{"id":34121,"date":"2024-04-10T10:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=34121"},"modified":"2024-04-10T10:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:47:40","slug":"reba-mcentire-shares-why-she-calls-on-holy-spirit-before-performing-put-me-in-the-right-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/04\/reba-mcentire-shares-why-she-calls-on-holy-spirit-before-performing-put-me-in-the-right-place.html","title":{"rendered":"Reba McEntire Shares Why She Calls on Holy Spirit Before Performing: &#8216;Put Me in the Right Place&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34130\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/04\/reba-mcentire-credit-debby-wong-shutterstock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34130\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/04\/reba-mcentire-credit-debby-wong-shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"reba mcentire\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debby Wong\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Country legend Reba McEntire recently shared that she calls on the Holy Spirit before walking on stage. On an episode of \u201cThe Voice,\u201d contestants Donny Van Slee and Josh Sanders, both on McEntire\u2019s team, performed Luke Combs\u2019 \u201cWhen It Rains, It Pours.\u201d During a behind-the-scenes look at the duo\u2019s rehearsal for the performance, Sanders discussed how the song reminded him of his daughters, causing him to feel \u201cheavy\u2026I don\u2019t want to take the song there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McEntire replied, \u201cBefore I go on stage, I ask the Holy Spirit to walk for me, talk for me, speak for me, sing for me. Ask Him for that: \u2018Put me in the right place for this song.\u2019\u201d The country star often speaks about her Christian faith and how it sees her through hard times. She told <em>Jesus Calling, <\/em>\u201cI don\u2019t think I could have gotten through all the changes in my life without the Lord. That\u2019s that rock, that\u2019s the fortress that you lean upon when things go wrong, when things go bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a 2019 interview with The Christian Post, McEntire said her faith influences her work in the music industry.\u00a0She shared, \u201cIt\u2019s all God; He\u2019s the reason for everything I do. I pray that I will find songs to record that will touch people\u2019s hearts and heal their hearts. Before I go on stage, I ask the Holy Spirit to touch people in the audience if they need healing or comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IjlMXwgqJk0?si=sb9qe4PjPdCkUMN8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>McEntire continued, \u201cGod gave the songwriters that gift, and if there\u2019s something in songs that can come out of my mouth and touch a person and heal their heart, it\u2019s all worth it to me. Music has allowed me to do wonderful things God intended for the people who are listening.\u201d She also credits her success in entertainment with the moments she spent with her mother and grandmother. She explained, \u201cThat\u2019s what my grandmother\u2014Mama\u2019s mother and my namesake\u2014used to say when I was growing up. But she called it a special gift, a gift from God. I was almost as close to her as I was to Mama. Grandma used to take me fishing at a pond in her place.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cWe never did catch much, but we liked to throw in our lines and sit on the pond dam while Grandma told stories, mostly from the Bible. She told me about David, Moses and Daniel, and the special gifts that God had given them, like courage and, leadership, and prophecy. In fact, David was a songwriter. I probably learned as much of my Bible going fishing with Grandma as I did in Sunday school. She taught me gospel songs and hymns so I could sing to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Reba,\u2019 she\u2019d say, \u2018God gives all of us our own special gifts, and he\u2019s given you yours for a reason. Now you have to learn to use it,\u2019\u201d McEntire remembered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country legend Reba McEntire recently shared that she calls on the Holy Spirit before walking on stage. 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