Dear God (Acoustic) - Cory Asbury feat. Anna Asbury

Cory Asbury’s reimagined version of “Dear God”, from his recent album To Love A Fool, features a strong and familiar voice — his wife Anna Asbury. Cory has named the song the most honest and vulnerable he’s ever written. It explores what it feels like to fail God (on a near-daily basis), and yet try to let Him love us in spite of it all. Verse 1 Dear God, I’ve been trying awful hard to make You proud of me But it seems the harder that I try, the harder it becomes And I feel like giving up Most of the time Verse 2 Dear God, I’ve been chasing their approval and it’s killing me And I know the more I try to prove the less I have to show And I’m stuck inside my head Most of the time Pre Chorus But if I pray a little harder If I follow all the rules I wonder could I ever be enough Chorus ‘Cause I try and try Just to fall back down again And I ask myself why Do I try to chase the wind I should lean into the mystery Maybe hope is found in