All I Ever Have to Be

Unveiling the Essence: Embracing Self in Amy Grant's 'All I Ever Have to Be'
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Lyrics

When the weight of all my dreams

Feeling the burden of all my aspirations and desires

Is resting heavy on my head

Sensing the overwhelming pressure on my mind

And the thoughtful words of help and hope

Expressions of assistance and optimism have been shared

Have all been nicely said

Encouraging words have already been spoken

But I'm still hurting, wondering if I'll ever be the one

Despite this, experiencing emotional pain and questioning my worth

I think I am--I think I am.

Expressing uncertainty about self-identity

Then you gently re-remind me

A gentle reminder that I am created by a higher power

That You've made me from the first

A acknowledgment that my existence is divinely ordained

And the more I try to be the best

Struggling to be the best, but facing increasing challenges

The more I get the worst.

Paradoxically, efforts to improve result in worsening situations

And I realize the good in me is only there because of who

Realizing that the goodness within me is attributed to a higher power

You are, who You are.

Acknowledging the divine nature of the higher power

And all I ever have to be is what

Acknowledging that being what the higher power has made me is sufficient

You've made me

Recognition that any deviation from divine creation is not ideal

Any more or less would be a step out of Your plan

Emphasizing the importance of staying within the higher power's plan

As you daily recreate me help me always keep in mind

Requesting daily guidance and awareness of the divine plan

That I only have to do what I can find

Acknowledging the limitation of doing only what can be found within the plan

And all I ever have to be

Reiterating that being what the higher power made me is sufficient

All I have to be

Reiteration of the simplicity of the required self-identity

All I ever have to be is what You've made me

Stressing that being what the higher power made me is all that's necessary

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