I think his "state of blind confusion" is the state of seeing everything as grey. He is having a tough time seeing the difference between the black and white of what is wrong and what is right, and he keeps falling into sin even though he believes in Christ.
I don't think that the closer we grow to Jesus, the more we see things as grey. Rather, I think grey is where we start as a Christian and unfortunately it is also where we can fall. Sometimes we can be so surrounded by blacks and whites that confusion is all that remains.
Grey also reminds me of the lukewarm church. We're told in the scriptures that being a lukewarm Christian is worse than being cold or hot. Revelation 3:15-16 talks about how the lukewarm will be cast out. Check out 1 John 2:15-16 as well: "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world–the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions–is not from the Father but is from the world."
Gaining a closer relationship with Christ gives us eyes to see more clearly. Eyes to discern between right and wrong, and eyes that enable us to step out of this shade of grey that we all so often find ourselves. Through Christ we are able to see the fine line between black and white, and see just how much Jesus had to sacrifice of Himself to save us.
I think the whole meaning of "fade to grey" depends on who is saying the line "if you follow me you'll see all the black, all the white fade to grey." Which now I admittedly have to say it sounds like the the person in despair and not God. I really thought that at first, it was God saying that.
I think the whole meaning of "fade to grey" depends on who is saying the line "if you follow me you'll see all the black, all the white fade to grey." Which now I admittedly have to say it sounds like the the person in despair and not God. I really thought that at first, it was God saying that.
But then, I have to say, being human, all we can really see are shades of grey. Do we have the mind of God to see how things work out in our lives? Sure,...
But then, I have to say, being human, all we can really see are shades of grey. Do we have the mind of God to see how things work out in our lives? Sure, we see glimpses...and maybe some see more than a glimpse if God allows us, but all WE ever experience is mostly what we see with our own two eyes and our feeble hearts and minds. At least in this life. If we were to take our form of Black and White, I would argue that it is nothing compared to the Black and White that God sees. I would argue that only God can truly see in Black and White. Only God can ever see the full truth and only God can see rightly into a person's heart.
So while I don't think that God is saying "follow me, you'll see all this B/W fade to grey". I think in the process of seeking God, we realize that what we thought to be true is not so clear cut, because we don't see with the eyes of God. And BECAUSE things are not so cut and dried, we HAVE to rely on faith to know that God will pull us through the grey. It is only when God is working on us that we can even START to see the Black and White...but even then, I think the maxim holds true: The more I know, the more I know that I don't know. The more we realize we have to be "turned inside out".
When we are at peace with our inability to see Black and White like God does, we can learn the humility to let God teach us to see what we can...and to not sweat what we can't.
Well at least that's my take! This song is really speaking into my life right now because I am trying to see the Black and White...without God's help. I need to let go and really sink back into His essence...let God transform my stone heart back to clay.
I think his "state of blind confusion" is the state of seeing everything as grey. He is having a tough time seeing the difference between the black and white of what is wrong and what is right, and he keeps falling into sin even though he believes in Christ.
I don't think that the closer we grow to Jesus, the more we see things as grey. Rather, I think grey is where we start as a Christian and unfortunately it is also where we can fall. Sometimes we can be so surrounded by blacks and whites that confusion is all that remains.
Grey also reminds me of the lukewarm church. We're told in the scriptures that being a lukewarm Christian is worse than being cold or hot. Revelation 3:15-16 talks about how the lukewarm will be cast out. Check out 1 John 2:15-16 as well: "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world–the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions–is not from the Father but is from the world."
Gaining a closer relationship with Christ gives us eyes to see more clearly. Eyes to discern between right and wrong, and eyes that enable us to step out of this shade of grey that we all so often find ourselves. Through Christ we are able to see the fine line between black and white, and see just how much Jesus had to sacrifice of Himself to save us.
I think the whole meaning of "fade to grey" depends on who is saying the line "if you follow me you'll see all the black, all the white fade to grey." Which now I admittedly have to say it sounds like the the person in despair and not God. I really thought that at first, it was God saying that.
I think the whole meaning of "fade to grey" depends on who is saying the line "if you follow me you'll see all the black, all the white fade to grey." Which now I admittedly have to say it sounds like the the person in despair and not God. I really thought that at first, it was God saying that.
But then, I have to say, being human, all we can really see are shades of grey. Do we have the mind of God to see how things work out in our lives? Sure,...
But then, I have to say, being human, all we can really see are shades of grey. Do we have the mind of God to see how things work out in our lives? Sure, we see glimpses...and maybe some see more than a glimpse if God allows us, but all WE ever experience is mostly what we see with our own two eyes and our feeble hearts and minds. At least in this life. If we were to take our form of Black and White, I would argue that it is nothing compared to the Black and White that God sees. I would argue that only God can truly see in Black and White. Only God can ever see the full truth and only God can see rightly into a person's heart.
So while I don't think that God is saying "follow me, you'll see all this B/W fade to grey". I think in the process of seeking God, we realize that what we thought to be true is not so clear cut, because we don't see with the eyes of God. And BECAUSE things are not so cut and dried, we HAVE to rely on faith to know that God will pull us through the grey. It is only when God is working on us that we can even START to see the Black and White...but even then, I think the maxim holds true: The more I know, the more I know that I don't know. The more we realize we have to be "turned inside out".
When we are at peace with our inability to see Black and White like God does, we can learn the humility to let God teach us to see what we can...and to not sweat what we can't.
Well at least that's my take! This song is really speaking into my life right now because I am trying to see the Black and White...without God's help. I need to let go and really sink back into His essence...let God transform my stone heart back to clay.