Christian singer and songwriter Matthew West is living out the words of the title track of his forthcoming album, “Don’t Stop Praying,” by encouraging his followers and fans to persevere in prayer and to put their hope in God.
“I want to know if you’re out there, and maybe you’ve had something, that one thing, that you’ve been praying for for a long time,” West said in a video posted July 15, “and maybe it was a long time before you saw the answer to that prayer or the breakthrough or the miracle. Maybe you’re still praying for it.”
West asked people to share their stories if they felt comfortable. “I think it could encourage other people who are maybe going, ‘Should I even keep praying for this?’” he said.
“Let’s take a moment to encourage and pray for each other,” the singer said in the caption.
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Matthew West Prays for Couple at Concert
According to his website, Matthew West is a five-time Grammy nominee and the winner of a number of other awards, including Dove Awards, K-LOVE Fan Awards, and an American Music Award. He has hosted the K-LOVE Fan Awards seven times.
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West’s album, “Don’t Stop Praying,” is set to release on Oct. 4, and his single of the same name achieved the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Christian Airplay Chart, according to Crosswalk. West shared with Crosswalk the story of a woman who attended one of his concerts. When she and her husband approached him, West at first thought they wanted a selfie with him.
But the woman said, “Would you mind praying for us?” She said she was having surgery the next day for breast cancer.
“Sometimes I can be guilty of saying, ‘Hey, I’ll be praying for you,’ and then you get busy with life, you move on and forget,” West said. But this time, he took a moment to pray with the couple, despite the long line of people waiting to see him.
