Competition

[Verse 1] Was life meant to be a game of gain, Like moving pieces on a board? Why do even the religious Fight to rise above the Lord? Why do we treat one another Like a rival to defeat, When every soul around us Is someone we are called to meet? [Pre-Chorus] If you see the world as enemies, You will never learn to love, You cannot climb to heaven By pushing others down below. [Chorus] This was never meant to be a contest, Not a race to stand alone, Heaven is not won by conquest, It is given, not our own. Those who seek to lift another Walk the path that Christ has shown, Love is not a competition, It is how His kingdom’s known. [Verse 2] Did not the adversary rise Seeking glory for his name? Reaching upward not in worship, But in pride to take the throne’s claim. And does not every war begin When one must conquer, one must win? When the worth of other lives Is measured by the loss they’re in? [Verse 3] Was Jesus Christ competing with His followers When He knelt to wash their feet? Was He striving for a higher place When He chose the lowest seat? Was He competing with the Father When He said, “Thy will be done”? Or did He show the way to live By surrender, not by being first won? [Chorus] This was never meant to be a contest, Not a race to stand alone, Heaven is not won by conquest, It is given, not our own. Those who seek to lift another Walk the path that Christ has shown, Love is not a competition, It is how His kingdom’s known. [Bridge] The world is hard because we make it, The world wounds because we divide, We build our lives on beating others, Then wonder why we’re empty inside. You cannot love your fellow man If you see him to keep score, You cannot walk the path of heaven Digging pits for your brethen, And closing every open door, [Outro] So lay down the need to conquer, Let another rise with you, For the ones who walk in mercy See the world as something shared, not something to subdue. And the kingdom waits for those Who give more than they take, Not those who stood above the rest, But those who chose to elevate.