Come As You Are

Originally Posted on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Today I just want to share a song and some lyrics by a band called Pocket Full of Rocks that serves as such a powerful reminder. Just typing the band name makes me think of all the things of this world that we let weigh us down and cause us to stumble.

I think the words to this song are a fabulous reminder for those that already know the Lord — but life changing for those who don’t. For all those people out there that think they need to get it together first…that they have to shape up before they can fall at the feet of God…or that if they can hide their ugliness He’ll accept them. Oh how far that is from the truth. He longs to wrap his arms around us just as we are, full of sin and all. He wants to separate us as far as the east is from the west from that old life and those ugly scars. Speaking of scars, I picture Jesus’ hands and feet…it breaks my heart to think of what he went through…but those scars are beautiful in that they freed every one of us from the bondage and wages of our sin.
God longs to turn our scars into something of beauty as well. He heals, He saves, He forgives, He restores, He frees, and most of all…He loves us more than we can imagine. We simply need to give our life, our mistakes, our hurts, our unforgiveness, our scars etc over to Him and He’ll do amazing and beautiful things with our “rubble”. How often I forget that He is SO much bigger than any of my wrong choices, and that his grace and mercy is far more powerful than the hurt and sin I carry around with me.

As you listen to this song — let the words sink in
You can come as you are
All your broken pieces
All your shameful scars
The pain you hold in your heart
Bring it all to Jesus — You can come as you are

Click Below to here entire song: You Can Come As You Are by Pocket Full of Rocks