Though it can be difficult to comprehend, God places equal weight on the lives of all His children. That’s the beauty of the cross—no matter what we’ve done, our sins are washed clean. And no matter what sort of trouble we may find ourselves in, He will rescue us over and over. Pianist Paul Cardall was born with only half a heart, which meant years of stress, surgery, and pain. When finally given the opportunity for a transplant, Paul faced the hardship of knowing that his survival meant someone else lost their own life. Paul battled PTSD and survivor’s guilt for years, finally coming to accept that God laid down His own life willingly for Paul, and that he was worth being rescued. Author Charles Martin spent years trying to uncover what his parents had always instilled in him: what was the thing God created you to do? After walking away from an amazing employment opportunity to pursue writing full force, Charles dove into Matthew 8 and the story of the shepherd leaving the ninety-nine to save the one, which inspired his newest book, The Water Keeper.

Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:

Jesus Calling Podcast

Psalms 32:7

Jesus Calling

Jesus Calling for Armed Forces edition

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Past interview: Lecrae Moore

Upcoming interview: Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Paul Cardall

New Life

The Broken Miracle album

Trauma-related guilt

The Broken Miracle book

“Family”

“For Better Or Worse”

Charles Martin

The Water Keeper

Matthew 18

www.charlesmartinbooks.com

Interview Quotes:

“I was feeling God telling me, ‘Everything is okay. I've got you. This is a gift I'm giving you.’” - Paul Cardall 

“The hardest thing in my world was I knew that for me to live, it meant somebody had died.” - Paul Cardall

“It struck me as completely illogical that the shepherd would leave the flock and the safety of the flock to go get the one who's got himself lost. And yet He does it repeatedly, and of course, I know that's the story of the gospel and of course, I know that's what Jesus does for us.” - Charles Martin

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