Hold on (Be Patient, Luke)

And the more you pray
Nothing seems to change
And you're wondering just what to do
Just keep on holding on
God knows about your problems
Keep on holding on
He knows the road you take
Just keep holding on
The darkest hour is just before day

Uh
It's been midnight for a day or two
I'm a grown man now can't wait for mom to pray me through
I'm asking God, please will you make a move
Then he responds, Just be patient Luke
I'm trying but it's hard, I feel I'm in a loop
I try to move, but I'm spiritually in a boot
The words I say in prayer, repetitive syllables
He said you're talking so much, When will you listen Luke
I'm listening, but I feel I'm talking to myself
I need your help, but your Santa, and I am the elf
Your presence stealth
I can't find you and my faith is stale
He said if I wasn't present, you wouldn't have your health
The devil tried to kill you Wednesday
You were in a daze
Driving on the freeway, calculating getting paid
Texting on your phone upset because your check was late
That accident you saw was meant for you, I made a way

Holding on
God knows about your problems
Just keep holding on
God knows about your problems
Just keep holding on
God knows about your problems
Just keep holding on
God knows about your problems

First of all, thank you for all the intangibles
Don't get confused I'm not complaining out my mandible
But fiscally, my family needs some cash to float
He said, Luke what is in your vision's what you value most
I said no, I value family your love the most
I want a pedestal to cast a net, ransom a soul
I'm humble, I'm a servant, I'm not one to boast
He said Luke you have pride hidden under clothes
I never left you
But you leave me when you're kind of close
You never make it 'cause without me you can't ride the coast
When the storm is raging, I'm the one to silence those
You sacrifice yourself to make it, but I am the goat
I took the cuts and the bruises so you can live
You take the cuts and the bruises so you can win
Apart from me you're always losing, that's how it is
I give you peace, but your flight lets depression in
I give you peace, but your mind cannot comprehend
How are things okay? Your eyes tell you this is the end
You shouldn't be laughing, that place calls for worrying
You invite stress into your thoughts, when you let them drift
I saw you in the womb, Jeremiah
Don't question if I'm with you, I protect you in the fire
Your loyalty, faith, trust and love's what I require
The blessings I have for you are yours they won't expire

The lord is my light and my salvation
Who shall i fear
The lord is the strength of my life
Of whom shall i be afraid
As long as God is with me I'm not afraid
When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes
Came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell
Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear
Though war shall rise against me, in this will I be confident
One thing have I desired of the Lord that will I seek after
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life
To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple