Lord I lift my friend to you...

In learning about how to love I've also learned its effects...and sometimes lack there of. I found out that you can, through Christ, love someone unconditionally, asking for nothing in return till you are blue in the face and sometimes it still doesn't seem to get through. And through the discouragement you receive from a lack of response, it is so draining and easy to give up. But Paul points out in 2 Corinthians that anything we do is nothing without love. Love fulfills everything and truly makes things work. Therefore, though I can't see it, the love I'm sharing isn't being ignored. Just maybe suppressed. I also know that when I'm discouraged, it means I'm trying to carry the burden of a friend on my own shoulders...but i'm not capable of handling such a thing. Instead, I give that burden to Christ and allow him to fill me so that I may fill her. I never knew love was so complicating or so important when it comes to your faith in Christ and the lifestyle I've chosen to live...but all I can do is lift her to Him

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Complicated circumstances have clouded her view
Lord, I lift my friend up to You

I fear that I won't have the words that he needs to hear
I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that's sincere
Lord, I lift my friend up to You

Lord, I lift my friend to You
My best friend in the world, I know she means much more to You
I want so much to help her, but this is something she has to do
And Lord, I lift my friend up to You

'cause there's a way that seems so right to her
But You know where that leads
She's becoming a puppet of the world, too blind to see the strings
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
My friend up to You

Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You

Some lyrics perfectly constructed by the Lord through Casting Crowns. Beautifully said.