“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”   Galations 2:20

I was listening to my favorite Southern Gospel radio station in the car today, when I heard a new song that really got me to thinking.

I Quit
I’ve tried and tried and I can’t try again
To make it on my own, so why pretend?
My best laid plans slipped through my hands
And crashed upon the floor.
Now I’m just too tired to fight it anymore.

I quit, I give up, I give everything to you, Lord.
Take my heart and do what You and You alone can do.
I’m ready to surrender and I’m willing to admit
I cannot begin again until I quit.

For me to truly live, I first must die
And know that I am crucified with Christ.
Then live each day by simple faith
In the power of the cross
And count my every earthly gain but loss.

I quit, I give up, I give everything to You, Lord.
Take my heart and do what You and You alone can do.
I’m ready to surrender and I’m willing to admit
I cannot begin again until I quit.

I cannot begin again until I quit.

(Written by Ann Downing, Marty Funderburk, and Jeff Silvey, copyright 2001.)

Then there was another song I heard that seemed to go along with it.  I can’t find all of the lyrics right now, but the chorus says

“Change me, Lord, I’m tired of who I am,
All my strength is gone, I need Yours to help me stand,
I don’t want to give my life to You, then take it back again,
I just want to be like you, so change me, Lord.”

I need to think along these lines more often, rather than my usual self-reliance!  Even though it is Christ living in me, I tend to run the show far too often.