Jonathan Cain shares his thoughts on what it means to be a "kingdom minded" man. It isn't about being religious. It is about taking up our God given responsibilities and properly exercising our God given authority as shown to us by Jesus.

Jonathan Cain discusses the history and origins of Father's Day. Every year on the third Sunday in June, Americans take time to honor their fathers in their role in the family and community. Jon encourages fathers to stand up, take authority, take leadership, and lead your family into the next decade.

New releases on Sundays.

Links:
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook

Jonathan Cain shares about how he got into music as a child and his opinion on kids learning music. It was a game changer for Jonathan. Music helped improve memory, increased discipline, taught him time management, and made him more creative. It was fun to learn while building confidence and self esteem.

New releases on Sundays.

Links:
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook

Jonathan Cain shares about boundaries in relationships with spouses, family, and children. He shares his wisdom and insight on how boundaries play a critical role in the level of satisfaction and stability of our lives. We all know in a healthy relationship, open communication is crucial. If your partner does something that upsets you, or makes you uncomfortable, you have a right to address it with them. And depending on the situation, address it as soon as possible.

New releases on Sundays.

Links:
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook

Jonathan Cain shares about relationships and marriage. God never designed a man to meet all the emotional needs of a woman. He's supposed to meet some of them, but there's probably not a man on planet Earth who is wired to meet all the emotional needs of a woman. So what is it that men really want?

New release every Sunday morning.

