The Most Important Decison

Tonight I was sitting at my computer completing my preparations for my first day of prac tomorrow when I was asked by a friend of mine to look up a particular song on the internet. As I quickly perused various songs I stumbled across Casting Crowns song “Slow Fade”. Now, I have heard this song many times before, but tonight as I sat here, I listened carefully to the lyrics. I could not believe what I was hearing. I have not long come home from Church where a visiting pastor spoke about “The Most Important Decision”. He said that the most important decision is, the very next decision that we make – not, as most Christians think, our decision to accept Christ. Because, we can accept Christ, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that we are living a victorious Christian life does it?

As I listened to the words of the song (which are posted below), I was amazed at how much the sermon linked with the song – and just how relevant both of these messages are to my life at the moment.

I wont speak too much about it tonight as I still have lots of planning to do, but I just couldn’t keep this revelation to myself. I just had to share it with the world in hope that someone else might be just as encouraged as I have been. In particular, the phrases
“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” stood out to me.

I am very much aware that the decisions I make right now will determine the person I become in one year, two years and so forth. I want to make sure that I am a victorious Christian. I certainly do not want to be going around the same mountain again and again – like I have been up until this point. I want to break loose from this cycle. And how do I do this? By becoming conscious of all the small decisions that I make!

CASTING CROWNS LYRICS

"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 awayPeople 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