Jeremy Camp > Quotes

“I'm not sure what the Lord has in store for my future, but I can say for certain that music is not my life. Christ is my life. I love writing, singing, and playing songs that He gives me to share, but whatever He has for me in five or ten years, I want to be willing to step into it. I never want to hold so tightly to my vocation that I lose out on His higher plan.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“I know the journey seems so long
You feel you're walking on your own
But there has never been a step
Where you’ve walked out all alone

Troubled soul don’t lose your heart
Cause joy and peace he brings
And the beauty that’s in store
Outweighs the hurt of life’s sting”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“I will walk by faith, even when I cannot see.”
― Jeremy Camp

“Along the way, my Heavenly Father has taught me that the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control - is really just a byproduct of spending time with the Lord. It results from dwelling in His Word and listening for His voice. As much as we might try, we can't go out and manufacture peace. We can't conjure joy or whip up faithfulness in the microwave. Those things come to us only as we receive God's love, focus on bringing Him glory, stick close to Him, and live out the greatest commandment: loving God with everything we have and loving others in His name.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“I know that I've been given more than beyond measure. I come alive when I see beyond my fears. I know that I've been given more than earthly treasure. I come alive when I've broken down and given you control.”
― Jeremy Camp

“I struggled with insecurity because I was trying to find my security in things. But when I began serving God with all my heart, my security was in Him.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“I felt myself becoming angry too easily. I once saw a couple at a restaurant, and I could tell from their mannerisms that they were having some type of disagreement. I got mad at the guy and wanted to tell him, "Come on – appreciate your wife!”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“I knew that (job) had to be a humbling role for my dad, but he never allowed it to become humiliating work.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“My focus was on trying to figure out what God wanted be to do next. Their (his parents') focus was on what I was doing for God at the moment.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“She chose to look at her surroundings where they "think missionary" mind-set.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“Joy comes from having a relationship with the unchanging God and transcends any trial we can face on this earth.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“How my emotions starred as I played! During one of this tug-of-war contest between knowing right and doing wrong, I wrote the words to a song on my own for the first time.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“My name had become a brand. (I have mixed emotions about that part of our (Christian media) industry, for sure.)”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“I ate so many Ramen noodles that I wouldn't even touch a package of them now.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“She (his future wife) was so deep into the Lord's presence that I felt like an outsider.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“Everyone is different. We all deal with our circumstances differently. But we have a God who deals with us on an individual level. He created each of us, and He created you with a specific plan designed just for you. Embrace the people God brings into your life to help you through your difficulties. And embrace God. You might be wondering, as I did, if He hears you. If He really cares about your every situation. If He is even near to you. Trust me, He does hear your cries and groans and moans. He does care about you. He is near to you—He’s right there alongside you.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe

“Life is hard, but God is good.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe: A Memoir

“A caterpillar struggles to get out of its cocoon. The temptation would be to help free the caterpillar, but the pressure of the struggle is what allows it to develop into a butterfly. If the caterpillar were to be removed prematurely from the struggle, it would not properly develop and would die. The caterpillar’s struggle is what allows a butterfly to become what it is created to be. Likewise, the “beauty” of our lives often is the result of a season of struggle. Through our struggles, we gain strength and maturity.”
― Jeremy Camp

“And praising Him is a signal to the enemy of our souls that he cannot, will not triumph, even when it might look like he has.”
― Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe