God Mends Our Broken Stories: Jay DeMarcus and Kim Walker-Smith
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 2 May 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus and Jesus Culture’s Kim Walker-Smith remind us how God can use the shattered pieces of our lives to create a beautiful mosaic that shows His glory.
Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids
Jay DeMarcus’s book, Shotgun Angels: My Story of Broken Roads and Unshakeable Hope
Max Lucado’s book, Grace for the Moment: Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year
Kim Walker-Smith’s book, Brave Surrender: Let God’s Love Rewrite Your Story
Interview Quotes:
“I'm grateful I had a mom who cared enough to really lay the groundwork for me for later on in life.” - Jay DeMarcus
“[My mom] kept pushing me and telling me that I was right where God wanted me to be and that I didn't need to let the enemy defeat me.” - Jay DeMarcus
“As long as you keep your ears and your eyes and your heart open, you also can recognize those God moments.” - Jay DeMarcus
“You have to be very deliberate about making time for everything that's important to you in your life.” - Jay DeMarcus
“The thing I love about Jesus Calling is I feel like He's speaking right to me when I'm reading it.” - Jay DeMarcus
“Man makes his plans, but the Lord aligns his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
“I feel Jesus constantly pulling me back and reminding me to live in that moment with Him.” - Kim Walker-Smith
“Freedom and authenticity and vulnerability in worship is something that I have contended for in my life.” - Kim Walker-Smith
“I poured out my heart into this book with as much vulnerability and honesty as I could, because I wanted people to see the reality of Jesus in our circumstances, our pain, our mess, whatever it is we're facing.” - Kim Walker-Smith
“One thing that I have learned in my journey with Him is that it's really easy to surrender when you feel beatdown, broken, at the end of yourself. “ - Kim Walker-Smith
“[God] is a kind and loving Father that comes to us and meets us where we are and answers when we call out to Him.” - Kim Walker-Smith
“As I surrender to Him and [am] present with Him in the moment, He can transform that and create something beautiful out of that.” - Kim Walker-Smith
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| 0:00.0 | It's hard to hear somebody say just hang in there and keep going but I've lived it and I can tell you that if you'll keep going if you'll keep forward momentum and keep trying and |
| 0:12.9 | keep picking yourself up, you will eventually get to where you're |
| 0:15.9 | supposed to go. |
| 0:17.4 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. Today's guests remind us God can use the |
| 0:22.4 | shattered parts of our lives to create a beautiful mosaic |
| 0:25.9 | that shows his glory. |
| 0:27.9 | Country Music Superstar Jay De Marcus and worship leader Kim Walker Smith. |
| 0:32.6 | For two decades, Jay De Marcus has been making country music |
| 0:35.6 | in the award-winning group Rascal Flats, |
| 0:37.9 | but his journey to the big stage was an unexpected one. |
| 0:41.0 | Growing up in Ohio, Jay had no idea how to break into the music business, and when he moved to |
| 0:45.8 | Nashville after sending in a demo tape, he discovered chasing his dream was a lot easier than turning it into |
| 0:51.7 | reality. |
| 0:53.0 | Jay's reflected on his struggles and successes |
| 0:55.8 | in his new memoir, Shotgun Angels. |
| 0:59.4 | I'm Jay De Marcus, and I am one-third of Rascal Flats. I do a lot of different things. I have song-write, I produce, I act a little bit when time permits, so I've got my hands in a lot of different things. I grew up in a lot of different things. |
| 1:13.2 | I grew up in Columbus, Ohio. |
| 1:14.9 | My mother and dad were both musicians. |
| 1:17.2 | They met when they were young. |
| 1:19.0 | My dad's a few years older than my mother, |
| 1:20.6 | but not by much. |
| 1:22.0 | And they met planning clubs together so they |
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