Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. And never forget what Jesus said in Matthew 11: 28-31 - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Songs about struggle and surviving struggle can create a playlist that will help you get through your next rough day. Think back to 2012 and you'll remember Sanctus Real's bus catching on fire, Pastor Marvin Winans getting carjacked and Teen Mania Ministries founder Ron Luce's daughter Hannah being in a plane crash that killed four people as they flew to an Acquire the Fire event. Thats a tough question to answer, but for starters, and the purpose of this list of Christian bands, you have to include the likes of Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, Chris Tomlin, Lauren Daigle, Casting Crowns, and NEEDTOBREATHE to name a few. Mike Reynolds, the former guitarist from For Today, started a firestorm when he tweeted his thoughts on homosexuality in. Carman was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In 2013, As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis was arrested on Murder For Hire charges. In just the past couple of years, we have seen our church leaders and those in the Christian music industry struggle. The Apostle Paul struggled and in 1 Timothy and called himself one of the biggest sinners of all time. He suffered mightily for over 40 chapters and while he never cursed God, he did curse the day he was born.
Job was hit with loss after loss after loss. The Sound was released in 2007 (under the name Elevation Church Live), We Are Alive in 2008, God With Us in 2009, and Kingdom Come in 2010. The band released four independent albums prior to signing with Essential Records. David seemed to have it all, yet he struggled with much (as the Psalms shares with us). Elevation Worship began in 2007 at Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Moses struggled with his leadership role and the people around him. Jacob spends his life struggling with God. The Bible is filled with people much like you who struggled with things beyond their control. If you are there (or you have been there), you are not the first. You spend your day struggling just to keep your head above water so you can go to bed and get up the next day to do it all over again. Other times it is just life itself - waking up feeling like the minute that your feet hit the floor, the problems are going to flood through the door. Sometimes it is health issues, money issues, work or family problems. No one, not even the most religious among us, is immune. Struggle - we have all faced it at one time or another.
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