Thomas Rhett is living the life he prayed for. Thomas is the musician he prayed to become. Thomas is the husband he prayed to become. Thomas is the dad he prayed to become.

Looking back, Thomas says he can see that God answered those prayers in His time.

“I remember how long I prayed for these things and thought they would never happen. And even when they did happen, I didn’t realize that they had been answered, I thought it was just part of life happening. And then you get to look back on your last 10 years ago, and you go ‘I prayed so hard that I could potentially marry Lauren one day’ and then we did. Prayed so hard at this dream of becoming a musician would happen, and it did. And I remember getting so mad at God when we were trying to have kids and we just couldn’t, and then the Lord blessed us with Willa Gray. And the next thing you know we can’t not get pregnant (laugh), you know what I’m saying. And so, just looking back at all these things that you think are never going to happen and you think your prayers are just kind of wasted time, He’s listening to everything you know. It just may not work out in the timing that you think it’s going to, and that’s the unique thing about God to me. It’s like ‘I think I might answer that one, but I’m going to make you wait just a little bit so you’re actually … when it does happen, you’re more appreciative of the fact that I was listening the whole time’.”

Thomas and his wife Lauren are waiting for the arrival of their fourth daughter. His latest single “Country Again” recently became his 18th number one song. Listen for that song on Bloomington-Normal’s #1 Country, B104.

What prayers has God answered in your life?

By: Buck Stevens