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Timothy Brindle - I'm the Problem
(from the album The Restoration)
© copyright 2012

Verse 1: Timothy Brindle
Instead of making excuses and blaming when you sin
Face it the truth is: say, “I’m The Problem”
My heart’s sick as a leper, my biggest dilemma
Is the sin in the center of me: “I’m The Problem”
Yo! I’m stubborn and stiff-necked, loving what’s wicked
The Judge I don’t respect, ‘cause: “I’m The Problem”
And it isn’t our spouses, though kids are a challenge
Their sinning is countless, but: “I’m The Problem”
It can’t be solved by modern psychology
And our problem is not the economy
Or stopping the poverty
It’s that often we wanna be God in our awful autonomy
It’s not my health, or my loss of wealth
But rather that my favorite god is self
My problem’s ME, and my idolatry
And my folly to not see Christ as ALL I NEED!

Hook 1:
My biggest problem, is not thinking I’m my biggest problem
We do this thing so often
The heart of the matter is my heart is the matter
God’s image in me is marred and it’s shattered
My biggest problem, is not thinking I’m my biggest problem
We do this thing so often
The heart of the matter is my heart is the matter
God’s image in me is marred and it’s shattered
(“The sin inside of me is the worst of all diseases!”)

Verse 2: Timothy Brindle
Totally jacked up through and through
Yo! And it’s wack ‘cause I’m just doing what humans do
Truthfully at the root of you is a ruined dude
In deep need of One who’s able to renew
My biggest problem is these wretched cravings
And passions and pleasures that detest the Great King
Is our deepest need education?
Or that our whole soul needs complete restoration!
My biggest problem isn’t this traffic jam
But anger at God and how I lash at man
You say we have innocence
But our biggest problem isn’t even being sinned against
But how I respond to their sin, ‘cause how I long for revenge
Shows I’m just as awful as them
My problem’s my pride
I can’t see clearly; hold up– yo–I got this log in my eye.

Hook 2:
My biggest problem, is not thinking I’m my biggest problem
We do this thing so often
The heart of the matter is my heart is the matter
God’s image in me is marred and it’s shattered
Instead of pride that leaves you bitter
Say, “O God, be merciful to me, a sinner!”
But once I surrender with my hands up
And say, “I’m The Problem” then I’m ready for the answer.

(“What’s the answer? Christ crucified! Christ Crucified!”)

Verse 3: shai linne
If I’m the problem, Christ is the solution
Praise be to God for His priceless substitution
The mountain is steep indeed- we can’t climb it
But God decided to meet our deepest need
We like to dance around the truth like Alvin Ailey
But God gets down to the roots like Alex Haley
I’m looking outside of myself externally
When all the while the fire of hell is burning in me
Sin’s grievous and heinous, deceives us and taints us
It leaves us in pain with lesions, abrasions
Jesus is famous for bleeding with anguish
So we can be stainless with no need to blame-shift
In sincerity whenever we’re in error
It’s imperative we remember the sin bearer
So if it hurts when you see you’re your worst enemy
Look to the perfect Remedy who took your curse and penalty!

Hook 3:
My biggest problem, is not thinking I’m my biggest problem
We do this thing so often
The heart of the matter is my heart is the matter
God’s image in me is marred and it’s shattered
But by faith Christ restored our condition
We’re justified, which means we’re more than forgiven
So now Jesus restores our condition
Transforming us till conformed in His Image