Through Life’s Ups & Downs, There Is Jesus: Trevor Brazile & Zach Williams
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🗓️ 5 December 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
God never leaves our side, no matter what. On today’s episode, 24-time PRCA rodeo champion Trevor Brazile shares how bull rider Cody Custer helped him rededicate his life to Jesus, and why he is instilling strong cowboy values of honor, respect, and faith into his children. Christian music artist Zach Williams shares how God reclaimed his story as a struggling rock star and transformed his life toward creating a different kind of music, touching more lives than Zach could have ever imagined—thanks, in part, to a surprise collaboration with Dolly Parton. Both Trevor and Zach show how God stuck by them in good times and bad, even if they didn’t feel His presence, and how they honor Him by using their platforms to spread His love to others.
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Interview Quotes:
"[My son] may not choose to be a rodeo cowboy . . . but I wanted him to grow up in a culture of respect, not only for people, but for animals." - Trevor Brazile
”Philippians 4:13—I like that [verse]. ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ Because we can't do everything under our own power. We need God's help sometimes—all the time.” - Treston Brazile
”Unconditional love is perfected when we love Him back, and that's why it's so important to spend that time in the Word and just build on that relationship.” - Trevor Brazile
“The success that we've had has given me a platform to let people know that it wasn't all me. It was my Savior.” - Trevor Brazile
“I just fell in love with this idea that I could start writing these songs and telling these stories in this season of life that I was going through.” - Zach Williams
“I was thinking that I should be happy for all the things that I have, but nothing I was doing was filling this hole in my life.” - Zach Williams
“My wife invited me to go to a prison with her and share some of these songs. And for me, that was like the first time that God had really spoken to me and said, ‘These are the songs. These are the people. These are places. This is the music that I have for you to write.’” - Zach Williams
“To hear people share a story with me and be like, 'Hey, man, I heard your song, "Fear's a Liar," and it saved my life' . . . it's better than any award you're going to get or any kind of recognition." - Zach Williams
“God has been doing some pretty amazing things in my life over the last few years.” - Zach Williams
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| 0:00.0 | I want to be careful that people know where my blessings come from because if you line |
| 0:07.5 | to all the successful rodeo athletes up I'm going to look like the Shepherd boy, David. And I think to this day that's why I was |
| 0:17.3 | chosen because everybody could see that it wasn't all |
| 0:23.4 | athleticism. It wasn't all self-done. |
| 0:27.4 | God had his hand on me my whole career. |
| 0:29.9 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. |
| 0:32.6 | Today, we feature interviews from two men |
| 0:35.2 | who have realized that through all their ups and downs, |
| 0:37.6 | Jesus has always been there for them. |
| 0:39.6 | Rodeo Champion Trevor Brazil and musician Zach Williams. |
| 0:45.0 | Trevor Brazil is an American rodeo champion who competes in the Professional |
| 0:50.0 | Rodeo Cowboys Association. He holds the record for the most PRCA world champion |
| 0:55.3 | titles with 24 wins. In 2018 Trevor announced he'd be taking a break from |
| 1:00.7 | doing professional rodeo full-time to devote more time to his family |
| 1:04.4 | and his business endeavors. |
| 1:06.6 | Brazil attributes his success not only to hard work and dedication he has put toward |
| 1:10.5 | his sport, but has recognized God's hand and being elevated to a level where |
| 1:14.7 | he can connect with a large audience about his faith. |
| 1:17.9 | We caught up with Trevor and his son, Tristan, live at the National Finals rodeo, right before Trevor won his 24th championship. |
| 1:25.0 | My name is Trevor Brazil, 23-time World Champion Cowboy. |
| 1:31.0 | I am a professional cowboy. That pretty much sums me up. |
| 1:36.0 | I'm Trust in Brazil and I'm Trevor's son. I grew up in the Panhandle of Texas on a feed lot with my dad being a feedlot manager and my mom |
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