Links:
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook

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Hello, this is Jonathan Cain with my podcast "Anchored", where I share my ideas of faith family, marriage and manhood. Today, I'd like to share with you a little research I found online, and it's what a man wants the most from a woman. And some of you ladies might be surprised to find what the answer is. To begin with men and women want different things. Some of you might remember the book by john gray. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. I read that book and was fascinated between the differences of men and women and our wants and desires. For instance, if you ask a woman to describe their ideal man, many will describe a man who loves to chat and open up and want someone to enjoys the details of life. Someone remembers all the little things that are important. Someone that would rather share with them about the day then stare at the TV all night. And short women describe their favorite girlfriend. Sorry ladies, but we men would make terrible girlfriends. We didn't like to talk open up. We forget the little things and staring at a flashy boob tube is often more appealing than sharing minor details of the day but don't take it personally. We don't really want to share with anyone. Men do not share. we conquer, we protect, we compete. We work, we insult, we make disgusting noises. Leave the toilet seat up and generally do not share. You can train us to share but it just doesn't come natural for us. Here's another thing men don't want. They don't want to work in their marriages. Why? Because most men like the marriages the way they are. A survey taken by the Chicago Sun Times showed 2300 men said they would remarry their wives. In another survey by Women's Day men more asked how They felt about their husbands. Only half of the women who wrote into the magazine said they would marry their current husbands if given the chance to do it all over again. Most of the time it is the women who are upset with the whole marriage idea. They say 80% of all divorces are filed by women. It is usually the woman who seeks out marriage counseling. Women of our day are the ones frustrated. It is the woman who always seems to have her heart broken. It is a woman who is most disappointed. And now I believe women of the 21st century have completely unrealistic expectations. When it comes to living with and dealing with men. Sometimes it seems like women are in a romantic fantasy thinking that when they enter into marriage with the expectation that a man will meet all the emotional needs of her heart. But see, God never designed a man to meet all the emotional needs of a woman. He's supposed to meet some of them, but there's probably not a man on planet Earth. Who is wired to meet all the emotional needs of a woman. So what is it that men really want? In one word, ladies, men want respect. That means a man wants to be held in esteem, shown consideration and appreciation, even when he makes mistakes. He wants to be seen as some kind of hero especially in the eyes of his bride. It needs someone to believe in Him when the odds are against him. For man doesn't feel respected. He's destined to act in a reminiscent obnoxious way. I can't get no respect Rodney Dangerfield, he becomes insulting, Boogie eyed and gross. Interestingly enough, the song respect sung by Aretha Franklin back in the 60s was written by a man. a solo artist called Otis Redding. Many of you remember Otis Redding from the song dock of the bay. Well, a brief of Franklin made respect to hit, but it came from the heart of a man Oh, this reading Thank you, Otis. You know, it's funny because men don't believe they need to earn respect. They feel it's owed to them. And women don't understand it. And that may sound sexist, but it really isn't. What I'm saying is men need to be respected for who they are, and not for what they do. If they don't feel respected, they feel like they can't survive. It gets harder and harder for them. They feel trapped. So it's so important for a woman to learn to give her man unconditional respect. It seems women are hung up on the idea of men being worthy of respect. And when they do show it It might be disingenuous. And so she goes into this I had better correct the situation mode believes she can respect your man only if she can get him to act responsible. But that's not how it works. Ladies, respect is too great a need for a man to have it come and go based on performance. If a woman will learn to risk Respecting her man when he's not perfect. He'll probably open his heart to her and be ready for change. And I can personally testify here then marrying the love of my life Paula white cane, promote a true change in my heart. You see, she spoke to the