231125 In Between

In Between

Ever feel caught in between 
Reality and what you dream?
For somehow, the things that you see
Aren't close to what you thought they'd be

Imagined life of wedded bliss
But, somehow, now you're stuck with this
You're all alone, not how you dreamed
Or marriage isn't what it seemed

Perhaps you wished a family 
Month after month, still no baby
Or disappointment happens when
You lose your job; must start again 

Or illness, " thorn in side" you've got
Things want to do, but you can not
Life's disappointments can abound
And in between is where you're found

How do you wait? What do you do
When in between happens to you?
How do you trust what God has planned
While walking through a dry, parched land?

The Isrealites would understand
Stuck between Egypt - promised land
And rather than trust God to lead
Begged to return, though they'd been freed

Are we so different than they?
Can we keep doubt and fear at bay
When in between is where we're found
And we feel far from hallowed ground?

The Isrealites made journey long
By having attitudes all wrong
Eye witnesses to miracles
All they could see were obstacles 

In spite of all the glories seen,
They languished in the in the in between 
Do we wish fate the same as they?
Or can we learn a better way?

The way to wait's not to despise
The key is where we place our eyes
If focus is on circumstance 
We'll see just despair at first glance

But if we trust God knows the way
And place our faith in him each day
Then, even with things still unseen
We'll know true joy while in between 

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding 

Micah 7:7
But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD; I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me

Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him

Isaiah 40:31
Psalm 62:5-6

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