On My Own, by Barlow Girl

Recently, I've been thinking about the phrase, "Let go and let God." It's always struck me as a silly phrase since God is always in control. However, He can't take control if we don't give Him that control in our personal lives. He controls everything around us, but we have free will. It's up to us to let Him into our lives. When we are baptized into the waters, we are washed away of the chains of sin.

We've let go and let Him in. Yes, there will be times when we mess up and we need His forgiveness, but we're never far away from Him. It's sometimes amazing how we look back and say to ourselves, "Why didn't I give up control earlier? I would've saved myself a lot of time." It's true, but without those struggles, we wouldn't come to the point where we need God. Coming to the point where we say, "I can't make it on my own" is tough.

It's something that I struggle with daily. I try to be all that I can be. I try to do what is right. However, there are a lot of times where I am not good enough to handle things on my own. Sin is more powerful than I. Free will is both "a gift and a curse." It causes us to choose God and causes us to stumble. But no matter at what point we decide we need God, He is there for us so we never have to handle anything on our own.

On My Own: Barlow Girl (Album: Barlow Girl)

I can't believe that I'm here in this place again
How did I manage to mess up one more time.
This pattern seems to be the story of my life
Should have learned this lesson by the thousandth time

'Cause I promised myself I wouldn't fall
But here I've fallen
I guess I'm not as strong as I thought
All I can do is cry to You

Chorus
Oh God You have to save me
You're my last and only hope
All my right answers fail me
I can't seem to make it on my own

Always thought that I would be strong enough
What made all of them fall couldn't take me down
Yeah, did I think that I was above it all
I have learned that pride comes before the fall


I can't promise myself that I won't fall
'Cause here I've fallen
I know I'm not as strong as I thought
All I can do is cry to You

Chorus

On my own....
Yeah, yeah

God you have to save me
Your my last and only hope
All my right answers fail me
I can't seem to make it on my own
on my own, on my own.
yeah, yeah, yeah.