The Unseen Story

David

Silencing the Inner Critic

(Please listen to David’s story by clicking the white play button at the top of this post. You can read the transcript of the story below.)

God has brought me through so much, especially the past four years since I’ve been saved.

And that shocks a lot of people because they say, “Man, weren’t you go to church all your life? Weren’t you at a private Christian school or your life? Weren’t you playing soccer at a college that is known to be a Christian college? Isn’t your family Christian?” All that stuff. And I was like, “Yeah and identified as Christian.” It’s one of those things. I was like, you know–when I was young, I said the prayer, you know. I repeated after the pastor; I got fire insurance. I’m good. I’m saved. I know I’m going. But, intimacy with God? I’m not sure what that is. 

So, this is my life God, right here. When things are going good, then I know You and I, we’re good. But when I need You, I need You there. Like I need You there God, okay? Like things are not going well here. You know, this relationship is not going with this girl or hey, God, like, you know, I’m not getting playing time so God, what’s going on? Did I mess up somewhere? Really I became my own judge. I became my own God in a way. Because I saw myself as a person that knew what was right, that I knew what was wrong. But what’s the difference between what happened in the garden with Adam and Eve and what I was living? I was living my life in a manner that I knew what was good and evil. I was my own God in a way.

I don’t know. I just, I was just someone who…I wanted to be the best person I could be. I wanted to be the best soccer player I could be so that I could serve others, genuinely. But not just serve others, but also gain a platform. You know, there was a motive; there was an ambition behind it all. And that’s what our culture celebrates. You know, be the best version of yourself. You know, your success comes in what you do. Your success comes when you have a platform to help people and to share with people. Your success comes when you buy these things. Your success comes when you have a certain following. Like, that’s when you’re successful. Right now you’re not successful, in other words. So I was tormented. My inner critic inside of me was eating me up every single day. 

There was a teammate of mine who had actually lymph node cancer his freshman year, and he came back after a year and a half. This was about my junior year of college. He was just so loving, but he was just, almost glowing. It was incredible. And I was like, “Hey man, like, What? What’s going on in your life? Man, if I were you–you just had cancer. You can’t even grow your hair back right now. Like, if I were you, I would be bitter at the world. If I were you, I would be just, I would hate my life, honestly. But why are you loving life? Why do you? Why are you serving in ministry stuff? FCA international soccer? Why? Why are you doing all this stuff?” And he’s like, “Man, because I encountered God while I was in the hospital. Man, He’s real David. And you know, there’s this retreat called College Advance for FCA, you should come.”  And I was like, “Well, I don’t know, man. It’s a Christian retreat. I don’t really feel like, you know, being preached at or anything like that.” And he was like, “Dude, it’ll be fun. There’s games. All these teams are coming with us. There’s about 25 of us. You’d be 26.” I was like, “Okay. I guess, I guess I’ll go. Like, I’ll go as a favor in a way.” You know in my heart I was like, I’ll go for you. I’ll go for you, bro. His name was Seth. I was like, “I’ll go for you, Seth.” 

I just remember the second night I was just yeah this is, this is interesting. This is good. And I need this, you know, to feel better about my life. I need this to be encouraged because I’m at my all time low. I’m honestly just super depressed. I feel lonely. And I’m coping with alcohol, coping with pornography. I’m coping with the attention and affirmation of women. And it’s, it’s so draining, it’s so deteriorating, and I didn’t even know who I was. I remember I would say that every night. I’d be like, “God, if you’re there. I want to know who I am. Because I don’t.” And at that event that night, I was like, “God, if, if all this is real, and if You’re real, I need You to show up. Because I hear of miracles. I hear of people experiencing You. I hear of just all these things, but it’s almost like a legend that you share with someone. It’s almost like a story that you share with someone. Even my friend, like, he’s sharing a story that Christ saved his life and that his whole life is different now, and he’s living this way. Like, that doesn’t make sense to me God, but if you’re real, I need you to show up because otherwise, I don’t know about any of this. Like I-I-I dare say that, I doubt in Your existence. I dare say that, I don’t really believe in You.”

