"JC's Journey From Wrong To Strong" - w/ JC Almanza

It is like, uh, I always, I always remember, you know, uh, as a kid going to Mexico and, uh, all the kids would play soccer without their shoes on, right. And they would be playing like nothing. Like, ah, kicking the ball and running. And one summer I got there and they always made fun of me. You know, the American, the Chicano, whatever. uh, so I took my shoes off and I started running. My feet weren't used to those rocks. I had to run back 'cause my feet were bleeding from the rocks.

You know what I mean? And, um, that's the way that I, I looked at, I look at my life now before Jesus, like, you know, uh, I wasn't able to play with no shoes. And now, now I'm able to play with shoes because I, I, I've been through, I. Do some trials to, you know, school learning some falls and, and, um, it's just been a learning process, bro. It's, it is been, it's been the best school I've ever

Is there even like a god out there? You know? And, um, I was just full of so much pain, man. So much pain hurt from me hurting myself, uh, other people hurting me. Um, the world hurt, hurting me, uh, uh, and there was so much scar tissue on my heart that it, it was solid. It was just stone. And, um, you know, little, little by little, uh, you know, God's always been working in my life.

You know, I, I go back now and I, and I think of so many things that, like I was telling my wife, uh, I was in segregation for a year. I read a book that was from the Bible, but I didn't know at the time. It was from the Bible and I read it, and it was at the time where I needed it because I was about to like lose my mind. I was there already six months and I was starting to talk to myself in the mirror. You know, I was, uh, having full blown conversations with myself.

Um, and it happened to be the only book on the, on the librarian's shelf, you know, on the cart. And, uh, me reading it, uh, the guy sleeping on the rock, watching the angels come down, like gave me such a peace.. But I didn't know it was a Bible book until now that, you know, I'm, I'm on this journey. But to, to see him, to look back now and see how many times he stepped in to say, Hey, I. I'm here, but we're so busy. We're so busy with the world, we're so busy with our, our pain.

We're so busy with everything that we're trying to carry ourselves that we don't realize that he's trying to carry it for us. Like he's trying to be there for us. He's trying to, put that stop sign before you, you blow it, you know, before you go through it and get into an accident. Um, it's been, it's been a walk, man. It's been a walk. And, um, you know, John came into my life as my teacher and now disciples me.

Then my wife came into my life and, and she was, you know, a believer and praying for me. And, I feel that at that moment, you know, God's never late. He's always on time. It's always his plan. And, and at that moment, I, I believe that I had so many people pre on me, um, so many people on top of me just. That he was working. And, I feel like I had a lot of bad stuff in me, man.

A lot of, a lot of demons, a lot of just, you know, from the porn, from the drugs, from the molestation, the, the rape, like everything, man, the, the murders, just everything that was inside of me, um, completely left that day when I got on my knees and, and just begged for forgiveness and just, you know, uh, for the first time in my life I was just, I was just ready to, to turn myself in, you know what I mean? Like, I, I didn't wanna go on the run no more.

Like I was ready to turn myself in and just let, let Jesus arrest me. Like, you know what I mean? Like, just, I was just ready man. And, um, like I tell most people, you know, I, I can't explain what happened to me that day because it was something that I've never felt in my life. and I don't wanna try to explain it. I just know that Jesus is real and like, he, he took 40 something years of pain, just complete darkness outta my heart in a matter of seconds.

And it was, it was only because I just, I got on my knees and, and I, for that second, I believed, and he showed me, yeah, he showed me, like, it says in scripture that little mustard seed of faith, like it moves mountains. And it's true.

You know, people just, they hear that and, and they, they automatically think the mountain itself and they don't understand that this is the mountain, all that pain, everything that you're carrying inside, that's how you have to look when scripture speaks to you, man. You know? And he took all that away and. I mean, I, I haven't been the same. Have I messed up? Have I been perfect? I am far from perfect, right? Far from perfect.

But he is teaching me and I'm learning and, and the biggest thing that I'm grateful for now is that I have a conscience. That I have guilt that I have, you know, I have all these emotions now, and I'm learning to tell the difference between them now because at the beginning of my walk, I would mistake, you know, love with being mad and mad with being loved. And, and, I couldn't tell a difference because that's how I lived my whole life.

