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of Jesus and talk the talk, and actually be able their nations, or like with Jesus on an all-star that makes me me, my talents, my giftings, to minister and not just hide my faith in a closet scale, changed the world. If you can do it with my abilities, Lord, my future even, I'm going to so to speak. them, then you can do it with me, and I'm going put in your hands. I'm going to wake up every to put my faith out there and believe it.” day pursuing you, God, with everything that I So I went to this ministry school for two have.” And so I made myself genuine, I wanted years, and I got to travel the world, preach So now He opened the door for me to do to be and still to this day want to be the exact the gospel, lead worship, and see signs and Ninja, and to get to do so many other incredible same person whether I'm in church, with my miracles. Things I had read about in the bible things with my life. friends, training and competing, whether I'm my whole life, ruined me for normal. During that in a secular environment. Wherever it is I am, season of going to this ministry school, I was [WM] You've been able to express that I try to be the same genuine person and hope like, “God, I don't want normal, I don't want a you are a Christ-follower on a mainstream that comes across really well in the TV show nine to five, I don't want a life that looks live television program. What have been some of when I meet fans or go to different events and everyone else's. I'm reading the Bible and all of the challenges and successes from taking that places. People are like, "Okay Daniel, we see these men and women, these boys and girls, it stance? you compete on the show, we see you wear a didn't matter how old they were. Abraham was shirt that says 'Kingdom', and that talks about like a hundred, and it didn't matter how young [Daniel] For me, as long and as far back how you're a worship leader and you love the they were, David was a young teenager when as I can remember, I've always wanted to Lord, but after meeting you Daniel you are he slew Goliath. It didn't matter, God, they just be genuine to who I am. I remember when I genuinely even better than we thought you'd said 'yes' to you, and they walked by faith, they prayed in high school and kind of rededicated be from how you look on TV. You always have didn't have every step planned out, they just my life and said “Okay Lord, you've got my a smile on your face, and whether you hit a walked the walk daily with you. They worshiped heart, and I know I'm going to heaven, but buzzer and your hand goes up to give glory to you and loved you through the good days and if I'm going to live the rest of my life here on God, or if you fall into the water like you have the bad days. Lord, you took their life, and you earth I don't want you just to have my heart, so many times you still come out with a smile in changed their lives, their families, their cities, I'm going to give you my life. So everything your face. And in the interviews, you talk about October 2019 Subscribe for Free... 35