being Him being the prize . Not the stats and the affirmations . And not that those people are that ’ s all they ’ re about . I know that with degrees of separation some of those people that have had those struggles and I don ’ t believe that that ’ s who they are . I don ’ t believe that they ’ re these toxic people . I think that they got attacked in some ways and they didn ’ t do the right things to avoid those situations and my heart breaks for them because I know that it could be just as easily me as it could be anybody else . But I do believe that God will use this season to refocus the church into the things that do really matter . And I think it ’ s really just the simple things of focusing on His presence and not focusing too much on ourselves and our legacies and what we ’ re building . And that would be my prayer , that we come back to just the heart of God in it all . And then that therefore we ’ re full of the fruits of the spirit , love , joy , and peace , and patience , and kindness , and forgiveness for the people that hurt us .
[ WM ] Well said . Let ’ s conclude with something a little bit lighter in subject matter . What is it that you like about your Martin Guitar ?
[ Cody ] Oh , it just sounds so good always . Every time I plug it in , I often get comments , “ Man , that guitar sounds so good .” And it ’ s just so fun to play . I love my Martins . My Martin was actually my wedding gift from Kari when we got married , it ’ s a model that I have loved for a while , and I had played different ones and I ’ d played them at church because the church had one . And so that was the gift for our wedding , which was so incredible . And it ’ s the one I ’ ve played just solely for eight years now on the road . It ’ s actually got some good nicks ... and it ’ s kind of getting beat up a little bit . I need to give it some TLC . But yeah , it is just so great . It plays so well , it ’ s so balanced in tone , it ’ s got great low and great top end , and I have a really simple little passive pickup in it , it ’ s nothing special , and it really kind of just helps it just be very natural to what it sounds like . And I really love it .
[ WM ] And what model is it ?
[ Cody ] It ’ s the John Mayer signature , the OMJM . So , it ’ s a beautiful combo of wood and the way he designed it to play is really just easy , effortless .
[ WM ] Well listen , thank you so much for today and God bless you and your family and all the prep work behind God is Good and the launch for it !
[ Cody ] It ’ s so great to talk with you . Thanks so much !