The Struggle Lyric Video by Tenth Avenue North - a Chalk Animation lyric...

There's a wreckage, there's a fire
There's a weakness in my love
There's a hunger I can't control
Lord, I falter and I fall down
Then I hold on to chains You broke
When You came and saved my soul. Save my soul

Hallelujah
We are free to struggle
We're not struggling to be free
Your blood bought and makes us children
Children, drop your chains and sing

So, why, Lord, do I still fail,
Do I wear thin?
Why do I still give in to temptation?
On my own, I am bankrupt,
I don't trust You or take You at Your word
What You've promised, yeah.

Hallelujah
We are free to struggle
We're not struggling to be free
Your blood bought and makes us children
Children, drop your chains and sing

Hallelujah,
Death is overcome and we are breathing
Hallelujah,
Our stone hearts become flesh that's beating
Hallelujah,
Chains have been undone and we are singing
Hallelujah,
The fire has begun. Can you feel it?

I have found myself holding onto the old chains this week... the chains of perfectionism; the chains of performance; the chains of figuring it out on my own; the chains of my own timelines; the chains of guilt and shame; the chains of loneliness and so on.  But this song gives me hope. 

I am free.  God has made me free.  I am struggling with my new found freedom in grace and not struggling to be free.  Through Jesus I am already free.  FREE... FREE.  I can let go of my chains and live as a child of a king... THE KING. 

After 4 days of utter despair, I hope to claim this promise today.  I am free.  All these chains can be set free. Maybe I can let go of all of them at once, or maybe just one at a time.  No matter what, I am going to let go and rejoice as I experience the freedom and fullness of what Christ did for me on the Cross. 

Hallelujah!!!