I've been through a lot and if God can use that story to help people through a lot of pain and heartache and share hope with people, well we'll see how it progresses.
— Jeremy Camp
I had times when I'd be reading the Bible, and it would be talking about Jesus healing other people, and I'd be angry. I asked God some difficult questions. 'Why didn't you heal my wife?'
I always wanted to do some acting, but didn't want to be that guy who says he has to.
For me, even with my Twitter and Facebook, I'm not on it all the time. I don't Twitter every day.
This time we live in is saying, 'Live for yourself, and whatever makes you happy' and all this kind of stuff, and it's so contrary. And we so don't want to go and be reckless for the Lord.
I've always been real honest in my music and real honest when I play live.
Each year I have grown and learned new things.
It's hard to see your wife deteriorate in front of your eyes.
My music is very diversified. I'll have a rock song then I'll do a ballad.
Restored' has been about how God has restored my life.
I believe that no matter what you believe, you're going to go through hard times.
I don't want to stand on stage night after night, without being on my face beforehand truly crying out for those that have come to the event.
My whole faith was shattered there for a while.
If you are a believer, you don't have to go out and be a street evangelist.
Years ago I watched my 1st wife suffer through cancer and she went to be with Jesus.
I get on stage and realize what God has given me, and not just I sing some songs and tell a couple stories, or something that God's done. It's more like, 'OK, guys. I want to encourage you to go out to this world and show love and truth.'
I love in the Old Testament where they talk about Ebenezer so much... stones to remembrance. And it's like there's constant stones of remembrance of what God has done.
I might have some difficult questions, but I know God is still good and he has been merciful and gracious.
The biggest thing when you come to my show live... is that you get to know the person's heart - the stories behind the songs, the depth of the music and there will be some amazing worship moments. You'll get an amazing experience because this is real to me and you'll see that.
I am so thankful to get to still be serving the Lord through music.
When you're reading the Word of God, you need to let it soak in and let God speak to your heart and let the Holy Spirit work.
It's been a crazy whirlwind, but I'm so blown away by God's hand on my life.
I've always just written my heart and allowed God to do what he wanted to do.
I want to share my journey because I think God wants us to share our stories with one another - to show others how what he has done in our lives. To help others who are going through the same thing. I think he gets joy in that.
You see God's hands in so many situations. Then someone will point to all the bad things that are going on. Well, it's because we don't want God in our society. We are pushing God farther and farther away. And we can now see those consequences in our society.
I guess you could call my music progressive, pop, rock.
A lot of people say, 'Wow, a movie on your life, isn't that exciting?' Absolutely, I'm blown away that God allowed me to do this but it's hard - watching the film and being a part of it.
I'm unashamed in my faith, and I'm okay with that.
I am realizing that there are opportunities everyday to encourage, evangelize, or exhort someone.
I had joy always, because 'the joy of the Lord is my strength.' I mean, that is the truth.
We all have the opportunity to share the gospel and we should - that's what we were called to do.
When we go and play live... we go and we work with like different organizations: the food banks, homeless shelters, children's hospitals or different homes that are reaching out to people. And just to actually go and say, 'Hey, don't just hear me play, come to my concert, that's it, hope you have a good night.' It's like, 'Hey, come be a part.'
Yes, I'm a miserable, wretched sinner, but He loves me. And to Him, I'm His child, and I can walk in that love and that understanding.
No matter what hard thing you may go through or what kind of pain you may go through there is still hope.
Through the loss of my wife and many confusing times, Jesus was always there by my side.
God has given us these talents and we want to pass on our best.
I was praying one day and God literally gave me a song called 'Healing Hand of God.'
If I'm on stage and ministering my heart and pointing people to Christ, then that's all I can do.
I always write tons of different styles.
My God has restored my life in so many ways.
I realize now that God has been with me every step of my life - through the suffering.
If a man gave his life to the Lord, then he would have someone to walk through this life with.
I am growing and understanding more of who God is in my life and how I am to minister.
Sometimes the simplicity of just declaring who God is and the greatness of who He is... sometimes you just have to say it.
Thankful to have my daughters love the Lord with all their heart.
We have opportunities to be used by the living God on a daily basis and I don't need the platform of a concert hall to do so.
If you don't have much passion, well, get on your face and pray for the passion and get into the word of God. That's what I've been sharing. That's the whole concept.
I have to be so thankful. I have two kids, my beautiful wife, I'm just blown away at God's grace and God's faithfulness.
Let's come together as the body of Christ and reach out and be the true hands and feet of Christ.
When you have an open wound, it's festering and hurting constantly. Then it finally heals and then becomes a scar. Well, pretty soon you're not feeling it and not really paying attention to it.
