TobyMac Reveals That His Faith Grew After Son’s Death
TobyMac Reveals That His Faith Grew After Son’s Death: Christian musician TobyMac, who has won seven awards, admits that after his son’s untimely death in 2020, he struggled with God but eventually felt his faith grow. He also claims to be “closer to God” than he has ever been.
During this week’s Dove Awards, he informed Christian Headlines and other media that the contemporary Christian music (CCM) industry is not the “cutthroat” industry that some people believe it to be.
“It’s a beautiful family,” he said before adding that he’s “super grateful” for the people “that came around me and walked with me through this.”
TobyMac was nominated for three awards: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, Short Form Music Video of the Year (Concept), and Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance). He will also perform.
Truett, his firstborn son, passed away in October 2020 at the age of 21. Life After Death, TobyMac’s debut album following that catastrophe, was released. When asked what guidance he would provide to anyone in a similar circumstance, TobyMac responded, “Everyone grieves differently.”
“The only advice I would have is that you might question God’s sovereignty,” he said. “And I think you need to figure out that God gives and takes away, and you have to be okay with that. And once you’re okay with that, I think your faith actually increases greatly. I found myself to be closer to God in the last three years than I ever have been in my life. And I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, of course, but I had to figure out and really believe that God is sovereign, and I had to trust that and then look for Him in the hard places—like really look, and He’s there. That’s the thing—he’s there.”