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
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 (Song lyrics by Casting Crowns)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DveYBno-pmQ
I am stuck
in the middle. I’m encouraged to stay here, in the land of moderation. Radical extremism is frowned upon by society. Everything in moderation, we whisper to
each other. The problem with this
concept is that moderation is subjective. We use it as an excuse for lukewarm
behavior or lack of discipline. It justifies our status quo, our failure to
pursue Truth with passion.
We
want to get close to God, but not so
close that we lose control. We want to serve God, but stay safe and comfortable
at the same time. We want God, but on our own terms—A God of moderation. A
moderate God wouldn’t ask us to give up too much, to get our life messy or
bloody. We want a God who makes our
dreams come true, not one who asks us to give up our dreams for His. We would like Jesus to keep us
company while we sit on the fence—preferably a white picket fence—while giving
us common sense advice on how to make our life better. We want a God who will
join us in the middle.
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