Grey-For the Slow Fade
Slow Fade by Casting Crowns
"It's a slow fade when you give yourself away. It's a slow fade, when black and white are turned to grey...People never crumble in a day. It's a slow fade"
A lot of things in life are black and white, but if we're not careful we quickly begin to think that they are grey.
It is crucial that we continually strive to stay close to our loving Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ.
Throughout my life I've seen, as I'm sure many have, that I have gone through cycles. At times I am doing what I should be--and other times I'm not. When I'm doing what I should and trying my best to be close to the Lord, I feel close to Him and feel the spirit. But when I stray even in small ways, I quickly start to fall away from His light and life becomes
Grey
There are wars and rumors of wars all around us. But even greater than that, there is a spiritual war raging not only around us but within us each day.
We each must strive to follow the Lord. Every single day, every moment we must fight to be disciples of Christ.
1 Nephi 8:24,28,30This scripture is from the Book of Mormon. It is a section describing a vision that is an analogy to our journey towards the God's love or the tree of life. May we each strive to be part of the group that continues to press forward. Of course we will all fall down and stumble. But what matters is if we keep getting up and keep pushing to make it to the Lord. Then we will find strength and comfort--for the Lord will never leave us alone.
24 And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward, and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press forward through the mist of darkness, clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree.
28 And after they had tasted of the fruit they were ashamed, because of those that were scoffing at them; and they fell away into forbidden paths and were lost.
30 But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of therod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.
