An honest conversation with Matt Hammitt of Sanctus Real
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
What a privilege to have Matt Hammitt with us on Pardon the Mess today. You’re going to love our vulnerable conversation about his career, work-life balance, marriage struggles, and the challenges of walking away from old dreams when called by God to new ones.
From 1996-2016, Matt was the lead singer and songwriter for the band Sanctus Real, touring the country extensively for the majority of the year. As he and his wife, Amy, began to have kids, Amy struggled with Matt’s touring schedule and the demands of raising their young family alone.
The hit song “Lead Me” was born from the stress and struggle of balancing his marriage and family with his role in Sanctus Real. The lyrics of the song describe Amy’s need for Matt to lead their family well and to be more present. Although most of us are not lead singers of a band (or married to one), we can all relate to the push and pull between careers, dreams, and the huge responsibility of shepherding our families well.
Matt has received three Dove Awards, has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, and recently released his book, Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith.
This podcast is for all of us who have too many balls in the air and need a grace-filled reminder that God’s best for us sometimes requires a hard look at what we’re chasing. And it encourages us to really look at how our dreams impact the ones we love the very most.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, this is Cynthia Yanov, host A Pardon a Mess. |
| 0:07.4 | Parenting can get messy and that's why we're glad you're with us. |
| 0:10.2 | Each week we have honest discussions with our guests about the ups and downs of parenting |
| 0:13.7 | and the lessons God is teaching us along the way. |
| 0:16.4 | It's fun, it's real, and it's biblical. |
| 0:18.8 | We put our trust in a God who re-scripps our mess into |
| 0:21.5 | his greater message. That's the best parenting news we could ask for. Join us each week on |
| 0:25.8 | Pardon the Mess as we walk the parenting road together. Hey guys, this Cynthia. Welcome to Pardon |
| 0:30.8 | the Mess. I am glad you're here today. It's August. What in the world? What has been going on here the last five months? Can we even discuss that? And so, it's August. What in the world? What has been going on here the last five months? Can we even discuss that? |
| 0:40.4 | And so it's August, which means we're thinking back to school. And for back to school, some of our kids, |
| 0:44.9 | that means they are physically going to a building. And for some of our kids, they are literally going to |
| 0:49.3 | walk down the hall and sit in our dining room. And so whatever it looks like, I just know that our kids need to be prayed for. |
| 0:55.3 | And that's why I'm so excited again about a prayer journal. |
| 0:58.1 | If you haven't grabbed a copy, will you please do so? |
| 1:00.8 | I wrote it this year titled Marked by Prayer because of all the things that can mark our kids. |
| 1:06.1 | We want kids that are marked by our prayer life. |
| 1:09.0 | And so I am thrilled that it will be coming your way. |
| 1:11.5 | We'll start right after Labor Day, but you need to order your copy now in order to get it |
| 1:16.2 | in time. |
| 1:17.1 | Listen to this sweet testimonial we got from one of our listeners about the Her Prayer Journal |
| 1:20.7 | and what it meant to her last year. |
| 1:22.3 | Hey there. |
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