Now there is a rule in my house when it comes to these jeans. DON"T PUT THEM IN THE DRYER! This is a commandment in the house. Phillip being the wonderful husband that he is does all of the clothes but he knows that rule. You see the more you put the jeans in the dryer the more they fade. They lose that rich dark color and to me just become plain 'ol blue jeans. There is nothing special about them anymore.
There is a song by Casting Crowns titled "It's a slow fade" and the lyrics really have a lot of depth to them. Here is my favorite verse:
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
I remember when some close friends of ours told us they were separated and getting a divorce. I remember looking at Phillip later saying, "Wow that came out of nowhere. What happened?" Later when I would talk to one of them individually he or she would admit that it was a marriage crumbling for a long time. The love just faded. Was it the love that ended or did they let Christ fall?
I think about the stories of individuals who go into their work office and destroy lives. Friends and families always talk about how random it was and they never saw it coming. Later you discover they were always loners and wrote the devilish truth on their Facebook page. Was it random or did they slowly evade the calling of God?
In this world at this time things are black and white. There is God and there is darkness; no ifs, ands. or buts. There is the light of God and the darkness of our temptations and desires. It only takes one person to turn away from their faith to destroy a family. It only takes one person to feed their selfish hunger to destroy a marriage that once was sheltered under God's protection. It only takes one person to attend to their own ungodly needs to break down the trust of a little child.
While bricks crumble in a day our love, faith, and trust in others takes time to decay. Sure their might be one major moment when it all falls apart but up to that moment someone has slowly given up in the love of God.
Are you the victim of a slow fading relationship or guilty of tearing down a life? How do you rebuild a fading relationship?
Our Father desperately wants to pick up the pieces. Most people don't want to work at rectifying their mistakes because they feel they will never be forgiven. My friend God has already washed away your sins. He did that the day His Son wept in tears and blood on the cross. Everyone deserves a new start and the opportunity to fix what was torn. God is waiting for you to start over and this time make your foundation truly on the faith of God. There is no stronger frame to build with.
God should come first in everything we do. If we dedicate our life to praising and honoring Him daily then He shall give us strength and patience while we protect all that we treasure. He won't let us fail others if we don't fail Him!
Don't let the rich color that shines in your life become faded because you neglect those around you. Instead focus on the light above so He can illuminate the beauty here below.
But you, O Sovereign LORD, deal well with me for your name's sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
Help me, O LORD my God; save me in accordance with your love.
Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O LORD, have done it.
They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice.
My accusers will be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.
With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng I will praise him.
For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him.
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
Help me, O LORD my God; save me in accordance with your love.
Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O LORD, have done it.
They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice.
My accusers will be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.
With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng I will praise him.
For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him.
Psalm 109:21-31
God bless to all of my faithful friends and followers...
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