king in me and listened and heard me heard my voice let me be me accepted me for who I was. Now here's a song from the more like Jesus album. Better man. You spoke to my trouble Ha. spoke to the king me to Marlboro. Man, man, so can you feel my joy to last all time showed me And what was missing in my life because of lifting me. God is on my side. In First Peter three, verses one through six, it says likewise wives be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, that they may be one without a word by the conduct of their wives when they see a respectful and pure conduct, most women generally don't have an idea how much influence they have on their man. The Book of Proverbs says the wise woman builds her house, but a disgraceful wife. It's like the K in his bones. A wife is either building up or tearing down your husband. A lot of women probably don't know this or aren't aware, but most men are unsure of themselves. In a recent survey, 75% of men admitted they felt like an imposter. Many spent entire lives fighting the voices in their head. They constantly shout, you really know what you are doing. It's a matter of time before everyone discovers you're a phony. A man's home should be the one place in his life where the voices of criticism are silenced. Where he is shared. He's a wonderful and competent person. The ultimate ego boost of a man's life is when his wife willingly and enthusiastically makes love to him. As opposed to lying there counting ceiling tiles and asking Are you done yet? Sadly for millions of men, this is not the case and their homes are places where voices of criticism are louder, not silenced. I had a friend say one time and an award banquet. Everyone thinks you're so great, but I know what an idiot you are women frequently making the mistake of assaulting their husbands and attempt to get change. These criticisms and rejections create anger and frustration inside of a man. The result will only make him disconnected and unemotional. You see ladies these rejections and insults. They may work on women, but it definitely pushes a man away. insulting a man will only end up robbing you of his true self. And you won't see the changes that you want in your relationship. So don't ignore your man's need for respect when you disrespect your man by being unappreciative, ridiculing and discounting it will hurt him. And he's if you want a man to act differently in that relationship, you're going to have to put the insults away and learn unconditional respect. You know if there was anyone who had the right to disrespect a man, based on his performance it be God. God is aware of every flaw and man's character and yet look at how God deals with men through the Bible. Abraham was so cowardly that he denied Sarah was his wife, so that King would not kill him in order to get her. Yet God did not respond to the obvious coward nature. He looked deep within and saw a man of faith, even though a broom was not able to have a child at the time. God called Abraham Abraham, meaning father of the multitude. You see, God gave Abraham the respect due to a father The patriarchy long before he became one. The Lord called Gideon, a mighty man of valor, despite the fact that at the time, Gideon was really a coward and was hiding so no one can hurt him. But God looked inside Gideon saw what he was really made of and treated him with respect to a great warrior long before he was worthy of such honor. And Gideon went out to achieve one of the most lopsided military victories of history. And finally, look at Simon, the guy was flip flopping, not sure of himself. Roman the heat is on kind of guy. This is the one who told Jesus he would willingly die with him yet fled when Jesus was arrested, and three times denied that even knew Jesus. But when Jesus first met him, he said, Simon, from now on you will be called Peter the rock. And sure enough, Peter went on to be bold, compelling witness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. You see, God knows that the key to unlocking the potential in a man is the treat him with. The key to unlocking of potential in a man is the treat him with unconditional respect long before he deserves it. So ladies, just find the gratitude and the grateful. Stay in the Grateful and respect your man unconditionally. I hope this podcast Bless you, inspired you and I'll see you next time. I'm Jonathan Cain my podcast "Anchored"

Jonathan Cain shares about why dads matter and about his own father. We have valued men as wallets more than as dads. The result is moms feel deprived of resources and dads feel deprived of purpose and children feeling deprived of the full range of parenting. Proverbs 22:6 says, "Start children often the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it."

New release every Sunday morning.