Yeah. So, you know, it's, it's been, um, it's been a lot of crying, bro. It's been a lot of making up, it's been a lot of trials, you know, separating from my wife and then us, you know, rekindling back and, and putting God first, because that's, that's what people don't realize is that when you do things right, The, the enemy comes after you. Oh yeah. He comes with, with like roaring lion. Like he comes and, you know, people think it's a joke and, and it's not.

'cause as soon as we got married and we did everything by the book, everything started falling apart. And we did the worst thing that we could have done. We, we started focusing on ourselves and how we were gonna fix it instead of putting God first. Yeah. You know, and, I, I think that's the biggest part that people don't realize is that, you know, that's what, makes your, your walk.

What, what it is your own walk is that you're gonna have your own trials, your own tribulations, your own trips, your own speed bumps, your own stop signs. It's, it's your own walk with him. it's, it is gonna be different. So, yeah, bro, it's, it's been, uh, I wouldn't change it for the world though.

Nah, if God, God works in j C's life and he's impacting all these other people, that he's gonna come at you even harder. So, yeah, definitely, man. It's not a joke following Jesus. It's not for the faint of heart. You know, a lot of times we think, oh man, I'm sure you, I'm sure you could share a lot of blessings. Like you mentioned the joy that comes, you know, that he brought into your heart. But here, here comes the them trials, man.

For those that are listening to you and, and, and you say, man, put God first. What, what are some of those practical ways that you've been putting Him first? That they could start putting God first in their life as well.

And it's true because, uh, you start to feel more guilty about little stuff, you know, that you, you know, you should have done better. And it's not like, it's not a guilt trip. It, I call it training, you know, it's just like the gym. You're not, you're not gonna get it, uh, a lift perfect. Until you keep doing it and doing it right. You know?

And, I, I, I keep saying it, and I, I talk to him and, and I ask him more than anything to help me in what I fall short in because I can't do it on my own. You know? I need the Holy Spirit. I need, I need him in my life to be able to do it. And I've learned to pretty much, you know, be obedient. It's, uh, it's one of the biggest things. And, and, you know, my, my biggest fight has been my anger. My anger and, and my, uh, multiple personalities. My wife doesn't know if she's gonna get Pancho.

Jorge, Pedro or Jose..,

he calls me, uh, a month prior to me going to Ohio, and he tells me, Hey, are you interested in coming to a camp with, uh, spending a week with, uh, a hundred and and 150 kids? He said, at first. And, um, I was like, uh, I don't know. You know, I'm, let me think about it. 'cause, uh, I'm busy. I wasn't busy. I was just afraid. A, a

So, so then I say yes, but I was like, Hey, so, um, I'm not a pastor, or like a biblical scholar or, or nothing like that. And he started laughing and he was like, jc, we just, we just want, we just want you, man, the real deal. Like, we just want you to be transparent how you are about your faith. I was like, all right. I was like, he did tell me though I had to be PG, PG, not PG 13. Got you. I was like, when he told me that, I got a little bit more nervous because I was like, I don't know.

No PG, make my story PG. Right, right.

And I came this close to not, not being obedient, you know, 'cause I was scared. And, you know, God doesn't give us a, a spirit of, of fear. But at the same time, I was telling him, I was like, you gotta have a sense of humor because you're throwing me in the pit with all these biblical scholar dudes. And I barely know how to speak English. I just, I'm a baby in my walk. Yeah, yeah. I'm, I'm like strong in other ways, you know? I won't, I'm hardheaded. I won't give up.

I'll keep reading, I'll keep studying. I can't promise you that I'm gonna memorize stuff, but I'll promise you this, that I'll, I'll mimic Jesus as much as I can. And that makes me, that makes me feel the way that I feel

But man, God desires to use people like you, people like us, so that when they see you speaking, they know, man, I, I know jc, you know, and I, and then what they are gonna see is Jesus in you, man, through his spirit. And that's why I think the Bible says that when we are weak, yet we are strong in him. You so God empowers you, gives you, gives you the words to speak so, so tell us about this experience, man.

So, so you said yes to going, you went, maybe tell us a story or two that, oh, that'll paint a picture of, uh, what was your experience like there? You know,

Um, but it was, uh, it was, uh, you know, it was almost like I was giving my childhood back and I was able to, uh, enjoy it for those, those four days. And, um, Man, it really like, it really changed me. 'cause I know I came back and, uh, I was like, that's it. You know, I'm, I'm done with the gym. I know what my purpose is. Now I know what my heart is calling me to do, and I know that I'm, I'm right where God wants me to be.