Once I came to that acknowledgement–that I really don’t believe what He says in His word. I really didn’t believe that He is a way maker, that He is a promise keeper. I really didn’t believe that He’s a good, good Father. And when I came to that moment, finally something broke off of me. It was a mask of what my parents, my family, my friends said, this is how you need to look in life. This is how, this is how we look. So you need to conform to this. But isn’t that the same way of conforming to the world? By conforming to people around you? That’s the same thing! It’s traditional. It’s religious. You know, it’s, it’s, it’s that spirit that says, Hey, because you grew up in this, this is what you’re supposed to become. Like, in that moment, I literally felt arms wrapped around me like a hug. And the hug was like, of a father. I’m never gonna forget that moment. It was just, just so real that I just felt whole. Like, I felt just like time stopped. Time ceased to exist in that moment. And I was in the presence of God. 

I was in awe and wonder, and I couldn’t help but to just cry and just be like, “Lord, You’re here. And You’re real! Like, You’re actually real. Like, You’re Someone; You’re not just an IT. You’re not just an illusion. You’re not just a thought that someone created. You’re not just a theory, a legend that I’ve heard about. You’re real. Like, You’re actually Someone and You’re here, and nothing else literally matters, but this moment…being with You.

When I came to that moment, finally something broke off of me. It was a mask of what my parents, my family, my friends said, this is how you need to look in life.

And then I heard a voice. It was an audible voice.

I had never really heard Him speak until that moment. That moment He said to me, “David, I love you as you are. And I want you.” That was the core lie inside of me. I wanted to be seen. I wanted to be wanted, because I was always a disappointment growing up. And so for me, that core lie was, “not enough.” No matter what I did, I was not enough. And that was a core lie in my heart. But God says, “No, you are. I created you. I love you and I love you as you are and I want you.” In that moment, there was a huge shift in my life, my heart. It’s as if my spirit woke up. It’s as if literally everything is now different–your priorities, your life. Because why? Because I no longer had to carry the burden that I was the God of my own life. 

And it’s such a beautiful thing because I started just praying, and I’m like, “You are here. And You are love. And You’re now living in me. And You’re now with me always and You always have been with me, even when I wasn’t seeking You.” Like, that’s insane to me. And it’s really cool because my first and middle name is David Emmanuel. So David means Beloved. Emmanuel means God with us. Beloved, God is with us. God is with me. Everything that I do in my life is to be intimate with Him. Because if He says, “I am the way. I am the truth and I am the life,” and we’re looking for which way to go…really what we need to do is to pursue “The Way” and that’s exactly the way that He’s gonna lead us. Like, if He is the way, that’s the pathway He’s gonna lead us. That is the direction that we need to walk and live our lives. 

I thought truth was just only supposed to be in your head and not in your heart and what you lived out. I believe many Christians, or people who identify as Christians, are in that space and under that spirit of religion. What Christ wants with us is a relationship. You know, like, what a friendship is, what a brotherhood is. Like a father-son relationship, so intimate and so loving. It says in the Bible that, “He is love” and if He is love, the way we can love like Him is that He has to be in us, with us, right? That intimacy, because we invite Him in, we can allow people to see into us, and they see Him.

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Unable to go under water due to his tracheotomy, Landon gets completely healed and is going all in for the first time at his baptism.

Hal-Le-Lu-Jah

Born with severe sleep apnea, 21 month old Landon receives a tracheotomy and doctors say he will never talk. His parents pray for complete healing and receive a miracle with one [...]

Not Ashamed

Her heart is for women caught in sex industry and life on the streets, but Nadia shares how Holy Spirit directed her to share the Father's heart for a pimp.

Running With The Gospel

After multiple confirmations of his calling, God anoints Peter's feet to run with the gospel. When a father affirms a son, there's nothing more powerful.

Give Jesus a Try

Holiday YouTube scrolling is used by the Holy Spirit to entice Machelle to give Jesus a try instead of numbing out and her identity is transformed.

God Has the Final Say…Not Cancer

Doctors sent him home to die. Sure that God had the final say and not cancer Jeff maintained, prayed without ceasing and the cancer ravaging his body was healed.

An Impossible Conception

She has battled cancer multiple times and through those challenges is told conception is impossible. But God...After 17 years of infertility, she becomes pregnant.

When All Seems Lost

On suicide watch all seems lost when JD loses nearly three quarters of a million dollars in three days. But faithful obedience pays off. I thought God was going to bless me. And [...]

