Prayer For A Friend - Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns is an amazing band, totally on fire for the Lord, without comprimise. They have 3 CDs out right now, plus 3 live versions of those. This song is sort of the story of my life.. I have several friends (close friends) who are unsaved... some of which believe that they are. This song is an awesome song.

Lord, I lift my friend to You
I've done all that I know to do 
I lift my friend to You 

Complicated circumstances have clouded his view 
Lord, I lift my friend up to You

I fear that I won't have the words 
that he needs to hear 
I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, 
and a heart that's sincere 

Lord, I lift my friend up to You  

Lord, I lift my friend to You 
My best friend in the world, I know 
he means much more to You 

I want so much to help him, 
but this is something he has to do 
And Lord, I lift my friend up to You  

'cause there's a way that seems so right to him 
But You know where that leads 
He's becoming a puppet of the world, 
too blind to see the strings 

Lord, I lift my friend up to You 
My friend up to You  

Lord, I lift my friend to You, 
I've done all that I know to do I lift my friend to You

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11:23 PM, Nov. 18, 2008 .. Posted by godswings2fly

Wow. This song is amazing, it really is how I feel right now. So many of my friends don't understand. I have one friend, who she's actually my best friend, she was just talking with me the other day about how awful her life is going and how she thinks that God is laughing at her - and sometimes she doesn't even believe that there is a God. She doesn't understand. She says she wishes that God was a superhero and would erase all the trouble, hurts, and pains in her life. I tried talking to her... but it seems like she pretty much just didn't understand and just ignored what I was triyng to say to her. She couldn't understand. So there is nothing really left that I can do except pray for her. And another one of my friends is the same way sort of... she just doesn't understand and isn't all into God I guess... I mean, she is a Christian and she doesn't do bad things at all, but I can just tell she doesn't understand. And another one of my friends... he was even talking with me today, telling me that he doesn't have time to read the Bible every day, that he's too busy trying to bring up his grades to make his parents proud. And one other time he asked me why do I have to be "all Godly about everything". Then another time he said that he understands the word, but he's just sick of me repeating it because even though he doesn't do what it says he knows what it says...

Soo many of my friends are just confused, lost... There's really nothing left to do except lift them up to the Lord. It breaks my heart though. It's just so sad...