And, um, here I thought that, you know, I needed to go to school or I needed to like, learn more and, you know, um, I think my heart is what he's, yes. You know, it's what it shining, I guess, you know. And it's funny because some of the pastors weren't, they weren't okay with me being there. I guess some of them are bumping heads and saying that, you know, it, it, it wasn't a good idea. You know, little rough around the edges. Yeah. Uh, uh, not, uh, does, don't know too much.

You know, it's, and um, I gotta give it, I gotta give it to the main uh, dude. Uh, he got up there and apologized in front of everybody and it, it really like, it just, it made me, it made me cry because nobody's ever apologized to me like that for treating me or, or thinking of me, you know, a certain way. And, it, it was just everybody told me to not wait for school. That I'm, that I'm, that God's using me now and yeah. To keep doing what I'm doing and to never be embarrassed.

And it's funny because I didn't tell none of them that, you know, and, and they all kept telling me, oh, I, I, I was calling Beth every time because one would tell me, and, and I would be like, that's confirmation. Another one told me, I was like, that's confirmation. Another one told me. And I came back with the whole mentality. I was like, that's it. I'm done with the gym. I'm not, not gonna not be obedient. I and I blessed who has it coming because of me not being obedient.

Yeah. So I felt that that's it. That was time for me to leave the gym. And, um, I'm making my, my exit right now so I can go to school full time,

You know, I, I'm, I'm there myself, you know, even the Bible when they were looking for the, the, the King of Israel, I believe the, when the prophet was speaking, I believe it was Sammy, god looks at the heart, but man looks at the outward appearance, you know? And a lot of times that you mentioned, they look at, you all tattooed it up. Oh, you know, swole you know, oh man could tell this guy's been in, in the joint.

But when you get up there and you speak and then you share your heart, they're like, oh man. Like they, they see, a soldier, uh, a disciple of his, you know, like being obedient to the calling he has in your life. So, you know, lemme ask you this, I know you mentioned that that camp was for you. What, what were some of those activities? Because I know, I know there was a few videos out there, you jumping around, running around with the kids.

So how, how do you, in a sense get your, your childhood back during those, uh, four days? Crying, man. It just, just, just, just tell the, the, the story as you turn around, man.

I mean, it, it's, I. It's true what they say that once, once, you, you start this walk you know, I'm gonna explain it the easiest way. Yeah, I can. But once you start this walk with Jesus, like he starts to fix things in yourself and you like that, you try to fix your whole life with not being able to, like me, I tried for years to put my kids back in my life and it never happened.

And as soon as I, I started my walk, all my kids slowly started coming into my life and, and, and slowly relationships that I had, I had messed up and, and just, and even ones that I didn't mess up, but that I have to show them love and, and compassion and, and all that stuff. You know, I, I made the initiative too, but people don't realize that that's, that's how we're supposed to be because. That's how Jesus would've been. Yeah. And that's what he would've done.

And and it's all for, for, it's all for him. But at the end of the day, you're the one that feels the blessing because the joy and, just the, the way you feel in your heart, man. It's, to me, I can't explain it, bro, because I never had it. Yeah. That's why I, I'm, I'm so grateful about it. Like, I, I cry and I, I sit there and I look at my, my life and, and wow. How dark it was and like how much light it is now. Amen. I I you couldn't pay me $2 million to go back. Yes.

And everything that kept happening to me because of, of the life that I was living, you know, on the streets and, and just incomplete sin, darkness, whatever you wanna call it, whatever these young bucks wanna call it nowadays, it's all bad. Yeah. You know, and, uh, you, you're dead. You're dead. you're, you're going to hell, however you wanna look at it. Like, I know those are harsh words, but it is what it is.

And now to know where I'm going and what I'm gonna experience after this, it's the reason why I get up every day and I live for him. Uh, by telling people about him and, and showing them what he's doing in my life. And I, I wanna be completely transparent with everybody because, I was listening to a sermon today that Bill sent me, and I don't wanna be that hypocrite. I don't wanna be the one that shows up. And God says, guess what? You're going straight to hell. It's like, what?

