JP

Pain · Struggle · Hope

You don’t have to pretend you’re okay

Honest songs for the hard season, from someone who has been there, and found out he wasn’t alone.

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Journey · a story of pain & struggle finding hope

Lines that stay with you

One sentence from each song to carry into your day.

I have been alone, but I still have faith in You.

I Still Have Faith in You

I want to be honest with myself. No more lies.

I Want to Be Honest

I’m just surviving the night.

Surviving the Night

These walls that I’ve built up must come crashing down.

These Walls

I can’t be wasting no more time.

Waisting No More Time

What will you choose?

Trying Not to Fall

Start where you are

Not sure where to begin? Pick the one that sounds like your week.

If you’ve been carrying it alone…I Still Have Faith in YouFaith · endurance If you’re tired of lying to yourself…I Want to Be HonestHonesty · a fresh start If you can’t sleep and the night is long…Surviving the NightIsolation · memory If you’re ready to break something that’s holding you…These WallsDefiance · survival If you’re one bad day from giving in…Trying Not to FallChoice · prayer If you’ve wasted enough time…Waisting No More TimeUrgency · change

Journey

A story of pain and struggle finding hope. Twelve songs, one step at a time. Press play for 45 seconds of each, or open the full song on Spotify.

  1. 01
    Headed for New LandTrusting God through the waves, headed for something new.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  2. 02
    I Put My Trust in YouFear, isolation, a cell, and a quiet voice: you are not alone.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  3. 03
    Trying Not to FallA prayer for the day you can feel yourself slipping: hurt, anger, the bottle, and choosing to kneel instead.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  4. 04
    I Want To Be HonestNo more lies: facing the box I built, the drinking, the pain I hide.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  5. 05
    JourneyI will not stop, even when I'm knocked down.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  6. 06
    RealityHow things I never expected became my reality, and what I learned in the dark.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  7. 07
    Tainted LoveWhen words never turn into actions and love gets tangled.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  8. 08
    Surviving The NightA childhood testimony, and getting through those nights with God.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  9. 09
    These WallsThe walls I built around my sin and my fear, and the choice to tear them down.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  10. 10
    I Still Have Faith in YouAlone, scarred, and still believing.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  11. 11
    Waisting No More TimeTired of wasting time: get up and press on.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45
  12. 12
    Journey OutroThis journey has led me home.Hear the full song on Spotify
    0:45

…and a hand raised toward the light.

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Why I make this

These songs come from places I didn’t want to talk about: loneliness, fear, family pain, and the walls I built myself.

I don’t write from the victory. I write from the moment right before it, and I leave the faith in at the exact spot where it showed up.

If you’re in a hard season, these are for you. You’re not the only one, and you don’t have to pretend.

“People should feel inspired to continue their journey.”