Songs from the iPod, part... Oh, I forget what part...

Yup, listening to the ol' iPod while I was driving around today (lots of errands; got a lot done - life is good! LOL). I'd decided to listen to Casting Crowns, one of my favorite Christian bands - but one I also rarely get to listen to... So, out and about on the town presented a lovely opportunity!

And, what comes on but "Somewhere in the Middle" from their newest album, The Altar and the Door (GORGEOUS album, by the way, both musically and lyrically - you ought to get it!).

It's interesting. The New Year, which so often is a time of new beginnings and resolutions, frequently leaves me very unsettled. Should I make resolutions? I never seem to follow all the way through, so why should I? But everyone needs goals, because if you aim at nothing, you will certainly hit your target!

So, when this song came on, it just really grabbed my attention and did a good job of describing my life at the moment!

Somewhere between the hot and the cold
Somewhere between the new and the old
Somewhere between who I am and who I used to be
Somewhere in the middle, You'll find me

Somewhere between the wrong and the right
Somewhere between the darkness and the light
Somewhere between who I was and who You're making me
Somewhere in the middle, You'll find me

Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control

(Oh, and isn't THAT so true! How much I'd love to just let go and cast myself fully on the infinite grace of God... And yet, I'm always wanting to keep my puny illusion of control...)

Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Are we caught in the middle

Somewhere between my heart and my hands
Somewhere between my faith and my plans
Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves

Somewhere between a whisper and a roar
Somewhere between the altar and the door
Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more
Somewhere in the middle You'll find me

Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control

Lord, I feel You in this place and I know You're by my side
Loving me even on these nights when I'm caught in the middle

*Sigh*

So, how many of you feel "caught in the middle" too?