Billy Bryant

Billy Bryant

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About Billy Bryant

Somebody once asked me, "Why are you always smiling?" The answer to that question: Jesus. He's the most amazing friend I have ever had. I grew up in a Christian home where I was taught about God and learned all of the same Bible stories everybody else knew. As I got older I started feeling a longing in my heart to do something that would glorify my Savior. I had never been told I was a good singer or ever even thought about singing in front of people. When I was 12 years old I started praying and telling God that I wanted to be used by Him to bring Him glory. Within weeks I started singing during the youth services at church. I continued to sing at church and decided that I needed to learn how to play an instrument to accompany my singing. I got my dad's guitar chords book and his acoustic guitar and started learning how to play. After that I found an old keyboard my grandfather had bought me and started learning how to play it as well. Throughout high school I would write songs and then throw them away because I never thought they were good enough to share with other people. I met my wife and her 9 month old little boy in July of 2003 and we were engaged by January of 2004. We were engaged for a full year before getting married on January 12th, 2005. It was the beginning of our lives together and we were so ready for our first year of marriage to be one of happiness and excitement. Unfortunately, 2005 ended up being the hardest year of my life. My Uncle, who had been paralyzed in an automobile accident 20 years earlier, died in the summer of 2005. By the time fall came around, my father had become extremely sick and was told he did not have much time left. I woke up to a phone ringing on an early morning in November. My dad had passed away. What began as a year of building a new family with my wife and my 2 year old step-son had now become a year of loss and sadness. I was only 22 when my dad died. I put on a happy face and pretended that everything was fine. I smiled and thanked people as they told me he was in a better place and I would see him again one day. None of this helped the way I was feeling inside. I began to let my sadness turn to anger and I held to that anger like it was the only thing keeping me alive. I questioned God for taking my dad so early in his life....so early in my life. Why would God take him when he was always so faithful and why did He not answer my prayers when I had always been faithful as well? It felt like nobody was listening. I never stopped believing God was real...but I did start to question if He loved me or even cared about how I was feeling. One night I was sitting alone in my house playing my guitar. I was still questioning God in my mind and still holding to the anger that was starting to define me. As I sat there playing my guitar I started to hum a tune. The tune slowly turned to words and I began to write them down. Within a few minutes I had written a whole song. The song was titled "Surrounding" and it's words expressed everything I was feeling. As I put the guitar down, after playing the song a good 10 times, I felt the most overwhelming feeling of love that I had felt in a long time. I sat there and cried as I could feel the love of God surrounding me in that room. It was like I finally knew where Jesus had been this whole time. He had always been with me. From the phone call on the morning of my dad's passing, to the drive to my parent's house, to watching them load my dad into the transport vehicle, to his funeral, to the first time I sat alone and cried out in anger to God for taking my dad, to this moment in this room. He had always been beside me, waiting with open arms to comfort me and let me know that I am not alone. I began to see that my dad, who had been in constant pain since I was a small child, was now in a place where he felt no pain. He had a new body that was void of discomfort and sin and was full of joy and glory. He no longer had to use a wheelchair because he was now dancing in the presence of his creator. Since that moment, I have tried to always notice the presence of Jesus in my life. I have sought to bring Him glory and to share His love with everyone I meet. I try to write songs that people can identify with and that share the story of what I've been through and how the love of Jesus has made me into a better person. My life is far from perfect and I still struggle every day but now I know that I have a Savior that loves me and is there with me no matter what. He loved me so much that He chose to die so that I could live. Now, with everything that is in me, I will live for Him! My wife and I have now been married for 7 years. Her little baby boy is now 9 years old.We recently moved to Nashville, TN. where God is leading us in this new chapter of our journey with Him. We have become a family that trusts God and seeks His face on a daily basis. My goal in life is not to be a famous singer, it's not to be the best performer, it's to lift up the Name of Jesus and bring Him glory every where I go. I pray daily that His will is done in my life and as long as I am following Him I know I will always be happy.

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