Yolanda Adams - I'm Gonna Be Ready Lyrics
Lyrics
"I'm Gonna Be Ready"
I say a prayer every night, whatever I do, I'll get it right
With no regret, no guilt or shame this time, no not this time
Once I surrender, I won't dare look back, cause if I do, I'll get off track
Move ahead in faith, and patiently await your answer, what will it be
[Chorus:]
Sight beyond what I see
You know what's best for me
Prepare my mind, prepare my heart
For whatever comes, I'm gone' be ready
Strength to pass any test
I feel like I'm so blessed
With you in control, I can't go wrong
'Cause I always know, I'm gonna be ready
I was free to do, what I wanted to, lost everything, but I still had you
You showed me your grace, now my life's renewed and I thank you, yes.. I thank
You
So I'll tell anyone who'll listen, I'll testify
About how good you were to me, when so call friends passed me by
The fact that you would show somebody so broke down, so-much-mercy
[Chorus:]
Sight beyond what I see BEYOND WHAT I SEE
You know what's best I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR ME
Prepare my mind...PREPARE MY MIND AND PREPARE MY HEART
For whatever comes...FOR WHATEVER COMES I GONNA BE READY
Strength to pass any test GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO PASS ANY TEST
I feel like I'm so blessed I KNOW THAT I'M SO BLESSED
With you in control...YOUR IN CONTROL LORD, CAN'T GO WRONG NO
'Cause I always know...CAUSE I KNOW THAT I'M GONNA BE READY
So use me as you will, I'll pay the price
'Cause you made the ultimate sacrifice
It's all because of you, that I even have life
And I'll give my love, as a tribute, to how great you are...
[Chorus:]
Sight beyond what I see BEYOND WHAT I SEE
You know what's best I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR ME OHH OOHH
Prepare my mind...PREPARE MY HEART AND PREPARE MY MIND
For whatever ...FOR WHATEVER COMES I GONNA BE READY YEAH YEAH YEAH
Strength to pass any test I WANNA PASS THIS TEST
I feel like...I KNOW THAT I AM, KNOW THAT I AM, KNOW THAT I'M SO BLESSED
With you in...YOU'RE IN CONTROL OF MY LIFE LORD, I CAN'T GO WRONG NO
'Cause I always know...AND I KNOW IT I'M GONNA BE I'M GONNA BE READY
I'm gonna be ready THIS TIME I'M GONNA BE
I'm gonna be ready CAUSE YOU LIVE DEEP INSIDE OF ME
I'm gonna be ready AND I KNOW IT'S IN YOUR WILL FOR ME TO BE READY
YEAH YEAH YEAH UUUHHHHH
I'M GONNA BE READY
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I'm Gonna Be Ready
Meaning & Inspiration
I keep listening to this one, especially that part about being "ready." There’s something about the way Yolanda sings it that makes me want to believe I can actually get it right this time. It sounds so grounded in the idea of surrender, like the writer knows they’ve messed up before—"lost everything"—but found that mercy was still there waiting. It’s like that parable about the prodigal, isn't it? The way she talks about being "broke down" and still receiving grace feels really honest. It’s definitely pulling from the truth that we don't earn our standing, but there’s this tension for me in the lyrics about getting it right and having no regret or shame. I wonder if it’s possible to actually reach a place where you don't look back or feel that weight anymore, or if we’re just always going to be people who need His strength every single morning.
She talks about "sight beyond what I see," which feels like a total nod to faith, that idea in Hebrews about being sure of what we hope for even when we can’t see the finish line. It’s a good prayer to ask Him to prepare your heart, because my heart is usually the thing that gets me into trouble in the first place. But then I get stuck on the part where she says, "I'll pay the price." It’s supposed to be a tribute to what He did, but it makes me nervous. Does she mean she’s ready to suffer, or is it a bit of a slip into thinking we can match His sacrifice? I know she clarifies it’s because He made the sacrifice first, which is the whole point of the Gospel, but it still makes me pause. Can I ever be "ready" in my own strength, or is the readiness only ever because He’s living inside, like she mentions at the end? I want to believe I can stand firm in the test, but I know my own weakness too well, and I guess I’m still wrestling with whether "being ready" is something I achieve or something I just receive.