Jamian - Influence of Sin (Interlude) Lyrics

I can anticipate the response that is coming
I know that all God's commands are spiritual but I'm not
Isn't this also your experience?
Yes, I'm full of myself
After all, I've spent a long time in sin's prison
What I don't understand about myself is that I decide one way but then I act another
Doing things I absolutely despise
So if I can't be trusted to figure out what is best for myself and then do it
It becomes obvious that God's command is necessary
But I need something more
For if I know the law but still can't keep it
And if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions
I obviously need help
I realize that I don't have what it takes
I can will it but I can't do it
I decide to do good but I don't really do it
I decide not to do bad but then I do it anyway
My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions
Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time
It happens so regularly that it's predictable
The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up
I truly delight in God's commands but it's pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight
Parts of me covertly rebel and just when I least expect it, they take charge
I've tried everything and nothing helps, I'm at the end of my rope
Is there no one who could do anything for me?
Isn't that the real question?
The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does
He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions
Where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different