Good guy. Great testimony. I never realized he came from such a rough beginning. I never knew about the drug use. I grew up with this man's music (I am 50) and I always thought he was a stereotypical mid-western bible belt born and raised believer who never got into any trouble. Nice to see he's human! More importantly, nice to know he's second!
I am a youth leader at a tiny church in the heart of Appalachia East Kentucky. My heart breaks for youth of this area. The hope that they have to succeed in this area is next to zero. I pray that God's hand move through me, to love this children like He does!
"I know where my Hope lies...." Amazing story. Met him 25 years ago in Spokane when he opened for Amy. Now that I am 50 (like you swstryker) I am still learning from MWS.
So grateful for the call that God placed on your life. What a blessing your music has been, and will be. I wonder if we will be singing it up in Heaven.
Yes and...maybe it's you who creates the TH-cam channel for them! Get some gain yourself. Turning anything we oppose into opportunity. My experience of this channel is very enlightening. It's been a huge assistance for people who find me and want transformation work. Its encouraging people who begin with me, thinking seeking money first, over God, then watch people like Michael, with fame or abundance, talk of how they've attained it (or retained it) through the power of Jesus Christ, their closeness to Him from holding Him first. 🎉 Thank you for bringing this topic up. Starting that TH-cam channel of others sharing their stories could be very inspiring as well, lucrative and loved as well. May be why you this perspective come to you. Blessings. Always. ❤
mike your music has touched my life for over 20 years. you of message of Jesus has turned my life toward ministry and have been preaching for over 20 years. thank you for your faithfulness my favorite song "could it be the messiah" thank you for you for your music and your ministry
Michael. Smith. God. Bless. You. For. The. Sings. You. Singing. About. The. Lord. Your. Sings. Give. Hope. To. People. In. This. World. Michael. Continue. To. Make. Good. Music. Your. Inspiration. To. The world. And. Keep. Singing.and. make. Good. Albums. For. People. To. Hear. For. Years. To. Come
"A powerful message by Michael W. Smith. Hopefully, this will be a video that will share how Michael's life was transformed by God. . . Great message."
we all will be held accountable before God, no matter how famous we are. i admire michael for telling this story. he fell and God helped him back up. i'm attacted to christian artists with stories like this. the most famous examples are david meece and michael english. read about them and understand their stories.
one more note to this: those who don't believe think we should be perfect too. not just the "famous" christians like michael or amy. we all are sinners saved by grace, not perfect, but we know where to turn to for forgiveness and love. We all are sons and daughters of the Most High. we just need to reach out to not just the world, but each other as well.
I agree. I hope you didn't think I was condemning Michael because I definitley was not. I have made more than my fair share of mistakes in my life and God has forgiven me, who am I to judge others? I just want to love others as my Lord and Savior does me.
I discovered MWS soon after I discovered Amy Grant's music back in high school at 16 yrs old. I'm 45 now. Always liked both artists and still do. Just don't believe in God anymore. Someone else commented that it's easy to believe when your life turns out like Michael's. I agree. Sure Mike had trials and had to struggle but in the end, it all worked out. Makes it easy to have faith. Not that easy for the rest of us who have struggled their whole life with no good times and no relief from the darkness. After a lifetime of always doing the right thing but always getting dumped on in one way or the other, I cried out to him countless times in the past. His response --- to burden me more with a severe disabling physical illness (with no cure) and crippling anxiety and suicidal depression that lasted for yearsssssss. I wept and wept and wept for him to help me...I begged him for mercy, but he never answered. So I finally gave up seeking him and came to the conclusion.. either he is not real or he plays favorites. I think i'd prefer he be not real, cause to think that he is real but he just doesn't give a sh*t about me is really depressing.
Thanks but "these times" have lasted 30 yrs (so far). No relief. No respite from the storm. I have given up hope. He just isn't there for me, and never has been.
Lisa Schnagel No, not in a long time. Still listen to christian music tho. For some reason, I still like (most of) it. Thanks for your replies. It's very sweet of you to care.
that's what we have forgotten about people like amy, michael and others. they are human like the rest of us. put them on a pedestal almost like idol worship. and when they open up about dark areas of their lives, it's like we condemn them (michael english is a great example), we need to stop.
@eblackwo Maybe it seems more powerful because there are more people that can relate with his testimony because they have been there or they know someone who has been there before. It gives hope and shows he is human. I do agree it would have been better for him not to get into drugs.....but it seems to be something people can gain hope and inspiration that they too can overcome and that God would help them also from their bad situations.