No, I don't wanna be that person. I don't, it's like, are you too busy doing for God? Or are you spending time with God? Which one is it? You know? And, and I think sometimes we, we fail in that, in that area. And, and that's where you got all these biblical scholar people that are just, they know so much, they do so much at the church, but are you really, is your heart really with God? Yeah. Like, are you really doing what, what, how are you doing?

Like, that's what you have to ask yourself, you know? And I. Like I told you the other day that that, that whole thing that I got in the morning, you know, what, what makes, what makes a, a good Christian, and, and this is coming from somebody man, that I'm a baby bro. I'm coming on two years. Yeah, I'm coming in two years. But man, when I sit there and I talk to him and I cry, man, you know, I feel like a little kid every time I talk to him. I have, um, I have a little kid Bible.

I have a kid's Bible. I love my Bible.

Yep. He made me just the way that I am. And, and he loves me like this. Amen. And at the end of the day, that's what matters, bro. No.

'cause a lot of times, like people will use that like, oh man, you got a little kid Bible, but at least you're understanding the word of God. And a lot of times God wants to speak to us, like as simple as that man. A lot of times it could get, uh, complicated. So, uh, there was another brother too that, uh, he uses, uh, I think it's called the.

International Children's Bible, it's the I c B, and he said, he reads that 'cause it makes it easier, uh, for him to grasp, uh, some of the biblical principles. That might be a little harder, you know, especially if you're reading ain't up to a certain level because based, you know, if you're growing up, lack of education, you know, there's a lot of men that unfortunately, man, they were in the streets eight, nine years old, and school was out of there and they might be there.

Yeah. So, so it's, I'm I'm glad that you shared that, man. You, you, you want to, and that's the

You, it's like you start to live again for the first time ever. And, and you start to understand what love is because you really truly never had it. So that's what I was telling Bill, you know, um, I was telling Bill, I, I need to be able to deliver this good news to my people, my gentiles, that have a lack of education that really didn't grow up. And, and just, we went through trauma, trauma events, you know, well, we went through a lot.

So like, there, there's, there's, you know, God uses certain people for certain, you know, callings. Yes. And, and I believe that, that's why Wrong to Strong is, is there's fruit. Yeah. There it's bearing fruit. Yeah. Uh, you know, um, we're doing, um, a lot and a little bit of time that, that we've, we've, we started, and, that's not just to say it, it, it, it's true the podcast going into the prisons.

Uh, we, we have a strong team of, uh, strong Christian men that are doers, um, doers and, and walkers. You know what I mean? Because we have our team of prayers, prayer, we have our prayer team, but we, we have our, our, our guys that are going in too, you know? So, um, I, uh, I just wanna give a shout out to my whole team, man.

Uh, you guys, e everybody, Dean, Ernie, I mean, everybody that's doing their part is, is, is, you know, part of this whole wrong to strong, you know, uh, ministry movement and, and, and it's God that's. Just making everything happen, man. He's opening up so many doors. It's, it's been crazy.

Those things wouldn't be happening, you know, and, I don't, I don't really sit there and try to explain things to people because I mean, you know how it is. You, you really can't. Make people believe. Oh, right. That's why I think the biggest, the biggest testament, the biggest transformation is the walk. When people see you, treat them, talk to them, uh, all that stuff, you know, they, they see it. Yeah. And that's, that's, it's, it's, it's messed up into the world we live in. Oh, yeah.

Yeah. People wanna see the belief. Oh, right. So, you know, let's show them. Yeah.

Anybody could say, oh, I'm following God, but. Um, I think it was Charles Spurgeon. They asked him about somebody that was a member of his church and he said, Hey man, uh, I heard this guy's a good Christian. He was like, oh, you know what? I don't know yet. Let, let, I haven't talked to his wife yet. Yeah. That was his as, 'cause it starts in the home, you know, fruit gotta be in the home. And then where was we go out, whether it be in the workplace, church

That there's some people that I, I guess, you know, they experience the whole, the whole salvation and, and everything, but then they kind of like sit down and put that caution tape around themselves and like, they're almost scared to move because like, if I do something wrong, you know, I might lose my salvation. Or if I, if I fail, or if I don't learn, or if I, and they just sit there and then that's the worst thing you could do because then, you know, you're really not learning it.

