So draw near to me for mercy cuz my grace is endless
Son know I'm for your joy and your flourishing
My discipline should be affirming not discouraging
I want whats best for you, I want rest for you
Gave up my Son, so there ain't nothing that I've kept from you
I won't protect from anything that makes you like Christ
Singleness, a break up, or even a crisis of life
Thorns create dependence
And yes my grace sufficient
You asked me if I listen
But do you even listen?
Cuz it ain't me that's tempting you, thats your own sinfulness
I don't tempt with evil and with evil I ain't tempted with
My thoughts are higher than yours because our ways different
Cuz if you knew what I knew, then you would pray different
These trials and thorns won't leave my side
I doubt I'll make it through the night if you don't help me
I'm a wandering soul in need of the hope
That saved me with grace to start making me whole
Through hills and valleys he's still in control
Making more like him
God uses our trials to make us like Jesus
And strips away all our idols to show much we need Him
The LORD ain't content with second place
And anything that competes for your worship He strips away
But if all our joy is in Him then its a grace
Cuz our trials reveal where God has been replaced
It shows us what we truly hope in, what's our true devotion
And with it's full effect it produces wholeness
How do we have joy in the midst of the struggle?
Don't miss this
James tells us that you have to look through your trials
You have to look through your trials
Toward what you are becoming
Rather than to your trials toward
What you think they are taking from you
Oh yall ain't get that did you?
You gotta look through it