Slow Fade ~

 I heard this song this morning at church and the lyrics struck me as very powerful,

that is if one was paying attention. 

I'm one of those who not only loves the musical instruments and the voice,

  I lend a close ear to the lyrics. 

Listening to lyrics is something I did as a kid, and then as a parent I thought it was a good idea to pay attention to what my son's where lending their ears to.

The song is Slow Fade, by Casting Crowns. I hope to load the song onto the blog so you can hear it.  If not, I encourage you to Google it and take a listen.

"Slow Fade"

Be careful little eyes what you see

It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings

Be careful little feet where you go

For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away

It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray

Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid

When you give yourself away

People never crumble in a day

It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade

Be careful little ears what you hear

When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near

Be careful little lips what you say

For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away

It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray

Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid

When you give yourself away

People never crumble in a day

The journey from your mind to your hands

Is shorter than you're thinking

Be careful if you think you stand

You just might be sinking

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away

It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray

Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid

When you give yourself away

People never crumble in a day

Daddies never crumble in a day

Families never crumble in a day

Oh be careful little eyes what see

Oh be careful little eyes what you see

For the Father up above is looking down in love

Oh be careful little eyes what you see

So, it really got me thinking about the truth of the lyrics. 

To me they speak of regret, mistakes and wrong choices
made in life.

They didn't happen in a day, but in many days of small choices that were made.

Compromise, when one should have thought better of it.

Never intentional.

Never started a day planning on something I may regret. 

It rarely is.

A little of giving oneself away, allowing something to be,

looking away from black or white, 
 choosing gray.

When I looked back I'm able to see particular times when, 

I started to fade.

I compromised my beliefs, morals or values. 

 

Compromises, the choices that took me away from what I believed.

Took me away from what was the right thing to do.

Just as the lyrics speak, a little compromise of ones self at a time....

In most every situation it was the willingness to sacrifice my needs

for my wants......

How many times I

allowed black and white to turn to gray....

all in order
for me to have what I wanted in the moment.

All the while telling myself the reasons "it" was okay.

 

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!  So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:15-16

At some point, the choice was made.

I  was no longer willing to be lukewarm when it came

to my faith,  
or my knowledge of the rights and wrongs of my morals and values. 

I am not the friend, family member, employee that will tell