Music tracks include "My Dad Matters" and "My Old Man"

Links:
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook

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Hi is Jonathan Cain, and I'm back with my podcasts anchored. Today I'd like to talk about something close to my heart. Why fathers matter? As some of you may know, if you read my book, don't stop believing. I grew up with an amazing father, a father who I adored. I consider my vision keeper, my mentor, who had an even temperament, who was always there in a loving, kind way, supportive, and he would lift us up. And he was prophetic in a way that he could say, this is going to be your destiny. And he'd stand behind it. He would be there. No matter how hard you fell, every time to encourage and inspire and be confident. My dad was a cool daddy. Oh, he walked in confidence. And he gave all of us boys. I grew up with two brothers. An amazing confidence. And I couldn't imagine growing up living a life Without him, I mean, I wouldn't be the same man. And when he passed on, I believe that I harvested his beliefs in me, and so I shine my light twice as brighten. So I guess this is why this matters to me so much is I think I see fathers maligned in our society today and I see men stumbling. Well, I still believe that fathers matter. And I believe my dad matters. Here's a musical tribute to my father. My dad matters because he gave me his last name because it's blood runs through my veins. His blood would always lead the way. And math was my hub from oh god me shoes when man god gratitudes of joy when I was was always came to my rescue led me to the crow. Save me the crow My father is gone now but he's firmly implanted in my heart and my memories and he's part of my DNA. So once again, I couldn't imagine trying to have grown up without having a father. So I've kind of a first hand experience of what is St. Leonard looks like if you know what I mean. This was a guy that was self made that you know started in Arkansas with a seventh grade education and turn out to be an amazing father and and family project. For us for all the years, and he died very suddenly and 63 came down with cancer and left us quite suddenly. So dad, we miss you. The more I looked at fathers and families, kids, generations, the more interesting things became. And it didn't surprise me when I looked at some of the facts and figures. You know, as recently as a generation ago in the 1970s. Most psychologists and other experts thought that besides bringing home a paycheck, fathers didn't matter much for their kids. There was a much evidence for the irrelevancy of fathers, but there wasn't a lot of data to suggest they were even relevant. Few had asked the question, and nobody had the answer. The irrelevancy of fathers had become an article of faith among researchers, and why would any of them question something they knew to be true? Then researchers started challenging that assumption and studying father's roles in greater detail. To sum up their conclusions we know now that fathers are vastly important in their children's lives in ways that both scholars and parenting experts have overlooked. As far back as World War two researchers noticed that us children whose fathers were away at war when their children were four to eight years old, later had problems with peer relationships. The same was true for Norwegian sailors who were away for months at a time. Their fathers were not there to help them learn how to behave with others. The children were consequently less popular and hardly surprisingly less satisfied with their relationships with our friends. In a separate study, one group of researchers watched the fathers in their homes, playing with a three year old and four year old children. Teachers were then asked to rank the children according to their popularity among the classmates and preschool children whose fathers engaged in the most physical and enjoyable play had the highest popularity ratings. Featured Six verse four says fathers do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and the instruction of the Lord. Dr. Warren Farrell, psychologist and author of father and child reunion was intrigued with why children with act of fathers do so well. In an attempt to better understand it, he spent more than a decade analyzing worldwide research. I knew when I started this research that dads were important, but I had no idea how important says feral. We are 100% certain that children do better in 26 areas when they grow up. In within tech families. Children clearly pay a price when their fathers walk away, or mothers keep dads away. A father's impact starts at birth. For example, boys who have contact with their fathers show greater levels of trust, and only five or six months. A study of black infants found the more interaction the boy had with a father, the higher his mental competence and so Echo motor function by the age of six months. As children grow fathers teach children to have empathy. dads are usually more firm about enforcing boundaries. teaching children to take boundaries seriously teaches them to respect the needs and rights of others. He said fathers also play a huge role in teaching delayed gratification. The single most important highway to maturity feral says when children are allowed to do something without having to do anything to get there. It undermines this process. Children with fathers present in the home do better academically, especially in math and science. This is true even if they come from weaker schools. They buy to Harvard researchers found that even when race education, poverty and other factors are equal living without a dad doubled the child's chance of dropping out of school. Another study of boys with similar backgrounds founded by Third grade. Boys with present fathers scored higher on every achievement test. They also received higher grades. The more years children spend with their single mothers, the fewer years of school they complete. When fathers at present children have better mental health feral says they are more likely to get along with other children sleep well at night, be trusting of others, and are less likely to be aggressive or participate in risky behavior. The National Center for Health Statistics reports that a child living with his or her divorce mother, compared to living with both parents is 375% more likely to need professional treatment for emotional or behavioral problems. 90% of homeless or runaway children are from fatherless homes. Most gang members come from mother only households as early as 1993. Studies show that dads also influence whether their sons became teenage fathers. A Temple University study found no boys born to teen mothers became teen fathers, if they had close relationships with their biological fathers, compared to 15% of those who didn't have that closeness, for report said that US has done a better job of integrating women into the workplace than integrating men into the family, especially into the lives of children in the non intact family. We have valued men as wallets more than as dads. The result is moms feel deprived of resources and dads feel deprived of purpose and children feeling deprived of the full range of parenting. I turned to the word, Proverbs 22 verse six says, start children often the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it. Here's another song I wrote for my father. This is called my old man. winner was how we got here my father he was say Remember today as a father of three, I am grateful for the loving, committed father that I grew up with the mentor, my hero Leonard. And I pray today for an awakening a revival among fathers and families that recognize the leadership, the authority the father should have in our families and societies around the world. Fathers do matter. This concludes my podcast anchor, and I'll be back with more. I leave you now with a song from my album what God wants to hear Bolden prayer. I am drawn to your throne of seeking your mercy to offer true In the home, you truly love and shape this place with the Holy Ghost

