Slow Fade

" Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he
meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. "
~Psalm 1:1-3

"Read carefully the above verses: Notice how the man is walking, then standing, then sitting. When we fall it is a slow fade. A man's house doesn't crumble in one day....marriages don't crumble in one day...it's a slow fade. It happens so slowly, little by little, that you almost don't see it happening. Don't let that happen with you. " ~Lead singer of Casting Crowns

Last night I had the oppurtunity to go to the Casting Crowns concert in Bloomington with my brother Isaac and 3 of his friends. It was the most amazing 3.5 hours of worship and ministry...just a taste of Heaven. I was so blessed by their music, their hearts for worship, their humble performance, their words of ministry, their prayers, and their love for God. But also, I was so deeply blessed to be worshipping beside and with 4 incredible high school students. We had a great night of McDonalds for supper, the waiting for the concert, the concert, then the crispy cremes stop on the way home. I felt like I was back in the days of hanging out with Youth for Christ kids ;) I miss those days...I pray someday soon it will be here at Prairie Central.

I cannot begin to tell you how awesome it was to share this experience with my brother and his friends....it was a Friday night and they could have been out doing things who knows what high schoolers do now days....but they chose to be in the presence of their Almighty Father. We had moments of our arms around each other praying and we had moments of hands raised in surrender and worship....and there are no words to describe...only tears just flowed and heart swelled. I did not want to leave that sacred moment of time.

"Precious memories, how they linger, How they ever flood my soul;
In the stillness of the midnight, Precious, sacred scenes unfold."
~J.B.F. Wright

If you get the oppurtunity, this christian music group is well worth the time and money to go see them live...and well worth buying their music! They are an incredibly annointed group and not only is their talent amazing....so is there ministry. There is no doubt that God is blessing them BIG! They radiate Jesus!

Love n Hugs....Laura