![]() ![]() And then when we were looking at songs for this album and confirming even what we were going to go into production with, there was just this really pretty miraculous confirmation that this was one of the ones that needed be on the album, but still yet to know what impact it was going to have on the nation and the world. ![]() So, the song is very Holy Spirit-led, even the writing of it last year. And then I, out of the blue, when he asked me what I would like to write about, also spoke to God going before us and fighting our battles, even before he’d said anything about his dream. One of my other writers for that song came in after having a dream the night before about the Battle Is the Lord’s and this concept. We knew the day that we wrote it that there was something special on it. I was writing a good part of last year this album, and then working on production as well, some last year, but very heavily production this year. It was last year, probably, even more like middle of last year that we wrote that song as one of the many that we wrote for this album. RSJ: Yes, actually, it’s just amazing seeing how God brought that song together because we wrote it way before there was any inkling of any of this, way before 2020, nor had any understanding of what was going to happen. RM: Is that how your song, Battle Is the Lord’s, came to be? Because it seems like the message of that song is a giant reminder that we’re not in control, the Lord is. So, for me, that’s what it’s been, I think, this call to deeper trust and to not let fear triumph in my heart. Please just right the wrongs.'” We pray even with our children, especially our eldest, she’s six, about what’s going on and come to God with it. My duty is to open my hands and say, ‘Lord, I trust you to look after our little family. There is so many unknowns.” I think it’s been this call for me to trust God in a deeper way and just go, “You know what? I’m not in control. Even the same pregnant, about to bring a little boy into the world, there’s these moments of thinking, “Oh, my goodness. ![]() But it definitely hits me in waves, I think. ![]() Just sweet moments of sweet fruit in our family life that has been really lovely and redemptive. We’ve been even trying to be intentional about doing some Zoom courses where we can grow in our relationship with God, and also our marriage, and things like that, and spending time with the girls. James: For the most part, my husband and I have been trying to look for the good in such a crazy, fearful time, and look for how God might be in the quieter moments of being home a lot more. America is back on lockdown, quarantine and masks in full effect, questions about jobs and schooling in the fall, you’re pregnant with your third child, you just cross-country move… how are you navigating this time? No one could’ve ever predicted that we’d be where we’re at. Risen Magazine: It’s such an interesting time in our world right now. James Friends and Family, her first studio album in nine-years, Dawn, and how her career is now a family mission. Risen talked with the talented artist about the authenticity of her conversations on her podcast, Rebecca St. She’s been focusing on her family, married life, and her two daughters, and next month she will welcome a baby boy! God got ahold of her heart and called her back to music in a way she could’ve never anticipated. James is back with new music and a podcast. She’s been making music and performing since she was a twelve, and now after an intentional break, Rebecca St. ![]()
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