Gonna Find My Way

[Verse 1: Jonny Farias]
Gonna find my way
To the promised land
Gonna climb that mountain
Hope you understand
Gonna find my way
Gonna find my way
Gonna find my way-ay-ay
Gon' find my way

[Verse 2: Jonny Farias]
I see that woman
Who walks the street
Change in her eyes
There be change in her feet
She gon' find her way
She gon’ find her way (yeah)
She gon’ find her way-ay-ay
Gon' find her way

[Instrumental/Solos: Sam Trottenberg]

[Break/Sermon: Jonny Farias]
For my brothers and sisters in the fray
I hear you, I see you
Now I'd like you for a moment to reminisce
For a moment, remember
Remember the position you were in a year ago? 2 years ago?
Remember when you prayed for what you have now?
Remember when you worked tenuously to get where you are now?
You didn't give up then
You made it to your current position
You still can make it to where you want to
You may think that what you want is hard to gain
Or that it is impossible to attain
But I am here today to tell you that this is not the case
You are stronger than you give yourself credit for
You can do anything and everything
When people looked down on me for expressing myself the way I wanted to, I could've hit the road, I could've conformed
But I did not, and that has made all the difference
In these trying times, I ask that you take care of yourself
I ask that you value yourself as much as you possibly can
I ask that you align yourself with those who will help you on your path
Those whose critiques build, not destroy
I ask that you surround yourself with positivity and not negativity
You will not let the negative define you
In heaven's dictionary, next to your name there won't be anxiety
There won't be depression
There won't be thoughts of suicide
There won't be lack of self worth
There won't be emptiness
You are not the things that torment you
You are not the person that others picture you---I don't know who I'm speaking to tonight, but I know I'm speaking to somebody
You are not the person that others picture you as
You are who you want to be
You are who you decide to be
You are powerful
You are blessed
You are His child
You are loved
You can do anything, the only thing that impedes you is yourself
Be clothed with strength and di---I feel the Lord speaking, I feel the Lord speaking
Be clothed with strength and dignity
Look forward, and learn from what is behind you
Look upward, and not to what is beneath you
Laugh without fear of the future
Rejoice in the tests given to you, because you have and will overcome them
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial, as they will receive the crown of life
I believe in you, we believe in you
He believes in you
But what matters heavily is that you believe in yourself
Believe in yourself
You can do anything you set your mind to
You will find your way out
I repeat, you will find your way out

[Verse 3: Jonny Farias]
Woah brother
Oh don’t you cry
But don’t tell me brother
Before you die
How you found your way
How you found your way
How you found your way-ay-ay
Gonna find my way