New Beginnings and Healing with Granger Smith
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Granger Smith, also known by his alter ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., is an American Southern Baptist minister, former country music singer and songwriter, and a New York Times bestselling author. He continues to share his personal testimony to fans across the globe through his book Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward After Loss and Heartache. After the tragic loss of his son, River, Smith set forth on an inescapable path of discovery towards God's grace and mercy.
In this episode of the Dad Edge Podcast, Larry Hagner sits down with country music artist Granger Smith. Granger opens up about the challenges he faced after securing a book deal that put a target on his back. He shares his struggles and thoughts of quitting, as well as the decision he made to persevere despite potential consequences. Granger draws powerful insights from his experiences with wild mustangs, emphasizing the importance of surrendering control and finding strength in acknowledging that we are not the highest power.
The conversation dives into the keys to successful relationships, the power of forgiveness, and finding worthiness in the gospel. Granger also shares personal anecdotes, including a traumatic period in his life and a turning point on a music tour that brought him a sense of normalcy.
Granger Smith then shares his own struggles with worthiness and self-doubt, particularly in accepting a book deal without the traditional credentials. However, he discovers that worthiness is not based on personal achievements or the absence of sin. Instead, it lies in the understanding that we are created for a purpose and that our identity as children of God offers forgiveness, restoration, and a sense of worthiness. This reminder allows us to overcome past mistakes and embrace the assurance of redemption.
Throughout the conversation, Granger Smith emphasizes that successful relationships require trust, listening, and commitment. Too often, we are overwhelmed with options, hindering our ability to make a calculated decision. Granger encourages narrowing down our choices and prioritizing these key factors. By doing so, we can cultivate stronger connections and meaningful relationships.
Granger draws inspiration from his experiences with wild mustangs, emphasizing that surrendering control is not a sign of weakness. Just like a horse with immense power can trust its master and run into battle without pulling up until commanded to, surrendering control allows us to acknowledge that there is a higher power at work. In recognizing this, we find strength, peace, and clarity.
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| 0:00.0 | Surrender is power under control. It's a phrase that suggests the strength and the control that can be found in the act of surrendering or letting go. |
| 0:10.0 | It implies that there's a certain power in letting go of the need to control everything, |
| 0:14.4 | and that true power is found in the ability to accept and adapt to circumstances, |
| 0:19.6 | rather than trying to dominate or manipulate them. Today on the Dad Edge podcast I have one of the |
| 0:24.9 | most well-known country superstars Granger Smith who shares his climb to fame to the |
| 0:30.5 | darkest realms of the human mind and emotions and the journey to redemption. |
| 0:37.4 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:46.0 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:51.0 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their |
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| 0:58.8 | We are here to change the world. We are here to change relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation |
| 1:07.0 | of fathers so no man goes to their grave with regret. |
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| 1:19.0 | We are the Dad Edge and we're here to change the game. Hey, what's up, gentlemen, |
| 1:35.0 | welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 1:37.0 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this podcast, this show a movement, where we explore extraordinary stories of remarkable individuals navigating sometimes the darkest parts of our life that we can only imagine. It's truly a nightmare that |
| 1:55.4 | some of us could never even fathom or quite frankly who have been through it |
| 1:59.3 | can't wake up from. And in today's episode we have a guest whose journey is both heart-wrenching and deeply inspiring and that's Granger Smith. |
| 2:08.0 | He's a renowned country music artist but he opens up about his life in the profound chapters, offering some incredible insights of love and |
| 2:16.1 | resilience and unwavering faith on today's show. |
| 2:20.5 | Granger's life took a devastating turn in June of 2019 when he and his family lost their three-year-old son, River. |
| 2:28.0 | Now, this unimaginable grief could have literally ripped his entire family apart, especially between him and his wife, |
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