Let It Fade

I'm a big Jeremy Camp fan and have all of his albums.  Recently we sang one of his songs during our church service..."Let It Fade".  The words really spoke to me, and I wanted to share them here.

Have you been walking on a surface that's uncertain?
Have you helped yourself to everything that's empty?
You can't live this way too long.
There's more than this, more than this.
Have you been standing on your own feet too long?
Have you been looking for a place where you belong?
You can rest, you will find rest.
You can rest, you will find rest.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
We spend so much of our lives running around doing hard work or tons of errands (my "to do" list today is typically long).  We complain about how tired we are and how little we rest and relax.  Researchers spend money to study how we spend our free time and how much we work.  But all of us know that sometimes we're simply tired.  And more importantly, we get tired spiritually.  Our very souls seem burdened and heavy, drawing us into depression. 

But God has told us that we can find rest with Him.  When we are tired and run-down, when the weight of the world is too much for us, we can go to Him.  Christ will take our burdens and allow us to relax and rest in His presence.  Unfortunately, we are often reluctant to give up these loads.  But if we do, we can find the peace we are seeking.  As Jeremy Camp recognized, we can let all of the troubles of the world fade.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Let this new life offered be your saving grace.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.

Let it fade.

Are you carrying the weight too much?, are you running from the call?
Let it fade, Oh yeah.

You can rest, you will find rest.
You can rest you will find rest.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Let this new life offered be your saving grace.
Let this old life crumble, let it fade, let it fade.

Let this old life crumble, let it fade.
Have you been standing on your own feet too long?
Have you been looking for a place where you belong?