...when black and white turn to grey
...when you give yourself away
...when thoughts invade, choices made
...when you give yourself away
...when flatter leads to compromise
...when empty words and promises lead broken hearts away
...a price will be paid.
Written by Mark Hall and performed by
Casting Crowns, Slow Fade makes the point that people, families do not "crumble in a day." It's erosion over time of our core values that makes our foundation crumble. Those "little" things that we do that "don't really matter."
They matter.
Choices. We all have choices...every hour of every day. It DOES matter what we put into our minds. Whether it's the television we watch, the music we listen to, or the sites we visit on the internet - it matters.
"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."
Just as we make choices, so Jesus, too, made choices throughout His life. He ultimately chose death on a cross.
HE CHOSE. Each event of His life was a choice. Even His birth into this world was a choice by His Mother Mary!
Little choices, big choices...they all matter. They all form who we are. What choices have I made today? this week? this year? Do they reflect who I want to be?
Who God wants me to be? Are they shaping me into the person I want my children and grandchildren to remember after I am gone from this earth? Do my choices make me a better partner in marriage? Do my choices allow me to contribute to the well being of the community around me?
As we go through the day let's be aware of the choices before us...big or small. What are they the wisest choices for your life?
How would you describe God? Amazing! Unstoppable! All-powerful! Unchangeable! Uncontainable! Holy! All-Knowing! Forgiving! Life-Giving! There's not a single word to proclaim the total awesomeness of our God! 