It's, it's like the gym, you, there has to be failure to be growth. Yeah. And, and, and, and if you don't know what failure is and how do you know you're growing? Yeah. How, how are you really putting your, yourself to the test? You know? And I don't know man, in this little time that I've, I've been on this walk, it's made me more hungry. Mm-hmm. More hungry to learn more. Um, Who Timothy was, what Paul was doing with him.

It just made me more hungry to learn more because, um, I'm intrigued with the stories. I'm intrigued with how bold these guys were because I mean, we got it easy nowadays. They ain't cutting our heads off. They ain't putting us on crosses. Right. They, they ain't stoning us to death. You know, we have it easy. I tell people, man, back then, man, you know, it was hardcore to be a Christian. Yeah. You know, and it, I don't understand the, the difference.

Like, we should still be living the same, even though we're not in those times no more. You know what I mean? We should still take it that serious.

Like man, like they had to be really holy. And I, I, I've been reading a book by a John, um, MacArthur, it's called 12 Ordinary Men, uh, where he goes like one by one through all through all of them. And you see how flawed, sinful, how they fell short and Jesus, God was still able to use 'em to accomplish this work.

So a lot of times we look at, I, I can't compare myself to Paul, to Peter to like all, all these guys you mentioned, but when you studied 'em based on the Bible, like, man, they were flawed. They were human just like, like me and you. And what, what made 'em great is that, obedience to God, man, They decided to obey. They, they decided to follow even unto death. Like you mentioned, a lot of 'em ended up in a, in a bad death. You know what I'm saying?

But, uh, yeah, ordinary man that God used then to, to basically start the church right throughout the world, through these 12 men. Yeah. It, it's scattered. And here we are now, still, still following the same model, uh, sinful, uh, men with traumas, men with, uh, sinful past. And man, God, here, I, I'm, I'm choosing you. The Bible says for, you didn't choose me, but I chose you. And man, that, that's, that's what God desires to do.

So to those that are watching this man, don't, don't feel that you're too far off from God. Like, man, if you only knew what I've done in my past, all the sin, all the crime things that I've done, nah. Jesus' blood is, his sacrifice for sin is, is good enough. You know, he, he don't gotta go on the cross again. So his blood is still saving, still redeeming and transforming lives. Up, up to this

I have such a huge heart that I love hugging people, and it's, you know, and, and I've learned to let my wife love me the way that, like, I, I don't even know how to explain it, man. Um, I just never experienced nothing like it. And it's all thanks to God and, and what Jesus is teaching me. Uh, That's why I can't stop reading. I can't, I can't stop, uh, just wanting to learn more and, and, and just, you know, it says it in scripture, your mind is renewed every day through that.

Yes. So it's the one thing that I, if I could tell anybody what, what, like, the one thing to do is every day, you know, spend 10 minutes reading and then 10 minutes talking to him. Uh, uh, if you're not used to it, start with little times. Time yourself. You know, I, I challenge a lot of people to, you know, put the clock on and challenge themselves to sit down for 10 minutes without moving. And, uh, you know, it's crazy because a lot of people can't do it. Right.

And to me it is just, it's the world making you think that you're busy and you, you think you're too busy for God. And, and you're never too busy for God, 'cause he's never too busy for you. So like, the same respect should be sown on both, on both ends.

So it's very important that, that's one thing that I barely like started doing with my wife together. Like she'll, she'll go on YouTube and there's like a, it is called like a Holy Spirit, like instrumental music. So really just like piano or something. So we'll just put that music on and then we'll just pick a, a scripture, like, and we'll read it together and we'll just pause quietly and see what, what God is speaking to us through that particular scripture, you know? Mm-hmm.

And you do, do, do you wanna share. Uh, how, how does God speak to you? Like, how, how do you experience that? I know you, you mentioned talking to God, but can you give us maybe a couple of examples where, man, you know, God speaking to me

Uh, and it comes from here, like, everything that's being said comes from here and it's just, it's coming out and it's coming in and it's when I truly feel really connected to him, I would, I would wish I, I could tell people that it's every day. But it's not every day. And that's, that's what what people need to understand is that it, it is, it's not something you just do to feel good. You know? It's not something that you get your, your ears tickled and then you're, and you're good again.

Like, no, it's, it's a everyday thing because I believe you have to be ready for when that true message is coming. So, uh, sometimes you know, the frequencies is not that good and, and, and, and, and you really, when it's not that good, you really have to ask yourself, what's going on in my life that it's not that good? What, what am I doing? Or, or, where am I? Who's blessing am I stopping? Or, or what?

