from the hearts of believers who love the Lord, years old at the time I remember thinking that
we're seeing their struggles and their issues I had to pursue one or the other because the
through the lens of scripture and with the hope world around me said you have to have a plan,
of salvation. And that appeals to a broader and you have to pursue a career right now,
audience where I now have non-believers who but there was no peace there. So I said “Okay
are friend, love these bands, and yeah they're God, where is there peace for me to pursue
a Christian band, but they relate to their music, this next season of my life?” My older sister had
and they like it. I’ve seen doors of ministry open gone to a ministry school, and I remember her
through music, now that it doesn’t necessarily coming home every day and being like, "You
try to shove it down non-believers throats.
[Daniel] I don't think that I would be where I am know Daniel we've read the Bible our whole
in life and doing the things I'm doing right now lives, we've been raised to know the scriptures,
I love worship music, I love singing specifically, if it weren't for those two years of my life that I but Daniel there is so much more than you,
and solely about Jesus, but I'm thinking in the dedicated to the Lord. I graduated high school, or I ever knew growing up even with being in
context of a gym atmosphere what can we play and I had a bunch of different paths open to church anytime the doors were open." When
that opens doors of conversation to get non- me, I could have pursued a music career, I she would say those things to me it kind of put
believers ears turning toward the things of God. actually had an offer for a full-ride scholarship a tug on my heart. So I was like, “Okay God,
to pursue vocal performance. Thinking about it, I'm going to put a hold on my academic career,
[WM] After High School, you obtained a I could see where I'd end up in the future, and and I'm going to pursue a couple of years of
degree in Applied Ministerial Studies at All I'd either be a performer, or a teacher. I then ministry.” Because if I'm going to call myself a
Nations School of Ministry. How did that had the opportunity to pursue business, which Christian, and I then go into music, or I then go
prepare you for the journey so far as a television I also had a heart for, but didn't have peace into business, I want to be able to go into those
personality on American Ninja Warrior? for any of those. Being young and eighteen areas of influence and be able to walk the walk
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