Christian music superstar Forrest Frank is opening up about the hidden cost of his meteoric rise to fame-and it's not the packed arenas or chart-topping hits.
During a candid conversation on Bryce Crawford's podcast, the "Your Way's Better" hitmaker revealed that his explosive popularity has dramatically changed everyday life for his young family, even turning what should have been a magical Disney trip into a stressful ordeal.
"We can't really go anywhere anymore," Frank admitted, recalling how a visit to Disney with his son quickly spiraled out of control as crowds rushed toward him.
"It was like a zombie apocalypse or something," he said. "My heart's pounding... I had to call my manager. He called security. It was this whole thing."
Despite emphasizing that he understands fans' excitement and is grateful for their support, Frank confessed that he's wrestling with where to draw the line between ministry and protecting his family's privacy.
"There is this... we've crossed a threshold," he explained. "I'm okay stopping here. But also lives are getting changed."
The singer also shared one of the most heartbreaking tensions he's experiencing as his ministry continues to grow.
"I've been in prayer sessions and my wife calls me, she's like, 'Where are you? I need you,'" Frank said. "That's the push and pull of the reality versus the spiritual side."
Now, he's taking time to seek God's direction before deciding what comes next.
"I'm doing this 30-day journal thing right now trying to figure out... do we keep going? Do I put the pedal on the gas and we 100x what God's doing?" he said, before adding that he never wants his calling to come at the expense of his wife and son.
"I don't want my dream to affect someone else when it's not their dream. That's not my son's dream... and that's not my wife's dream."
Elsewhere in the interview, Frank agreed that conversations about the return of Christ seem to be growing more frequent among Christians, though he stopped short of making predictions about the timing.
"If you believe that Jesus is coming back in your lifetime, your decisions are completely different and your values are completely different," he reflected, adding that believers should live with that sense of expectancy regardless.
For now, Forrest Frank says he's prayerfully discerning whether God is calling him beyond music into new areas of ministry, while remaining committed to shining Christ's light wherever He's led-even as he carefully weighs the cost that calling can have on those closest to him.