In these unprecedented times, Jonathan talks about managing fear, stress, anxiety... some things that men are not particularly open about. This is where leadership comes in, and where we are called by God. The silence of this isolation may be deafening, but we should also hear the calling of the Lord bringing us closer. Let us not grow tired in this season, but activate a new strength and leadership.

New release every Sunday morning. Music tracks include "Only in the Arms of Jesus" from the album "More like Jesus".

Links:
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook

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Hello, this is Jonathan Cain, and I'm here with my podcasts anchored, where I share my ideas of faith, family, marriage and manhood. In these unprecedented times, I'd like to address the men listening with us today. Just managing fear, stress, anxiety, something we men are not particularly open about dealing with. This is where leadership comes in, and is where we are called by God. The Silence of this isolation may be deafening, but we should also hear the calling of the Lord bringing us closer. Let us not grow tired in this season, but activate a new strength and leadership. Galatians six verse nine says, and let us not grow weary of doing good. For in due season, we will reap if we do not give. Sometimes as men we're faced with a situation That seems impossible. Seems a mountain has to be moved. But we serve a God of miracles of supernatural power. A God that can take your setback and turn it into a breakthrough. If we just surrender and casts our burden, pray to the Father, in the name of Jesus. All things are possible. So tell your mountain, so tell your situation, declare you can move it, where a seed of faith is found. This song was based on a sermon given by my wife Paula, from more like Jesus, this is tell your mountain when trouble comes to find you, leaves you lost in fear and so searching for an answer kneeling down you pray. Know that after you close your eyes and praying the shafts raise to tell you a mountain struggling to break the chains go tell your mountain. You know much of the old advice of our forefathers handed out of measuring manhood fail to work today, where women's rights and power have awakened and activated so Say men, we could do well to pray and reimagine our masculinity in ourselves this season. As Jesus said in Matthew 914, verse 17, pouring new wine into old wine skins will surely burst the skins. When a man can offer something new rituals of the past will be overwritten and discarded. So instead of walking on eggshells, men can use their masculine to enhance and balance the feminine of their partner. its strength with thoughtfulness, endurance with faithfulness. You see, man, I believe we have an extraordinary opportunity during this season to step up and lead. lead our families, our partners in our business, lead by example, and they will follow First Timothy five verse eight says, but if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse. than an unbeliever. So if you're caught up in fear and anxiety and stress, this quote from Teddy Roosevelt, I think says it all. It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who airs who comes short again and again. Because there is no effort without error and shortcoming. But who does actually strive to do the deeds, who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls, who neither know victory nor defeat. We cannot give into this and quit being positive. You know, men are apt to feel ashamed of their anxiety because we're taught in many cultures, and supposed to be brave and fearless. Men are also taught that they're not supposed to be vulnerable. In this context, it's easy for Amanda's see himself in a negative light, if they suffer from anxiety disorder. This will lead them not to seek to a man who is suffering from anxiety. I would say please don't judge your anxiety, and try to deny that you're having anxiety that will only make things worse. If you accept your anxiety as it is, and seek good men to reclaim masculinity and forge a definition guided by empathy. We need to demonstrate that being a real man means being a good man and celebrate the verse examples of good men. We owe it to ourselves to define and defend masculinity in modern context. And we owe it to the generations of men and women coming after us. We have to stop hanging expectations of attire cliche around the necks of our boys. Let us look in the word for guidance, and pass on as elders to the younger generation. Titus one, verse nine says he must hold to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine, and also to rebuke those who contradict Ephesians four verse one, I, therefore a prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling, which you have been growing up as a boy I had a father who is very vulnerable, he he would show his emotions freely. He would cry tears for Jesus when he prayed in church, he would laugh, he would feel sad, he would show emotions and just you know, jump for joy when it's time to be happy. He was an open book. And today I pray that all of us can learn from you know what my father taught me and consider to be transparent to be vulnerable. have conversations with your partner, have conversations with your children, face the fears together, face them head on, have open conversations with your partner with your children, about what you're afraid of about what is causing anxiety in your in your household. In these times, we're all cooped up together. We have to find a way to reinvent our family life. We have to learn to give each other space when it's called for and we have to come together when it's needed. Men in the US are socialized to be stoic. What happens when they show emotions other than anger? Research demonstrates the men who show sadness at work are thought of Less deserving of that emotion as compared to sad women. A study from 2017 found that men who cry at work are perceived as more emotional and less competent than women. So toxic masculinity just fails fails us all. Right now young men and boys are subjected to enormous pressure to conform to a damaged and damaging kind of masculinity, reinforced by stereotypical examples of real men. A survey of over 1000 men age from 18 to 13. In the US, UK and Mexico, for example, found that young men who embraced rigid cliches of manhood, and how real men should act were more likely to suffer depression, engage in self harm, display risky behavior, like binge drinking and dangerous driving. These young men were also more likely to experience some perpetrate verbal, physical and online bullying, so we as men can learn much from David In the Bible, David testify that God had been to him a fortress and a refuge in a day of my distress. And he knew where to turn when crisis came. In the day of my trouble, I call upon you, for you answer me. The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, and a stronghold in times of trouble. And not only David but the psalmist ASAP as well. In the day of my trouble, I seek the Lord Psalm 77:2, we can pray for change as we struggle through these challenging times. And we can pray that we can become new men. In our hearts, we can become better men, to our family, to our partners, to our friends, to all we work with. We have an opportunity here to reimagine who we are, and how we interact with all of those around us as men and become leaders. The greatest leader I can think of is Jesus. We all know how vulnerable he was in his suffering in his worship, and his love for the Holy Spirit his father. So let us take a page from the Bible, only in the arms of Jesus, where we find strength and grace. Here now from my album more like Jesus is a song I wrote called, only in the arms Jesus. Through my pain, I know something new was. His love sustains soul and body, restore this power in there is not the name of Jesus To pay the price for those who win darkness I hope the song in this podcast let's do today. And I think we have an opportunity in an exceptional time to become exceptional men for an exceptional God. I'm Jonathan Cain with anchored. We'll see you next time.

Jonathan Cain shares about how he found his way back to Jesus and reignited the passion for the Lord that he once had when he was young boy.

New release of Anchored Podcast is available every Sunday morning.

Music tracks include "Rush In To Me" from the worship album "What God Wants To Hear", and the self titled track "More Like Jesus", and "Love Carries the Cross" from the worship album "More Like Jesus"

