Drugs, Alcohol and Anger Were No Match for How Jesus Would Absolutely Transform This Country Star’s Life

Tennessee native Cody McCarver, the former singer, and keyboardist for country group Confederate Railroad recalls a time in which he truly lost hope, diving deep into a life of alcohol and drugs.

And after his dad died in prison, he only felt worse, with the singer getting quite angry at God. Despite an early experience attending church, life at the time seemed so uncertain.

“I was raised in church. I was our church piano player at age 9. Mom taught Sunday school, and we never missed church,” McCarver told Faithwire. “When I was a teenager, I found that I could play music in bars and make money and have fun doing it.”

Eventually, his family severed ties with the church after a dispute with a fellow attendee.

“We never went back and that was the beginning of the end for myself and my family,” McCarver said. “Later, I realized we had put faith in a man and a church and not in God.”

It was during his pivotal teenage years that McCarver started dabbling with alcohol. At first, it was no big deal, but later on, his drinking became a dire problem.