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"My God is Real" by Stephen M. Miller: A Song That Started with a Guitar Deal


"My God Is Real (Psalm 145)" by Stephen M. Miller is a beautiful song with an amazing backstory! The beginnings of this song go back to a teenager's act of courage in the early 1970s. It started with a simple deal - his dad promised him a guitar if he would sing this song as his first solo in church. Can you imagine how he must have felt standing before the congregation to sing this song, "My God Is Real"? He did it, and afterwards he kept the song for himself…. until now. After more than 50 years, Stephen decided that this Easter time was the right moment to share this song with the world.

Stephen M. Miller - My God is Real (Psalm 145)The lyrics declare an unshakeable truth: Jesus is real, alive, and is actively present in our lives. Stephen sings "I've seen him at the altars of churches far and wide," reminding us that transformation happens daily when we invite Him in. Every word and every note you hear in this song is from a teenager around the turn of 1970! 

Instead of letting doubt creep in, the song is calling us to keep praising Him, keep looking to the sky, and keep believing. The song offers a hopeful assurance that one day soon, when this life ends, we will be with Him forever. 

May this song fill your heart with this same hopeful assurance. May this ever-so-relevant 50-year-old message remind you that your faith is not in vain. Hold fast to the promise, because He is real, and He is coming back!

(Related scripture: John 14:6; John 11:25; Luke 24:39)

Background:

This is a previously unreleased 50-year-old Gospel song I wrote as a teenager. “My God Is Real” was the first song I ever sang as a solo in church. The only reason I had the courage to get up and sing it was because my dad made me a deal—he told me he would buy me a guitar if I would sing this song in church. So, I did. Afterward, I kept the song for myself. But it occurred to me this year that as Easter approaches, this might be the time to let a few others in on the message and the melody. Every word and every note you hear is from a teenager around the turn of 1970. No idea if people will respond to it today, but it still warms my soul to sing it and to hear my family sing it, too.

Release date: March 27, 2026

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