In Poison in the Well, Granger Smith explored eleven toxic beliefs that negatively affected him and kept him away from Christ. All of these are warning signs where he claimed to be a true Christian but wasn’t living out his beliefs. He begins the book by sharing how when he was a teenager, his dad let him drive a red Massey Ferguson 240. He was supposed to cut the grass along the gravel road. He was in awe watching the tall grass laying flatten. He made another lap when he realized all the hard way wasn’t paying off. He had only been pressing down the grass and he forgot to turn on the power takeoff. The blades were never spinning so it never cut the grass. He compared this story to salvation and how we are saved by grace alone. A changed life can reveal to others their own need for a savior.
Granger Smith was a country music singer and had a number one hit with, “Backwood Song”. Two of the other top charted songs were called, “Happens Like That” and “If The Boot Fits.” He also went on stage and dress up as Earl Dibbles Jr as alter ego and in the book he revealed how that began and how felt convinced to quit playing that role. He was actively touring and performing in numerous states when everything changed forever. He ended feeling called to quit music altogether and is now a pastor. What brought all this one was in June 2019, his third child River, around aged three was playing outside around the pool. Granger opened up about pulling his cold lifeless body from the water. This led to his family moving from their home. This dismantled his entire world and he lost his identity that he was holding onto. He was having to give up all of his false idols. When he passed away, Granger felt it was time to give up the music and he was seeking to follow Christ’s path.
In the book, he also touched on how losing his son, River led him to Christ. He just had finished playing a show and his ears were still ringing fro the drums and the rush of the crowd. He turned on the TV to a TV pastor, Joel Osteen. Joel asked if his heart stopped beating where would you spend eternity. He recited the Lord’s prayer along with Joel Osteen and felt at peace and went to sleep. He explained how he had repeated and believed he was a Christian many times before. This led to the toxic belief in our poison well that repeating a prayer can bring about full transformation. He shared what salvation is and how this decision is about being transformed and made new. It means more than just a simple prayer it’s supposed to change us into knowing Christ. He explained how we won’t be finding alter calls in the Bible but instead we will discover the importance of repenting and believing.
I would recommend this life changing book to anyone who is tried of the old Christianity and the beliefs on what it takes to be a good Christian. This is the second book Granger Smith has written and it continues on with his story but this one adds more details about Christ and his journey to healing and changing his life. I have enjoyed him since listening to the record, “Dirt Road Driveway” and it was difficult in seeing him give up music completely. Although I understand, the calling on his life has changed I just wish he would at least still do Christian music. This book provides a glimpse into his story and how his toxic beliefs were slowly killing him from living. I really enjoyed the topics and this is a wake up call to live out our beliefs in Chris and be really transformed by the power of His love.
Check it out below:
https://www.amazon.com/Poison-Well-Toxic-Beliefs-Living-ebook/dp/B0G1K2FNNG/
https://grangersmith.com/pages/books
One of my personal favorite songs:
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