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May 9, 2025 7 mins

Have you ever felt the weight of trying to handle everything on your own? That crushing realization that your strength simply isn't enough? This powerful meditation explores the changing temperatures of life – the hot and cold seasons we all experience – and offers a profound remedy for our inevitable moments of weakness.

Through poetic repetition and heartfelt vulnerability, we journey into the liberating truth that acknowledging our limitations isn't failure but the beginning of authentic strength. "I'm the only person I can't change, 'cause I can't do this on my own" becomes more than a confession – it transforms into a pathway to divine partnership. The recurring imagery of surrendering our crown, of handing back control to the one who can truly handle it, speaks to anyone who has ever reached the end of their resources.

Drawing from Romans 10:13, "Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved," this meditation reminds us that divine help awaits our honest admission of need. The description of God as good, gracious, and unfailing stands in beautiful contrast to our inconsistency. When we find ourselves unable to stand, when our temperature runs cold, there remains a rock, a stone, a foundation that doesn't shift with circumstances. Take a moment with this meditation to release the exhausting illusion of self-sufficiency and discover the strength that comes when we finally admit: we were never meant to do this on our own.

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Speaker 1 (00:29):
Every day has a certain temperature.
Sometimes it's hot, sometimesit's cold.
Everybody has a certaintemperature.
Sometimes it's hot, sometimesit's cold, and all I can do is

(00:52):
try and be me, because I'm theonly person that I can't change,
cause I can't do this on my own.
I'm asking you now.
I'm asking you now yeah,handing back your whole crown.

(01:14):
Please help me do these Ups anddowns.
Sometimes I get down.
I can't seem to get my headaround.
Sometimes I get weak.
I need you to pick me up off myfeet, lord, I need you to be my

(01:34):
rock, lord, I need you to be mystone.
If there's one thing that Iknow, I can't do this on my own,
no, no.
But I know I can't do this onmy own.
No, no, no, no.
I can't do this on my own.
No, no, no, no.

(01:59):
Everyday has a certaintemperature.
Sometimes it's hot, sometimesit's cold, and everybody has a
certain temperature.
Sometimes they're hot,sometimes they're cold, and all

(02:31):
I can do is try and be me, causeI'm the only person I can't
change, cause I can't do this onmy own.
I'm asking you now.
I'm asking you now, yeah,handing back your whole crown.
Be still me through these.

(02:53):
Oh, find out.
Sometimes I get down, can'tseem to get my head around,
sometimes I get weak.
I need you to be up off my feet, lord.
I need you to be my rock, lord.
I need you to be my stone Cause.

(03:15):
If there's one thing that Iknow, I can't do this on my own.
Romans, chapter 10, verse 13Whoever calls on the name of the

(03:37):
Lord shall be saved.
Whoever calls on the name ofthe Lord Shall be saved.
Lord, I know you'll be thereevery time I call you.
You're a good God, a graciousGod, a God of forgiveness, a God

(04:06):
of forgiveness, god of mercy,god of love, god who does not
fail, god who does not let youdown.
God is so good, god is so good,god is so great.

(04:32):
God is so good, god is so great, for everyone who calls on the
name of the Lord will be savedWill be saved.

(04:58):
Lord, I know you will be therewhen I call.
I trust in you.
I can't do this on my own Lord.
I know you'll be there when Icall.
I trust in you.
I can't do this on my own, lord.
I know you'll be there when Icall.

(05:19):
I trust in you.
I can't do this on my own.
I can't do this on my own.
I'm asking you now.
I'm asking you now, yeah,handing back your crown, these

(05:41):
immunities Up and down.
Sometimes I get down and seem toget my gear around.
Sometimes I get weak.
I need you to pick me up off myfeet, lord.
I need you to be my rock Lord.

(06:03):
I need you to be my rock Lord.
I need you to be my stone.
If there's one thing that Iknow I can't do this on my own,
lord, I need you to be my rockLord.
I need you to be my stone.
If there's one thing that Iknow I can't do this on my own

(06:24):
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I can't do this on my own.
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