In The Meantime

Smokie Norful's "In the Meantime" lives in the restless space between a promise and its fulfillment, where sleepless nights and circling thoughts make the wait feel unbearable. The singer lies awake wondering when their turn will come, then catches themselves — the last thing they want is to seem ungrateful for small mercies. There's an honest admission of hurt here, and a confession that knowing the words God spoke isn't the same as believing them with the whole heart. The chorus turns that tension into a question: what do you do in the meantime, the in-between time, while trying to be patient and hold everything together? The answer isn't a breakthrough but a request — let love comfort me until I see what I believe. Later verses ask for a word from heaven, admitting that even familiar phrases can feel like cliché when you keep getting in your own way. What anchors the song is a quiet certainty that God has never let them down, paired with the raw need to know He's near. It ends not in resolution but in a plea to be spoken to while waiting.