take me as i am

grace through faith, i talked to a cat the other day and he was like, "man i really wanna come to christ, but i gotta clean my life up first, get my sins together.", i told him, "i used to think that way, too. i thought i had to change myself before i could come to christ, but christ changed me. let me tell you my story, it starts like this:", it's 5:46 in the mornin', tossin' and turnin', chest burnin', sermons in my head keep reocurrin', havin' visions in my head of a kid, cryin' at the feet of the father for all the wrong things that he did, now i'm sweatin' in my sheets, can't sleep, my mind keeps tellin' me i'm six feet deep, don't remind me, even though i'm still alive i can't tell, the way i'm living my life i feel i'm going to hell, god, they tellin' me i should accept you, that you had to leave the world, 'cause the world left you, reason i can't change, like a mystery to me, so i make believe there really is a heaven for a g, even though they say you loved the world so much you shed your blood, god, i feel i'm too messed up for love, they tell me come as i am but i smell like smoke, my whole life's full of sin, 'cause it's all i know, the bible told me that you died for my sins, if i believe in christ to save me from the end, but i'm scared to ask you to save me, my heart so evil, i got thoughts, that's full of hatred hurtin' people, i thought that first i had to clean up my life, now i'm here and i just need to cling to the light, i'm ready to do it, but lord i pray you understand, my life is a mess, will you take me as i am?, will you take me as i am?, i know the way i'm livin' is wrong, but i can't change on my own, tryna make it alone, i wonder, how could you love me when my life's so ugly?, but you came down and died for me, will you take me as i am?, i know the way i'm livin' is wrong, but i can't change on my own, tryna make it alone, i wonder, how could you love me when my life's so ugly?, but you came down and died for me, will you take me as i am?, i'm sick and tired of tryna be the man my daddy never taught me to be, i'm grown up now, life ain't what i thought it would be, i made many mistakes in my past i can't fix, now i'm starin' at this crucifix tatted on my wrist, is it true what they tellin' me, am i just crazy?, did you bleed on the cross for my sins to save me?, but why would you die for me?, my whole life i've been workin' for satan while he fed lies to me, and now i'm hearin' too much, tryna get a true touch, of a love that can change me, i'm all screwed up, figure hell is what i deserve, but your word says we all fall short, so i guess we all ought to burn, teach me i wanna learn, how you could save a wretch like me before death says it's my turn, i think i finally understand, no matter my past, you'll still take me as i am, will you take me as i am?, i know the way i'm livin' is wrong, but i can't change on my own, tryna make it alone, i wonder, how could you love me when my life's so ugly?, but you came down and died for me, will you take me as i am?, i know the way i'm livin' is wrong, but i can't change on my own, tryna make it alone, i wonder, how could you love me when my life's so ugly?, but you came down and died for me, will you take me as i am?, if i was dyin', had a few last words to give, i be tellin' people the reason to live, the reason to die, united with the king in the sky, this life is passin' us by, i got no reason to lie, you'll never give the world enough, they'll hunger for more, they'll figure their ways are nothin' to the wondrous, lord, more security than the man that left you, more love than the moms who kept you, he'll always accept you, be everything you're supposed to, let christ rule your heart, mind, body, and soul 'cause he chose you, and if the world don't know you, it don't matter you're gods child, and he'll never disown you, your purpose on earth is far from worthless, that's why you glorify like your life's been purchased, and it don't matter if the world don't see us, we still mean the world to jesus, he'll take you as you are, will you take me as i am?, i know the way i'm livin' is wrong, but i can't change on my own, tryna make it alone, i wonder, how could you love me when my life's so ugly?, but you came down and died for me, will you take me as i am?, i know the way i'm livin' is wrong, but i can't change on my own, tryna make it alone, i wonder, how could you love me when my life's so ugly?, but you came down and died for me, will you take me as i am?, yeah, we're saved by grace through faith. it's not works. ain't nothin' you can do, ain't nothin' i can do that could get us this great salvation that we got, man. it's only christ. so, if you feel like you gotta clean yourself up before you can come to him, forget it, just come to him. he'll take you as you are. he'll change you from inside, out