Slow Fade by Casting Crowns:
At times I will be posting songs that mean a lot to me. I will then give my interpretation of the spiritual message of the song. Here is the first one. Lyrics for Slow Fade are at the bottom of the post.
Verse 1 - For some of us this first verse reminds us of that old Sunday School song we used to sing, "Be Careful Little Eyes". Well the first half of this verse is saying that there are certain things men and women should not be looking at. Sometimes, though, these things present themselves in our lives from day to day. Looking the first time, unknowingly, is not what's bad, taking the second glance is what gives Satan the permission to tie us up and make us lust after the person or object we looked at. The second half of this verse is dealing with that person who looks up to you. It might be a spouse, a sibling, a friend, or that little kid who talks to you each week at church. Regardless of who it is, we need to be living a life that will cause our followers to do good for God, because sometimes those who look up to us will blindly follow, even if we are headed in the wrong direction.
Chorus - It's a slow fade when you are giving yourself away to sin. Things may not happen drastically, but before long you realise that you are incredibly far away from God and where He wants your life to be. Your discernment between black and white, good and evil, has been blurred so that now all you see is gray, which has made your life a life not pleasing to God. Those evil thoughts invade your mind and you make more choices that will cause you to stumble, until eventually you have completely faded to black. You will pay a price though, God promises that if you are His, He will pursue you until you come back to Him. He might put you through many trials that seem unfair, but it's only to make you realise the sin you are in. The chorus ends then with how no one ever just broke down after the first sin. It was a series of them heading to the moment they crumbled.
Verse 2 - Be careful ears what you hear, because sometimes that can lead to compromise. When that person you lust after flirts with you, instead of listening to the Holy Spirit softly telling you "no", we instead compromise, saying "It's alright as long as it doesn't go too far." God would much rather us leave the situation altogether. The second half of this verse tells us that we need to watch what we say. When we make idle promises to people with broken hearts, sometimes it pushes them further away from us as Christians and from God in general. So please, do not be the reason someone is pushed further from God, instead be that person that comes next to them and puts an arm around them, telling them that God has a plan for it all.
Bridge - The journey from what our mind thinks and what our hands do is a very short journey. If we dwell on something long enough or lust for someone long enough, we will eventually want to pursue them. You may think you are fine, that you can keep your thoughts to yourself and not act on them, well to you I would say... You just might be sinking, because eventually Satan is going to act on that foothold in your life, and make your lust seem so good. So look to God! Make him what you strive for!
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[CHORUS]
[Bridge]
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
[CHORUS]
[Outro]
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
Psalm 101
1 I will sing of mercy and justice;
To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
2 I will behave wisely in a perfect way.
Oh, when will You come to me?
I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3 I will set nothing wicked before my eyes;
I hate the work of those who fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not know wickedness.
5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor,
Him I will destroy;
The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart,
Him I will not endure.
6 My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,
That they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a perfect way,
He shall serve me.
7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.
8 Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the LORD.
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