Links:
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook


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Hello, everybody, it's Jonathan Cain with my podcast anchored, where I share my ideas of faith, family, marriage and manhood. Today, I'd like to continue my testimony. I was blessed to raise three children and lead them to God the way my father led me. This time it was at a Lutheran Church in Petaluma, California. I met an amazing pastor and theologian clay Schmidt, who helped me with many questions regarding my walk with God and the road back and what to do about the victims of the horrible school fire that consumed 92 children and three sisters that I witnessed that day in 1958. You see, I had a hunger to know Jesus and connect with him again reconnect. I had success of family, my band journey, yet there was a deep void in my life. didn't quite know where to begin. Meaning Paula White on Southwest Airlines was a journey back. She told me she was a pastor. I asked her if it was possible to have the love of Christ the way I did it seven years old. And she assured me that, that God was calling me back. As I grew to know her, and to love her, I knew the only way to her heart was through the Lord. He had called me through her two things I told Paula, I never get married, never go to Africa. Well, God has a sense of humor, because I got married three times to Paula and Ben Africa at least seven times. One of my first visits to Africa was Ghana, where Paula was preaching at a conference for Archbishop Duncan Williams, her spiritual father. After meeting Archbishop, he knew we were in love, and that marriage was eventually going to happen. He wanted to pray and he had profits. He had many prayer warriors. I'd never been around prayer like that, where there's 35 guys all just praying in the Spirit over you. It was very, very powerful. And I realized that there was some repentance that I had to go through, and real soul searching before I was ready to marry a pastor. So I asked him, if he would baptize me in in Ghana there while I was there. And he said, If you let it, if you let me marry you, I will baptize you. So I did. And the most incredible thing happened, it was a very cool ceremony. We had probably 15 different people. They're all praying Paula was there. It was at his house. And I had just had this amazing when I went down in the water, and he blessed me. I came up, completely transformed. I felt completely changed somehow. felt a rush into my spirit. A transformation like I said, so here now is a song that was inspired from that trip to Ghana. That amazing transformation feeling that you don't have to wait your whole life for your suddenly. This is from the album what God wants to hear. rush into me. I've wasted so much time that you in my life but she knew what was yet to come. On a broken street of dreams you chose to save my soul. Phil the repairs. The healing had been precious moments. face to face, rushing to be. Archbishop Duncan Williams became my spiritual father as well in Ghana, and then of course in the states and assured me that marriage was definitely in the picture for Paula and I, and that with prayer and repentance, I would find my way he would help me back to a true fellowship with Christ. So it didn't take long. Just as a song said Russian to me We were married. We were married on prayer mountain in Ghana. And it was the most incredible experience to marry Paul of the love of my life. And her family. It was a small wedding. And we felt like we had to get married before God. And then we told the congregation of course, we came home. We got married again, in Orlando, before our friends and family. We got married one more time, at church before the congregation. So I married Paula three times, like I said, and every time it was a celebration of love and commitment to the lady that brought me back to Jesus, the lady that made my life Whole Again, the lady that spoke to the king in May, Paula, I love you. Romans two verse four says not knowing that the goodness of God leading up to repentance, Mary Paulo was my road back to repentance. She was a lady that led me back to Jesus that spoke to the king and me My fourth anchor is firmly planted. You know, I'm asked all the time about my return to discipleship and Christ. Has there been any blowback for band members or management? I'm still amazed I was the only one to thank the Lord at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies a few years back. I realized now that being a disciple of Christ, in the business of rock and roll calls for a commitment of transparency. Second Corinthians four verse six says, For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. You see, I've learned to bring Jesus with me as I go through my tour and onstage and off. I've openly prayed for people and laid hands on them as we do our meet and greets. That has been a fulfilling feeling to be obedient to his call for prayer during these special moments. I recently wrote a song that speaks about my return to my walk with Jesus, the return of my faith, being transparent and open to all they can see. I think the world is ready for more Jesus. And so here is a song from the self titled, like Jesus. Prepare to become Jesus. Jesus. Jesus, Jesus, we recognize the blessings have a price. Can we be ready to sacrifice to be betrayed? Your cabinet prepare to become Jesus, Jesus. Jesus. So if there's anyone out there listening that is questioning their return to their faith to their wives. with Christ, take it from me. Receiving Jesus is truly a life changing experience. There's a renewal, a restoration, you feel empowered. You feel the wisdom of the word. It's just been so different for me walking in that light, that even people in rock and roll world say, you look different. In fact, they say I look younger, and I'm flattered. If you're listening to this podcast, still questioning how can I? How can I possibly return? Our God is a good God. I can only say from my experience, consider Christ. In closing, I did some research online and found the deepest anchor in nautical construction. And it's known as a dead man's anchor buried deep. Usually horizontal beams, not unlike the ones used to make the crucifix and the cables fastened to it used to Bowie ironically called guys, and I'm not making this up, guys. So when you're deeply anchored, you die to self and live for Christ. We let things die in the flesh. We crucify our flesh, pick up our cross and follow Him. Galatians five, verse 24 says, those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. So I hope you're ready to completely empty out and let go of all the worldly desires, planted deeper anchor, follow with deeper purpose. Jonathan Cain, this concludes my podcast anchor, and I hope you're blessed. I'd like to leave you now with a song I wrote from the album more like Jesus. Love carries the cross in shadow and Trapped in hopelessness. In desperation, called out his name led me to where his mercy Ray prayed for healing for the week in ways forever grateful.

