Jeremy Camp – Full Circle

CCM: During the course of making this project, at what point did you look back and realize that God had been creating an album about the fruits of the Spirit?
JC: We thought we had the record done, then God literally dropped what ended up being the title track “The Answer” in my lap. And going back, everything on the album pointed to Christ being the answer. If you want joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, self-control…you’ve got to run to Jesus, you know? Lift your hand and walk in the Spirit, because He gives us His Spirit. It’s the same power, the same Spirit that arose Christ from the grave lives within us. So, if we are pressing towards that, He will give us the Spirit and the fruits of His Holy Spirit. It’s pretty incredible how all that came about, actually.

CCM: You’ve been at this fifteen years, and this is your 15th project—what’s that mean to you?
JC: Oh man, I don’t know what it is but this year I’ve been, “Mr. Nostalgic.” [Laughs] Four our upcoming tour we are doing an acoustic section where we’ll be performing some of the songs from years ago. I’m even going to bring out the first guitar my parents bought me, and the ones I actually wrote most of the songs on, so that’s pretty nostalgic. I’ll be making a lot of fun of myself, actually [laughs]. Seriously, this is one of those albums where I really wasn’t trying to “do something.” Like with my first album, I wasn’t trying to get signed at all. God just gave me some songs when I was going through some very difficult times, and those are the songs that helped to get me through a lot.

He laid these new songs on my heart. The Lord said, “Yeah, this is what I want you to say.” There’s a lot going on right now, but I’m not trying to make things happen. I’m taking my time, and when it’s His time, I’m ready. I think it’s so amazing how He’s brought everything full-circle.

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