Just you really have to ask yourself because like, I, you know, I tell most people this is how he talks to you, and this, this just tells you a bunch of lies and it tells you to remember stuff. But when you really sit there, You talk, you think about him, talk to him. Think just you're focused on him. A hundred percent. That's when the true, true connection happens. Amen. Yeah. But you have to be really honest with yourself.

Yeah. Yeah. I think, I think that's, that's a very hard thing for a lot of people. People.

And a lot of times in the book it was saying that, that we do that with God. Like, God, we we're seeking him. And then we lower our standard of him. And in the book it'll say, man, we gotta bring our expectation, uh, back. We, we, we can't lower him to human standards, like, we gotta continue to believe that he's able to do the impossible for us, even if we felt he's let us down in the past. I think a lot of times that's what keeps people from him.

You know, they feel, oh man, God's let me down, but why should I seek him or even ask him for anything else?

A mentor or somebody that checks up on you and, and is not just letting you, like, be on your own. Like, here you go. Well, what's the importance of having somebody like that in your life? It's like anything,

Because, uh, uh, he keeps it real with me. And, you know, iron sharpens iron. Yeah. And, um, you need those biblically scholared guys that are your mentors so they could teach you, so they could pull your ears and eventually, you know, the Holy Spirit's gonna do his work. You're gonna have your own style, your own, your own walk. Like I tell everybody, but you still have to be surrounded by. The same men that are doing the same thing as you. Yeah. You know?

Um, and, and that in our, in our walk is, is fellowship, uh, men that are, are following Christ. And, for me I wanna learn. So I'm hungry. So I got a bunch of old dudes that I'm learning from, of VE veterans man, John Cleo. I had, I know you had Cleo on there the other day. Yeah, yeah. Um, I mean, these are true men of God that I'm just, I, I admire and I, I wanna, I wanna be like one day, you know? Amen.

Still looking to, yeah, he's pour into others, you know?

And sometimes I just retreat back and wait and, and listening to my wife too, you know, because sometimes she sees things that I don't see and, and that's what, uh, I'm learning also that, that I wanna, you know, teach, uh, young, you know, Christian men like myself, uh, that, you know, the wife, the wife sees things too. You know, God speaks to them in a different way. And, and, um, sometimes we fail to realize that they're there for, for reason. They're there for a purpose.

They're our helpers. They're, they're our shield. Like, they're, they're, they do, they play so many roles in, in God's plan with us that, you know, that's why the enemy's not happy when we become one to him. He always wants to make, make two, you know? And, that's another thing that I've been learning also on, on this walk is, you know, I had the whole machista, you know, grew up with the whole, you know, the man runs the house.

You stay in the kitchen, make babies, make me food, uh, That, that whole Mexican machista uh, uh, mentality. But now I've come to realize how, God takes two, makes one, and we're here to serve him and glorify him. You know, that's what we were

So, definitely man, that union is very important, man. Like, as, as we go forward, like I tell my wife, like, I, I can't go forward thinking I'm gonna go forward, serve God, do ministry on my own. Like if, if she don't have my back, I ain't moving forward. You know? We gotta be exactly in unison. We gotta be, you know, praying together. It is gotta be whatever disagreements it's gotta be, uh, peace, Shalom, man. I always tell her, Shalom in my home, man, which is the, the peace of God, you know?

So, uh, can I ask you this? uh, I know you mentioned, uh, earlier, uh, you're gonna, stop the training, like that's the in-person training, right? Like moving forward. Uh, what's, what's the future look like for you? Uh, what's the future look like for wrong to strong ministries, as as you go forward?

Me going to school, honestly, I just feel it in my heart. I don't know what he's got planned for me. I don't know. What he, he's getting me ready for. I just know that I need to be ready. This is why I feel in my heart that I need to study. and uh, I'm just letting him lead the way, man. I honestly tell you the truth. it came to my heart to step away from the gym, you know, so, so I'm doing it.

Um, I'm gonna focus on the online part and, and focus on going to these prisons and just spreading the word. Uh, we have a couple of, trips planned. New Mexico, California, Illinois. We might be going to New Jersey. So, um, I don't know, man. It's like, I don't, I don't wanna say nothing because, you know, we make our plans, but he's up there laughing at us. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And I learned my lesson already.