Jonathan Cain shares his personal life story and testimony of Jesus from childhood through to where he is at today.

New release of Anchored Podcast is available every Sunday morning.

Music tracks include "Because of the Blood" from the worship album "What God Wants to Hear", "Take These Ashes" from the worship album "More Like Jesus", "Deeper Than Deep" from the worship album "What God Wants to Hear", and the title track from the worship album "What God Wants to Hear"

Links:
Don't Stop Believing Book on Amazon: https://bit.ly/dsbbook
What God Wants to Hear on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3agWLNH
What God Wants to Hear on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WMwwLf
More Like Jesus on Amazon: https://bit.ly/MLJesus
More Like Jesus on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Uj6BJr

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Hello, everyone, this is Jonathan Cain, and you're listening to my podcast anchored, where I share my ideas of faith, family, marriage, manhood, and other topics. Today, I thought I'd start with my testimony, which you can find in my memoir, don't stop believing that I wrote a couple years ago. You can click on the link there. But I'm going to start with my father, my loving father who prayed to Jesus and taught me to call Him in prayer at an early age. Leonard was a proclaimed Catholic, a self made man from Arkansas, who inspired my mother, a Lutheran to take catechism classes and convert so they could be married in the Catholic Church. As a young boy I noticed in church on Sundays, my father would shed tears as he knelt in the Pew I asked him one day why he was crying in church. And he said they were tears of joy for the goodness of Jesus's love. I asked him how I could pray. And he told me simply to call him and tell Jesus He was my Savior, my True Father. Following my father's tears, at six years old, I knelt down, pray to Jesus, and eventually nurtured a personal relationship and an early age with our Savior. Thanks to my father, I planted my first anchor, I believe the most important one, a personal relationship with Christ. My first communion at seven years old, was truly the beginning of my journey with Jesus. Here now is a song I wrote from my first worship album, what God wants to hear, because of the blood when the truth was The last one you did on the cross up don't count me the day the world still. The painful stripes you had to bear the crown of phones you to wear, only to match the chain of canes you'll fulfill because Forgive me jeez In Genesis 18, verse 19, it says, For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has promised him. It turns out my father had truly carried out that prophecy. He had brought me to the Lord. At seven years old, I declared to my parents, I wanted to be a priest. They laughed and rolled their eyes at me, but received their firstborn sons love for Christ. I wanted to be a pre so bad that I even pretended to hold communion service in my tiny bedroom, my dresser with wonderbread dad's golf trophy and a blanket wrapped around my neck is a holy robe, reciting Latin over it Mia culpa, mea culpa, I would chant. I became a choirboy and Our Lady of the angels in the choir singing Gregorian chants. Latin and answering the preceding high mass. headline boy he wants to be a priest ends up marrying a pastor. Yes, that happened. God has a sense of humor. Amen. I marry pastor Paula white. Pastor Paula White is Pastor Paula white cane, and I love her. in third grade at my Catholic school I was attending next to our church on a cold sunny day in Chicago, December 1 1958. We all smelled smoke and exited the building knowing this was not just another fire drill. The fire had started in the basement and it ran up to a cold intake pipe to set the roof ablaze, trapping hundreds of students on the second floor in thick black smoke and unbearable heat. Being in third grade I was on the first floor and walked out of the building unharmed following our sisters orders. standing in line outside it was eerily silent as we waited on the flight department who are now yeah responding. It was 230 in the afternoon and I wondered if the Lord would step in and allow the students to escape the inferno on the second floor, horrified and frightened, looking at my Mickey Mouse watch wondering, Jesus, where are you? Isaiah 61 three, and provide for those who grieve in Zion, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, planning of the Lord for the display of his splendor. And now a song I wrote from the album more like Jesus, here is take these ashes. Help me make sense of the senselessness. Take the sorrow that still burns with the trap trapped in this fire of homelessness. Remove judgment let your mercy at the foot of the crop you have said devastation Ghana regatta shadow to the mountains and the forests branches Oh God cannot create some we will restore your jvzoo place to start We're having these. The horrible truth was the fire department from Chicago didn't come until it was too late, due to a miscommunication and phoning and notifying the fire department. So 92 children and three sisters perished. Our neighborhood our city in the nation was devastated. Turns out, the whole world came to Chicago to study what happened and how it could have been prevented. The fire became the model of how fire safety for schools would be forever changed. I know God's word says out of pain, something new is born. And