Comments on: Casting Crown – Slow Fade: Mistakes, Regrets

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:14:36 +0000

I’ve been born again for a while and my passion’s been to please Him and to influence people 4 Him.My life recently became slow-paced and I found myself havin more time than I knew wat to dn with.So I started reading romance novels and then progressd to reading fiction with explicit sexual content.I lost confidence in God’s love and stoppd prayin and was too afraid to ask 4 God’s forgiveness even when I wanted to.Reading the lyrics of this song has reminded that no matter what we want out of life, its our little evryday choices that wd determine where we’ll be 2mrw.Also,whenever we realize that we’re ‘slowly fading’ into sin,we shld promptly run to God,cos He alone can help us make it right again.

By: travis

travis — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:24:26 +0000

god has brought me so many great things in my life like people that are a good influence and that i can have that wounderful fellowship with and it feels great to have that fellowship so like when things happen i know that i can tlk to god about it and my friends can prey for me cus like i got a small group im part of .but anyways this song it means alot to me and when i first heard it i thought to my self i was saying like wow this song makes perfect sence and that sins just do not happen in one day its a slow fade and looking at my past i relize that those little sins led to more sins and i thank christ for just grabing me and im glad he did he protects me.i have been born again in the holy spirt and it feels great to be born in christ to just know that i can talk to god and through the blood of jesus christ i find freedom and im realy happy now in my life im starting to do things right and its all for god i will follow christ intill i die and god i will serve you and never stop m faith will not stop till the day i die.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:21:13 +0000

I know that God is there, but I can’t feel any touches in my heart. This is exactly what I’am going through, My life as a Christian is fading away,and I dont want myself to stuck with it. Though I’m still working in the church as a part of music ministry or worship team I cant feel the passion in my heart as a christian or a servant of the Lord, all I know when I’m doing the church activity, that is the right thing to do and God wants me to do,and I keep on doing that even if it doesn’t echo in my heart. This situation is really hard for me. I want to feel the presence of the Lord but it doesn’t fall on me. Questions are starting to arise in my mind, and I want a clear answer for this. Then I found this page. But before I found this page. I was in the house of our Pstr. we talk about what I’am going through and she answer my questions and gave an advice to me. And then when I came home I’am realizing what my Pstr. have said to me, then I open my song list on my computer until the Lord brought me in this song. I have realized that I’am slowly fading away because of one sin which I have let in to rule me. This is the pornography, I was hooked with the work of evil, even though I know that it is not good for me, I cant stop my flesh when I’am in the situation. I’ve been doing this many years and fighting for many times, sometimes I control it mostly not. And now, I want to fully release myself in this act of flesh. I want to comeback and feel the presence of the Lord even it takes a long time. I want to thank the Lord for directing me in this song and in this page, It really help me to understand more the principles when sin has been ruling a persons life. Please help me in my prayer, God knows my heart and I want the Holy Spirit to touch me once again.

Thank you Lord and to everyone who shares their experiences.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:01:48 +0000

I know the message is true. I was raised in church and was never a “bad” guy, but allowed satan in the “little” things. Within a year I was blinded and living a lie and in sin. By the grace of God He picked me up opened my eyes and restored my family and my walk with my Lord. Thank God for the truth and music that shares that truth.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:00:09 +0000

this song has made me wonder about my actions. ive always believed in God even when i was little. and Its as if God was telling me with this song, “this could happen, and then this also could happen and this will be the result of your actions”.
and its true. you just dont “fade away” in a day. it gradually becomes worse. I thank God for letting me hear this song to really open my eyes.
and i thank to all those who shared their storys. it really affects others because they could be in the same position You were in.

God Bless!

By: janette

janette — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:58:13 +0000

This song speaks the truth, and strikes a lot of us… it made us to think first before we act to avoid sinning. i heard this song from the movie “Fire Proof”. I suggest you watch this movie. It’s a about family relationship. The other songs on it’s sound track were also striking. If Casting Crowns music touched you, surely the movie will also knock on you.