I like, when I try to, when I try to miss my flight to Hawaii, he made sure I got on there one, one way or another. But it, it's, I've learned that, you know, he's the god of everything, man. And, and the warden could say, yes tomorrow, and I could be flying to Moran tomorrow. So, you know, um, it is what it is. Man. Man.

But we, we gotta, uh, uh, make room for God to come with his eraser, right? Yep. And change out dubs class. Hey guy. What? Whatever you, your will is, Hey, let, let, let, let

I'm really grateful that I didn't watch cartoons or none of that stuff because my imagination and how I am with, with the books and, and how I read really takes me to a whole different like level when I'm, when I'm studying.

Like, like you did, I believe they were like from 10 to 12 years old. Uh, do you see like a part of your ministry going in, in that direction

He gave me a bunch of books and, you know, it was really cool to see somebody that, you know, had, um, had all that money, had all that fame and everything, but he's been a man of God for a very long time. And just to see him with his, with his same wife, just everything to see him living, it motivated me more. Amen. And, um, I guess I didn't even know this.

He had sent a text out to the pastors after he saw me the first night, and he said that everybody, he wanted everybody to pray over me because, uh, you know, um, he felt that my calling was to the kids. And that's when I sent you that picture where all the kids was surrounding me. Um, him and I were in front and we asked the kids who was ready to turn their life over to Jesus, and they all got up. They all got up and started walking to the front. And he, he really motivated me, man.

He, he's like, he's like, God is using you, bro. He's like, you know, those kids were looking at you like, you, like you were an N b A player. Like you were a, a movie actor. Like, and you're just jc That's how God works. And, um, he's uh, really behind on us on the whole ministry, everything. Um, so, I mean, you know, God is, God is working in this whole wrong, strong, uh, uh, movement ministry. I mean, it's all his, he, he hijacked it a long time ago.

And going back to you listening to, uh, praying and listening to God, I just wanna thank you, man, for the opportunity to, to do this. It's been a blessing, uh, getting these stories. uh, testimonies, you know, people from all type of different backgrounds been able to connect with men, Mexico, different states, and man just sharing their stories. It's been a blessing and I've been learning from each and every one of 'em, And I pray that we're able to continue to do this.

'cause I know that these stories are giving hope to others that come from similar backgrounds, similar traumas, experiences, to know that there is hope and God, God could help you to turn your life around.

I understand, I understand now how broken we are. But all it takes, man, you know, we watch America's Got Talent and Simon always says, uh, these next two minutes are gonna change your life forever. Well, guess what? God only needs half a second. And, uh, everything could change for you. And if you've been like me and you've done everything under the sun to try and get better, nothing's worked. That's that's what it is, is that nothing works. Only Jesus works.

Amen. And, and that's the way I am, the way he said. Yes. And um, ever since then, uh, my life has changed, man. And, and that's why I just wanna share with everybody.

Thank you for, for this talk. Thank you for whoever's listening. Thank you for just the work that you're doing in our hearts and our lives, and our minds and our bodies. Thank you for our wives. Thank you for our families. I pray for all those out there on the streets, Lord, all the mental, the health, uh, all the drug addicts, all the widows, all the orphans, the children. I pray for everybody that's at the border. Lord, I pray for all those out there sick that still haven't found you.

Lord, I know you're a great given Father and your heart is big, and I experienced it firsthand. Lord, all I ask is that you touched her heart. Lord, thank you for this message. Thank you for what you're doing in my life. Thank you for Omar. Thank you for Dean. Thank you for just everybody. I ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

And that's just a glimpse of what, of what God's getting, ready to do through you, brother. So I wanna thank you for your obedience, for your heart, man. Just continue to serve, and I'm gonna serve right, right alongside you. And man, all you men of God that are watching this, like my brother said, report to duty. When you get to prayer, you, you're reporting to duty. You know, he desires to, to hear from you and to speak to you.

You know, so be, make that time, you know, quiet time so he can speak into your life, lead you and guide you. And man, let's, let's, let's get to work together. Yes, sir. Alright man. And with that I, we're ready to wrap up. I just want, uh, I think thank everybody for joining us here in another episode of Wrong to Strong. Uh, Matthew four 16 reads, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light has down.

That's JC Almanza I'm Omar Calvillo. We are wrong to strong.