10.2 אבל הקורבן העצום הזה לא הוקרב כדי לעורר בלב אבינו שבשמיים אהבה לאדם או לגרום לו לחפוץ לגאול אותנו. לא ולא! ״כי כה אהב אלוהים את העולם עד כי נתן את בנו יחידו למען לא יאבד כל המאמין בו, אלא ינחל חיי עולם.״ (יוחנן ג’ 16). אלוהים אוהב אותנו לא בזכות הפיוס הכביר הזה; הוא התפייס איתנו מפני שהוא אוהב אותנו. המשיח הוא האמצעי שדרכו אלוהים יכול היה לשפוך את אהבתו האינסופית על העולם השרוי בחטא. ״אלוהים היה במשיח מרצה את העולם אל עצמו מבלי לחשב להם את עוונותיהם, והוא שם בנו את דבר הרצוי.״ (השנייה אל הקורינתים ה’ 19). אלוהים סבל יחד עם בנו. בשעת הייסורים של ישוע בגת שמנים, במותו על הצלב בגולגולתא, האהבה הנשגבת האינסופית שילמה את המחיר של גאולתנו. הה 11.1
And the reason God, which is truth accepts us, is because of the truth he is. If we acknowledge that we are sin, because that is what we are, then truth which is God must accept us. Why? Because when we accept the truth then we are a part of the truth. Which makes us sons of the truth, the sons of God.
Brother, all I can say is that even if he does not proclaim the name of Jesus or God does not mean he is not saved or anything like that. For the longest time I never proclaimed the name of Christ. I used to be a a drug addict and satanist, I blasphemed God and wanted to kill myself because I knew it would cause others pain then one day God called out to me and that all changed. Even so, I still got high even after I got saved but He slowly changed all that. 5:00 on is what God has done for him.
I was in the music scene before being called out by God. He removed a large speck from my eye. Now through the Holy Spirit He leads me to help others who may be deceived remove specks from their eyes. Please do the research. Michael W. Smith's videos and cd/record jackets are covered with occult imagery. Matthew 12:33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad."
where did he mention his savior's name? How do we know this is Yahweh's Salvition? The Strong Tower, The Refuge, The Rock that is Higher than I, The Mighty Saving Name of Yeshua (Jesus)...
Jack Rosenthal I agree with your statement. Thanks for stepping up and putting your fath in Jesus. Lots of wolfs out there. Please keep up your good work.
Jack Rosenthal Well, I guess you know the way the scriptures say you know someone is a follower of Christ....it says you know a tree by its fruit and you will know they are Christ’s disciples by their love. He expresses his love for the lost at the begging of the video. By the way, I know Michael and have toured with him. I will never forget how he prayed for me during one of the most difficult times in my life. He’s the real deal. He loves Jesus. We spend devotional time together sharing in the words every night before those dates.
"makes no difference then what you think of him"???? This makes no sense. If you mean to say makes no difference of what I think of him...I have no care what you think. I say do the research like I have and make your own judgement.
there's a "amy grant exposed" video on here along with one for Michael. are you behind those? and why are the comments disabled? I guess you haters are either misguided or the Enemy has a hold on you. I will pray for you
Jesus is God in the flesh. From this video, he was apparently saved at a very young age. Proclaiming the name of Yahweh God is the same as proclaiming the name of Christ. Music was created by God but the enemy uses it to get what he wants. As long as the guy is following God's will for His life then he is on the right track. We have no right to judge who is right in this world and who is wrong, love as you have been loved is our calling.
That is not what Jesus said. Matthew 7:5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
Get a hobby man. Michael proclaims Christ in his church, in his role as Pastor, and in every concert I've seen or watched in recent years. He does loads of missions work and outreach that goes largely unreported, which is good because it's not about him. Did he go through a period where he wasn't exactly right with God. Yes Ma'am. Who hasn't? When he sing Secret Ambition, or the Wonderful Cross, or he sings, "deep in love with you, precious Jesus", he's proclaiming the name of Christ.
For some reason I don't believe this, that he was into drugs. I was his fan in the 80s and back then he was a good Christian boy. We all were back then. Now that today's teens are into drugs, I think he's added this to his story. MWS is a marketing machine.
Jon M you really never know what people can be struggling with. I was a good Christian girl on the outside and struggling with sin when know one could see. you really never know.
Jon M I feel the same way as you. It's not that I think he lies about it, but think that he believes he was into stuff a lot deeper than actuality. Of course I could be completely wrong, but I have a feeling he definitely smoked some weed but maybe railed a little blow- and then felt SO guilty it scared the dickens out of him and put him on the straight and narrow
"I know who I am. I am the son of the highest king of the universe..."