change takes sacrifice. God took what the enemy sent for bad and made for good. Now I find in Scripture God didn't abandon me as an eight year old. Never will I leave you never will forsake you, says Hebrews 13 verse five. He was there with us that day covering us in grace as the chaos tried to swallow us. tragedies can never hide us from God. We may not see him but he sees us. We may think God is a million miles away, but he is with us. And he is watching us. During the aftermath of the fire dad leads me to music. He wants to shift me says I was spared from the fire for this purpose. Music becomes the second anchor planet and purpose during my journey. And acts 27 verse 24, Paul quotes the angel who visited him in the night Do not be able frayed, Paul, you must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you, God. So Paul, I have a plan for your life. God clearly had a plan for my life. And my father encouraged and helped me realize the destiny he had for me. playing and singing music came easy for me. My father knew it. And I knew it. And I learned to soar. So at 13 years old, we move away from the neighborhood out to a Chicago suburb in the west side, where I played Oregon for a Catholic pastor on Sundays. I am there a church trying to reconnect any way I can. Here I am reminded of my return call to Christ at 17 years old at a Baptist Church on the south side of Chicago where I break down during an altar call as the pastor lays hands on me. Had I been keeping the Lord away? Was I still questioning God over the fire? I had become numb and didn't even realize it. All I know is I felt restoration that night. I felt Jesus was calling. He was taking me deep. hear from my album what God wants to hear is a song I wrote. My first single deeper than deep. Read the job. The job is to love us first. From your throne room de la rublev. The Santa say via the world cannot condemn. Jay was three inches in your glory and hogs to comprehend. We praise you 1972 I'm 22 years old leaving Chicago and heading to LA with dreams and hopes of being a star. I find promising endure setbacks of rejection, I go through the ups and downs And learn the hardships of the music business. They were not easy to swallow. I'm told I'm not good enough, kind of disheartened. So, back home from Chicago, my father, my vision keeper tells me on phone calls to stick to my guns and stay the course. God has a plan, he says, but the Lord is with me as a dread warrior, my persecutors will stumble, they will not overcome me. They will be gratefully shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten from the Scripture, Jeremiah 20, verse 11. So I'm in LA and I sold stereos for a year and I'm probably 25 or 26 and I audition and join the bandwidth john wait the babies and then on to journey a platinum selling revered rock band Who were selling out arenas around the country. I learned the blessings were just beyond my battle. God had me all along just as my father had said. I believe I planted my third anchor with a priceless membership into a timeless band and a favor and blessing from the Lord. My suddenly had come. As a new member of journey in 1981. During the escape album, I flew into LA, the town that it rejected my purpose. Now I had come to play the forum, and people would pay to see me with journey. And Lord, I come to you with open arms, nothing to hide believer that I say. My life had been transformed overnight with favor and blessings. I had to give a shout of praise. Rejoice in the Lord always again, I will say rejoice. Philippians four For my father knew this and covered me in his prayers during my trials in LA. Remember when Paul wrote the sentence when he was in prison, not a joyful circumstance, but this did not change his joy or rejoicing. I tell myself, I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions. I have not yet made the decision God wanted from me. Rejoice always in the Lord. You see, the word always means rooted in the idea of perpetual and continual. And it was something I had to learn. My mistake along my faith journey was being an on again off again, Christian. As Billy Graham said, it's not possible to be a semi Christian, because once you truly come to Christ, God adopts you into his family and your his child forever losing my way away. along my journey with God was costly in my life. Holy Spirit seemed to have boundaries for me. And when I crossed them, there were consequences. lessons I had yet to learn about myself and God. I lost my father Leonard in 1987. And then my marriage ended, and Steve Perry left the band. These were times I felt tested. And I'm reminded of again, Apostle Paul in prison and the angel that came to him saying God has a plan for you. Here is a song I wrote from the album what God wants to hear the title track. He's seen how stumble and fall I wrestle No problem, his name to wash my sins. He decides he's righteous and fair. Give me eyes to see. I've been missing the mark. I've only met him halfway and it's all because of me waste The Holy Spirit somehow got me beyond those storms in 1987 and I landed on my feet again two years later, I helped build the comeback of Germany in 1998. Without Steve Perry through the uncertainty, I knew one thing that was certain God had his hand on us in our music. I hope you enjoyed this podcast, and my journey in my faith, family, marriage and manhood will continue. So join me next week as I share more of my heart with you on anchored