God bless everyone and may God’s grace and mercy be with us all.

By: Media Influence

Media Influence — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:34:08 +0000

hey yvonne, thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about what happened.

I am glad the song helped you out in some way. thank God for casting crown’s beautiful music.

By: Yvonne Schneble

Yvonne Schneble — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:14:23 +0000

My husband walked out on me this year after 43 years of marriage. Without a word to me, he walked out and moved in with another woman that he’d only known 4 months.
This song helped me realize what had happened. It still hurt like crazy, but it made me see that the “little” things that come into our lives and can change our whole lives.

By: Media Influence

Media Influence — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:53:12 +0000

I feel so encouraged to hear everyone sharing about how just hearing or reading this song has helped them in some way.

It really is a strong reminder that the worst thing one could do is to start to compromise in the little things because it really does lead to a slippery slope. It is our pride that prevents us from thinking that such small compromises would affect us and before we know it we are at a place we never thought we’d be.

I am also reminded of all the scandals even just in the last few months both in business and in politics…

Maddy – thanks for sharing your situation. I am glad everything worked out for the better!

By: Maddy

Maddy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:40:17 +0000

I was just about to go and do something terrible,my life was excatly as the video presents when God promted me to read the words of this song, as i read it I knew if I walked out of the door, My life will be a disaster.
I prayed and asked Jesus to help me control my feelings and He really did, so thank you very much.

By: Christ Follower

Christ Follower — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:08:52 +0000

This is truly an excellent song and it aligns with the wisdom offered by God in scripture. The path of destruction is a wide and gentle slope that is traveled by many while the path to salvation is narrow. We played this video as part of a men’s group bible study and prayer session today within our church. It was presented as part of a larger topic on sexual addiction and pornography that is a huge problem around the world today. This problem also approaches as a slow fade. You see a picture, glance at a web site, start to “dabble” in an occasional video or a few more pictures. Then that casual activity picks up. You find yourself need a “fix”. As as you slowly fade into pornography, you are becoming emotionally attached to a lie. It’s not real. It makes you distant in real relationships that take work and love and commitment. You are soon addicted to this sin that can be easily accessed from anywhere. You rationalize that it is not hurting anybody. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. It puts a wedge between you and the holy spirit. Soon your conviction has faded. You don’t even see it as wrong. This puts a gulf between you and God and it prevents you from seeing the true God clearly. Others that see you will also notice that something is not quite right. You lack confidence and trust. You are lacking because in your heart you know that something is wrong and as you keep this transaction going, you may have a moment of conviction but even that is twisted since you imagine that God must be disgusted with you for what you have done. Nothing is too bad to keep us away from our Lord and savior. Confess your sin. Admit you need the strength of Jesus to flow into your life and to draw you away from this sin. We are not slaves to sin. We are set free by the sacrifice provided by our Father in Heaven when Jesus took the sin of the world and died on the cross. Those that are born twice only die once. The second birth is the acknowledgement of sin and brokenness in your life and the acceptance of Jesus Christ as your savior. Take away any slow fade into death and destruction by humbly admitting your sin and asking for Jesus to be a part of your life. Walk in the light and take comfort in the Lord’s saving grace.

By: George Hu

George Hu — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:06:51 +0000

So true! As a graduate student in Clinical Psychology, the progression that this song warns against is very real, and something that we as Christians are so often blind too. But an underlying theme in the song is the fact that we were created with a certain design, and the things we do and the choices we make throughout our day can be either in line with or not in line with that design. As we make choices not in line with that design, our appetites and souls are affected. Modern psychology calls this “conditioning”. The good news is, the opposite is also true. WE can make choices in line with that design, and NOT fade, but instead THRIVE. Swanwater, you do not need to fade, you do not need to kill yourself. There is a God in heaven who loves you and has a purpose for you, and who delights over you.