The power of prayer is extremely strong. I believe in it 100%. I know what it's

capable of. I know what God's capable of. And if we bring those things to him in

prayer, he will not leave us and he will not forsake us.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Finding our way in life can be challenging,

overwhelming, and discouraging. The path may seem clear at times and then

others, we feel pushed in a direction that may not feel comfortable or familiar.

The only thing that we can trust is that God will show us the way and we must

up out in faith to find our purpose. Travis Trip, a wildly popular 90s

country star, thought he had his life mapped out in his hometown of Marietta

Georgia, managing the family air conditioning business. Tom Phillips, a pastor who

worked with the Billy Graham Association as a crusade director, study medicine

in college. Both men were led to follow dreams that seemed out of reach, but God

had their futures in mind the whole time. We'll start with Travis's story.

I'm Travis Trip. I am a country music singer, songwriter, entertainer, musician.

I was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia, where I still live. I am a happily

married for 24 years, been with my wife 27, father of three, and just

extremely, extremely happy to be doing what I do for a living.

Growing up in Marietta, Georgia, it was a great place to grow up. Back in those

days, it was small town USA. For example, we lived on a road where a house was.

That was about three miles long, and there were four houses on the whole road.

So if you sat on your front porch and you had, you knew you had company coming

over. If you heard a car coming, that's definitely going to be your company,

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