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By Leah MarieAnn Klett<\/a>, Assistant Editor \"Twitter\"<\/a><\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Christian artist Jeremy Camp said his recent heart surgery is evidence that his life is \u201cin God\u2019s hands\u201d and shared how the ordeal has deepened his faith in a social media post revealing he\u2019s gearing up to go back on tour this week.<\/p>\n

In a video posted to Instagram<\/a> just days after undergoing surgery <\/a>to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition where the heart rhythm becomes irregular and often rapidly beats, the 46-year-old singer and his wife, Adie, opened up about the ordeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been learning a lot,\u201d Jeremy Camp said. \u201cI’ve always battled with trust \u2026 with doing things in my own strength. Being the guy who’s super healthy and fit and I think, \u2018I can get this, I’m gonna stay healthy forever.\u2019 And this just came on, it’s just a defect. It’s nothing that I did or nothing that I caused. It’s just something that happened. Realizing that my life is in God’s hands, literally, like coming to grips with that. I can’t control it. I can do the best I can with my health, the best you can with protecting your family, protecting things or whatever.<\/p>\n

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“But ultimately, God is in control and He loves us more than we even know. And so, for me, I feel like He’s stripping apart every little ounce of control that I think I have in literally making me rely so much more on Him in a beautiful way. And it’s been so, so rich, and it’s drawing me a lot closer to Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The couple described how, for years, Jeremy experienced rapid and irregular heartbeats, reaching up to 230 beats per minute, which led to the discovery of his heart condition. The surgery, while significant, was non-invasive, sparing him from the rigors of open-heart surgery, they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Camp shared that he had non-invasive heart surgery last year but chose to keep the matter private.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had this crazy rapid flutter arrhythmia thing and I went through heart surgery last year. I didn\u2019t say anything to anybody,\u201d the “Walk by Faith” singer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, four weeks ago,\u201d he added, \u201cI started having these arrhythmias again \u2014 heartbeats that were beating that like 230 beats per minute for 30 minutes, and it happened twice in one day where it was like beating really, really fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeremy shared that while playing a concert earlier in March in California, he went into AFib.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just bad. I had to walk off stage early and they had a medical team for me,\u201d Jeremy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe debated on even saying anything, but honestly why would I not \u2026 [we thought], \u2018You know what? As a family that\u2019s what we do.\u2019 You know you are our family, the family of Christ coming together. So I asked you guys to pray.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adie Camp shared the emotional toll the journey has taken on their family and expressed gratitude for the support from their community: \u201cI can’t even begin to tell you how beautiful the Body of Christ is coming together and being together in this,\u201d she said. \u201cWe really felt so carried and so cared for by you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Camps also announced Jeremy’s plans to hit the road for his \u201cThe Theater Tour\u201d next week after his medical team, following multiple consultations, gave him the clearance to go on tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMultiple times, they gave us the clearance for tour next week,\u201d Adie said.<\/p>\n

Jeremy added that the last couple of years have been \u201cdifficult\u201d and served as material for a number of songs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no joke that Jeremy’s album’s called Deeper Waters<\/em>,\u201d his wife agreed. \u201cI mean, we really feel like it’s where God has taken us, is just to really learn to rely on Him in many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Camps ended their message with a note of gratitude and a call to prayer for Jeremy’s recovery and the success of their upcoming endeavors. The duo asked their fans to pray for a \u201cquick recovery\u201d and said, \u201cWe\u2019ll see you on tour next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeremy often discusses<\/a>\u00a0how his faith has sustained him amid even the most difficult times, like when his first wife, Melissa, died from ovarian cancer less than a year after they were wed, a story documented in the film \u201cI Still Believe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn these times, I\u2019ve loved\u00a0John 16:33<\/a>, where Jesus says we shouldn\u2019t be surprised when we go through trials and says, \u2018I tell you these things so you will have peace,\u2019\u201d he told CP in a previous interview. \u201cHe\u2019s essentially telling us, \u2018Guys, you\u2019ll have trials in this life, whatever they may be. That\u2019s a guarantee. But take heart: I\u2019ve overcome the world.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason we have trials,\u201d the singer said, \u201cis because we live in a fallen world. There will be sickness and death. There will be financial issues, unknowns, and confusion. But Jesus reminds us that even in all of that, He\u2019s defeated death and the sting of death.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leah M. Klett is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: leah.klett@christianpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n