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.'
Lemme tell you my story, starts like this:

It's 5:46 in the morning, tossin and turnin
chest burnin, sermons in my head keep reoccurrin
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 livin my life I feel I'm goin to hell
God, they tellin me I should except You
that You had to leave the world cause the world left You
reason i cant 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 You'll save me from the end
but I'm scared to ask You to save me, my heart's 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, tryin to 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, tryin to make it alone
I wonder, how could You love me when my life's so ugly
but You came down and died for me

I'm sick of tryin to be the man that 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, tryin to 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 oughta burn
Teach me, I wanna learn
how You can 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, tryin to 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, tryin to make it alone
I wonder, how could You love me when my life's so ugly
but You came down and died for me

If I had a few last words to give, I'd 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 figure they ways are nothing 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 God's 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.



Will You take me as I am
I know the way I'm livin is wrong, but I can't change on my own, tryin to 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, tryin to make it alone
I wonder, how could You love me when my life's so ugly
but You came down and died for me

We're saved by grace through faith. It's not works, ain't nothing you could do, ain't nothing I could 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, and He'll change you from the inside out.