Lyrics
Verse 1
I've got a heart that's full of faith filled helplessness
There are mountains ahead that I can't move by myself
But I know when I'm weak, he's strong
When I can barely breathe there's still a song
Even though it's hard right now, I'm not here on my own
Chorus
So when it seems it can't be done, I know God is big enough
I can run the race I'm called to run, cause I know God is big enough
He'll finish everything he starts
He'll meet us right here were we are
I can feel faith rising up, I know God is big enough... oh yeah he's big enough
Verse 2
On the days that the shadows of doubt make me feel small, I declare that I don't stand in my strength at all, oh no,
Cause I won't live a day you didn't plan,
Every single moment is on your hands
Even if the whole world shakes, your the rock on which I stand
Chorus (Repeat)
So when it seems it can't be done, I know God is big enough
I can run the race I'm called to run, cause I know God is big enough
He'll finish everything thing He starts
He'll meet us right here where we are
I can feel faith rising up
I know God is big enough
Bridge
He's bigger then the fear that surrounds me
Bigger then the chains that have bound me
Bigger then the story my past can tell, oh
Bigger then the weight of tomorrow.
Bigger then the hurt and the sorrow
Bigger then the lies I've told myself
Chorus (Repeat)
So when it seems it can't be done
I know God is big enough
I can run the race I'm called to run
Cause I know God is big enough.
He'll finish everything thing he starts
He'll meet us right here where we are
I can feel faith rising up
Chorus (Final)
So when it seems it can't be done
I know God is big enough
I can run the race I'm called to run
Cause I know God is big enough.
He'll finish everything thing he starts
He'll meet us right here where we are
I can feel faith rising up
I know God is big enough
Outro
I know God is big enough
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Big Enough” by The Clark Family is a song about trusting God when the task is larger than the singer. It opens with “a heart that’s full of faith filled helplessness” and mountains that cannot be moved alone, then finds strength in weakness: “when I’m weak, he’s strong.” That is close to 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, where Paul writes that power is made perfect in weakness.
The chorus is the central claim, “I know God is big enough,” joined to the promise that “he’ll finish everything he starts,” which echoes Philippians 1:6, and to the picture of running “the race I’m called to run,” close to Hebrews 12:1. The second verse admits moments when doubt makes the singer feel small and declares that God is the rock on which the singer stands.
The bridge lists what God is bigger than: fear, chains, a past story, the weight of tomorrow, hurt and sorrow, and the lies told to oneself. The song’s message is simple confidence that no obstacle outgrows God.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Strength made perfect in weakness
- Philippians 1:6 God finishing the work He begins
- Hebrews 12:1 Running the race set before us