In The Meantime
From the CD Women of Destiny Vol 2
Words and Music by Tyler Castleton and Staci Peters
We often underestimate what is being accomplished when a righteous woman performs her simple but eternally significant daily responsibilities. Many of us do not have the life we expected, and we sometimes let those unfulfilled expectations keep us from feeling that we are accomplishing something worthwhile, something worthy of all we want to be. But even when our own life plans are delayed or destroyed, the Lord continues to bless us with experiences that will make us wothy of our highest aspirations. We sometimes must wait for all we desire, but there is peace in realizing who we are becoming in the meantime.
In her heart she holds the dreams
That she's carried since the day she turned thirteen
Of all that she would be when she was grown
Of all that she would do when she was finally on her own
She deamed she'd fly
And she's still waiting for the chance to try
But in the meantime she's a a mother and a daughter and a wife
Doing all she can to stay above the daily grind
And she wonders when she'll ever have more meaning in her life
She doesn't know she's being molded and refined
In the meantime
Someday she'll go back to school
When the carpools and the soccer games are through
'Cause deep inside she's still the girl
Who's always felt the fire to make a difference in this world
She dreams she'll soar
When she finally has the chance to do more
But in the meantime she's a sister and a teacher and a friend
Hours turn into days that turn to years that never end
She wonders when she'll ever really find herself again
But she's becoming one on whom God can depend
In the meantime
Heaven feels the joy of every victory in her life
And heaven hears her heart before she cries
Somewhere in the middle of the triumphs and the trials
She's becoming sanctified
But in the meantime she's an answer and a blessing and gift
To every empty, cahing heart that only she can lift
Still she wonders if she'll ever get to see where heaven is
If she could only see her mansion waiting there
If she could only feel how much her Father cares
She would know she's being perfectly prepared
In the meantime
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