Posted on 11/27/2021 2:44:06 PM PST by upchuck
It has been a rough season — COVID, political fights, racial protests, increased violent crime — and no one is immune.
Not even a superstar celebrity like Denzel Washington.
So, what has he been during these trying times? Praying.
Now he's sharing what he has been praying about, what God is revealing to him, and what he believes others should be doing if they want to find true success and peace.
What did Denzel say? At "The Better Man Event," a Christian convention for men, in Orlando, Florida, last weekend, Washington spoke to tens of thousands of attendees.
In a conversation at the event with Pastor A.R. Bernard from Brooklyn's Christian Cultural Center, the Christian Post reported, Washington said that he has dedicated himself to spend the rest of his life helping others — and all because God has made it clear to him that it's time to feed God's "sheep."
Whenever he prays, the Lord has been making it clear what He expects from the actor.
"In every prayer, all I hear is: 'Feed my sheep.' That's what God wants me to do," he said, the Post reported. He added that in order to understand what that means, he has sought counsel with Christian leaders.
Through those discussions, he has learned that because there are "all kinds of sheep" and "the world has changed," men need to understand their role and use the gifts God gave them.
"What is our role as a man?" Washington asked, and then added, the Post said, "Strength, leadership, power, authority, guidance, patience are God's gift to us as men. We have to cherish that, not abuse it,"
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Just saw it about 3 weeks ago
I was talking about movies in general. I’m looking forward to seeing A Journal for Jordan.
Absolutely - Book of Eli is underrated, with a great message of faith.
You guys are as bad as Muslims.
Your hurdles are so high, no one can jump them.
Out of Time.
If anyone has heard of Fisher House - lodging for families at VA Hospitals, Denzel Washington has been a great contributor. He has donated funds to build or finish several Fisher Houses, but did it quietly without publicity.
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GLORY....
One of my favorite Denzel movies!
Glory is one of my favorite movies period. Should be required for kids in school.
Magnificent Seven. A tale of good vs. evil.
The Preacher’s Wife with Whitney Houston...
I think DW is a good man and a decent man.
He’s going right on my prayer list! Very nice to hear.
All of his movies I’ve seen have been really good. He’s a favorite of mine.
I hope he follows through and wish him blessings.
It’s educational.....but R rated
WOWIE.
Amen.
Agreed, He’s one of a handful of actors who I’ll go to see if they’re in a movie.
I love Gene Hackman’s perfomance in “Unforgiven”.
Classic.
You guys are as bad as Muslims.
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Just to be clear, this speech was at a Christian conference. Jesus Christ said there is one way, and one way only to Heaven. And that is by being reborn thru faith in Jesus Christ. And if you have true faith in Jesus Christ then y ou live a certain way. Doesn’t mean you’re perfect but you at least attempt to live a certain way. So call me crazy but I think someone who makes movies that glorify brutal violence for the sake of violence itself, donates and supports abortion and every other leftist ideal by supporting someone like Stacey Abrams, and doesn’t mention Jesus Christ while giving a speech at an alleged Christian Conference may just be somebody to be skeptical about.
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