Heart for the Homeless

Circumstances in her own life gives Karen a deep understanding and heart for the homeless that leads serving in South Dallas faithfully for over 23 years.

Co-Laboring In Love

A shared love for hair and Jesus finds two stylists co-laboring to bring the beauty and hope of the gospel to their downtown salon. The safest place is in His will. And, the [...]

Reclaiming the Past

Unable to trust God after the loss of his sister, EJ looks for answers and is able to reclaim the past when he has multiple encounters with Jesus.

The Risk of Faith

Looking for opportunities to celebrate God, Daniel goes out expecting God to show up in a moment and his faith is increased with every risk he takes.

An Intimate Vision

Seeing God's word as an intimate love letter draws Craig into encounters with Jesus that change his vision of himself and a deeper relationship with God.

Healing in Unbelief 1/2

An obedient messenger of the Lord, Lee finds himself facing the greater challenge of unbelief than the hope and possibility of healing when he meets Camille.

Hearing God’s Voice

A string of bad choices leave Baylee broken and homeless. Desperate for help, her hope is restored by the prayer of a stranger and hearing the voice of God.

An Order to Prophecy

Knowing God is a God of order, Pierce needs confirmation and direction before sharing the prophecy he feels he's received from the Lord.

Break Through

Addicted to drugs for over 23 years, God uses what should have been a fatal car accident to break through the noise in Todd's life and draw him near.

Facing Mental Affliction

Years of mental affliction was destroying Anthony and his family. He encounters Jesus through love and inner healing and is instantly healed.

Reconciling Race

A purposeful engagement and wedding become the catalyst to reconciling race through the union of marriage and the grace of God.

Precious Pain

Paralyzed by the pain of arthritis, forced to rest and unable to care for her family Sayo hears clearly from the Lord. Her illness becomes precious.

A Step of Faith is a Step of Faith

A single step of faith begins a journey that takes Danny and his family from India to the United States. Trusting God, even when everything seemed bleak.

Provision for the Journey

They sold everything and set out on a journey, not sure where the Lord would lead them. They've learned to trust Him every step of the way.

Whoa, God is Here!

John begins each day with expectancy of what the Holy Spirit will do. Lead by the Spirit, he gets to share in some incredible supernatural experiences with God and His children.

A Really Big Yes

A few high school students say yes to God, and a culture shift happens at the school. Students are changed, revival breaks out and the Kingdom advances.

Unbelievable Expectations

From prison to praise, God redeems Mike's life in unbelievable ways causing him to have expectations for hope and favor despite his past.

Daily Desperate Dependence

When life's challenges become too great, Joe discovers the only thing that will get him through is a daily desperate dependence on the Lord. I began connecting with the Holy [...]

Freedom Behind Bars 2/2

After 34 years of serving the Lord behind bars, Gene is released. Looking back he shares some of the supernatural God moments in his life of freedom.

Freedom Behind Bars 1/2

Sentenced to life in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Gene finds Jesus and true freedom behind bars as his pleas for mercy are denied by the courts. "Unshackle him, release him [...]

Resource Room of Heaven

Financial plans crumble, car totalled, Clint feels he is being punished by God. He has an encounter with Jesus and learns about the resource room of heaven.

Courageously Weird

Stepping out on a limb for God but not wanting to be seen as weird, Molly pushes through her own fears to be courageous in the Lord. These are the stories--- these are the ones [...]

Father to the Fatherless

Growing up without a father left a void in Zach's life. He looked for life and acceptance in everything but God. Now he's partnering with God to make a difference in the lives of [...]

Dance with Me

Being single and having a deep desire to marry leads Meredith to an intimate, raw encounter with Jesus, when she hears Him say, "Dance with Me."

An Answer to Anxiety

Gripped with anxiety and desperate for hope, God's presence becomes the answer Alzavian has been searching for.

Inmates Pray. Cancer Healed.

Usually the one praying for the inmates he faithfully serves, Wayne is diagnosed with cancer and the inmates pray for him to be healed.

Two Words from a Stranger…

Jeremy prays for an opportunity to share God's love. He receives a word of knowledge for a stranger. Those two specific words change both men forever.

The Height of Grace in the depths…

Abortion leaves many in the depths of despair, it is only through the heigths of the Father's love and grace that Brooke is able to forgive herself.

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