Today on the Morning Thing, we shared stories of Tragedy turned to Triumph from some of your favorite artists and the songs that they inspired.
Although it was written a few years prior, Natalie Grant’s More Than Anything became her “anthem” during her cancer scare. Click HERE to hear Natalie talk about the story behind the song. Click HERE and HERE to read about Natalie’s cancer scare and how God lead her through.
Citizen Way’s Ben Calhoun wrote their song When I’m With You about the miscarriage of their son, Jeremiah. Click HERE to hear Ben talk about how God brought the Calhoun family through one of their darkest times.
Jeremy Camp wrote the song I Still Believe about the tragic loss of his first wife, Melissa, to cancer. Although his faith was tested, God helped him rise above it. Click HERE and HERE to read more.
Danny Gokey also lost his wife during a routine heart surgery right before he began as a contestant on American Idol, which inspired the song Hope in Front of Me. Read about how God used the death of Danny’s wife Sophia HERE and HERE.
Steven Curtis Chapman tragically lost his five-year-old adopted daughter Maria when she was accidentally struck by her brother’s car in the family’s driveway. And yet he managed to rise above it and wrote the song Heaven is the Face. Click HERE to read more.
Mandisa wrote her album Out of the Dark about the aftermath of the death of her friend Kisha. Kisha’s loss to breast cancer nearly lead Mandisa to end her own life, but you can read about how God used those around her to lead her out of the dark HERE. Mandisa had also been praying for her brother’s salvation for decades. When he finally accepted Christ, she wrote the song Good News. Listen to her talk about the song HERE.
for King & Country’s Joel Smallbone dealt with an illness that put him out of commission for months and could have taken his life. As a result, the brothers wrote the song Shoulders. Click HERE to hear them talk about the song and HERE to read more.
Ryan Stevenson, a former EMT, definitely knows what it’s like to be in the Eye of the Storm. Click HERE to hear him talk about the story behind that song.
Plumb dealt with debilitating anxiety while growing up and still struggles with it today. She also saw her marriage come back from the brink of destruction through the grace of God. All this inspired her to write her song Need You Now. Click HERE to hear her talk about the song and HERE to read more about how God brought her through heartache.
Take heart and be encouraged, for God is with you!
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
-Deuteronomy 31:6
As always, thanks for listening!
Rise and Shine 