‘You’re Bigger’
By Jekalyn Carr –
If you’ve never heard Jekalyn Carr’s song “You’re Bigger,” do yourself a favor and listen to it today. She was just 19 years old when she recorded it, and yet the depth, power, and anointing in her voice could move mountains.
This song is a declaration — a cry from the soul — that Jesus is bigger than anything we face. Bigger than sickness. Bigger than addiction. Bigger than heartbreak, anxiety, depression, and despair.
“You’re bigger than life, Jesus!” she bellows with raw emotion.
“I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
— John 16:33 (NIV)
In early recovery, I went on countless walks with this song playing on repeat. There was a time when everything around me felt heavy, chaotic, and beyond repair. The battles I faced seemed insurmountable. But this song reminded me of one crucial truth: my problems are not bigger than my God. And if I had even a mustard seed of faith, that would be enough.
I can’t say I always believed what I was hearing — but I kept listening. I clung to the hope in her voice. She must say “You’re Bigger” nearly 50 times in the song, and somehow I needed every one of them. It didn’t break through all at once. But slowly… ever so slowly… the fog began to lift.
I remember the first time I smiled again — genuinely. The first time I laughed and realized how long it had been. That’s when belief began to return. I started to trust in something greater than myself. What we in the program call a Higher Power, I now call my God — my Savior, Jesus Christ.
Through it all, I came to believe two things:
What is coming is coming — no matter how much I worry.
God is always working, even when we don’t see it.
Let this song carry you if you’re struggling today. Let it remind you that He is bigger — and that’s more than enough.