GREAT.
amen Jesus is sooooooooooooooooo goooooooood!!!!!
The more screwed up the individual who comes to faith in Christ, the greater the glory it brings to God; and all it He deserves.
Good guy. Great testimony. I never realized he came from such a rough beginning. I never knew about the drug use. I grew up with this man's music (I am 50) and I always thought he was a stereotypical mid-western bible belt born and raised believer who never got into any trouble. Nice to see he's human! More importantly, nice to know he's second!
Selling millions of records doesn't give you peace😢what a story!!
God is faithful, thank you for reminding me :)
This really touched my heart Michael. Thank you.
I am a youth leader at a tiny church in the heart of Appalachia East Kentucky. My heart breaks for youth of this area. The hope that they have to succeed in this area is next to zero. I pray that God's hand move through me, to love this children like He does!
"I know where my Hope lies...."
Amazing story. Met him 25 years ago in Spokane when he opened for Amy.
Now that I am 50 (like you swstryker) I am still learning from MWS.
So grateful for the call that God placed on your life. What a blessing your music has been, and will be. I wonder if we will be singing it up in Heaven.
As long as he can sing " go west young man " at least once for me....
God is Faithful...
Ya know famous people aren't the only one with stories who have seen miracles and have come to Christ.
Yes you are right but this is still an inspiring TH-cam channel
Yes and...maybe it's you who creates the TH-cam channel for them! Get some gain yourself. Turning anything we oppose into opportunity. My experience of this channel is very enlightening. It's been a huge assistance for people who find me and want transformation work. Its encouraging people who begin with me, thinking seeking money first, over God, then watch people like Michael, with fame or abundance, talk of how they've attained it (or retained it) through the power of Jesus Christ, their closeness to Him from holding Him first. 🎉 Thank you for bringing this topic up. Starting that TH-cam channel of others sharing their stories could be very inspiring as well, lucrative and loved as well. May be why you this perspective come to you. Blessings. Always. ❤
Thank you lord for using Michael. Hopefully I will meet him in this life or the next.
Thanks Michael I love your music, very touching testimony. God Bless 😇
mike your music has touched my life for over 20 years. you of message of Jesus has turned my life toward ministry and have been preaching for over 20 years. thank you for your faithfulness my favorite song "could it be the messiah"
thank you for you for your music and your ministry
I love you so very much Michael and your Music has been a blessing to me since my Dad is with God and I love your music so much!
I want a t-shirt that says I am Second to remind me of Who comes first in my life always!
God is so AWESOME and powerful!!! It's all about Him!!👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Michael. Smith. God. Bless. You. For. The. Sings. You. Singing. About. The. Lord. Your. Sings. Give. Hope. To. People. In. This. World. Michael. Continue. To. Make. Good. Music. Your. Inspiration. To. The world. And. Keep. Singing.and. make. Good. Albums. For. People. To. Hear. For. Years. To. Come
Such a beautiful testimony Michael w. Smith and May your voice bless others as it has blessed me four times!
Thank you, Michael, for sharing this!
i saw michael in 1993 in chapel hill, nc. great show just days after turning 17. i'm 36 now like you, still learning from michael.
those who love much, understand how much they are loved....
So cool to hear this, again.....
Thank You for your life walk in the light as He is the Light Jesus.
For some reason i never thought he was on drugs.
God is so good!
Senor Michael W. Smith
Buenos tardest - " Dia me de Ano Nuevo" Gloria in excelsis Deo - 🎄Hallelujah✝️💟✌️🌈
Mi amor Food - MWS
MWS typo error mi amor n
dios !
I love to listen to your music,, thank you
I had no idea about his testimony?! This blew my mind. I have been a fan for years. It's amazing what Jesus does.
amen
The Lord Jesus Christ love us
He inspires me so much
No matter how low you may go, you are not beyond God''s reach. He can pull you out of whatever pit you may be in. It won't be easy, but He can do it.
"A powerful message by Michael W. Smith. Hopefully, this will be a video that will share how Michael's life was transformed by God. . . Great message."
These are the coolest stories.
i have chills right now.
Amen!
Legend.
we all will be held accountable before God, no matter how famous we are. i admire michael for telling this story. he fell and God helped him back up. i'm attacted to christian artists with stories like this. the most famous examples are david meece and michael english. read about them and understand their stories.
i Love you so much!
listened to his music since i was a little kid
This is great, 👍
Wow what a testimony
Ive Actually Been Thinkin About Him Lately
i never new he was going to be on i am second
nice video mws you are the best love you this
Very good
Ha well said, don't we all need to find true north? Thank you
Hey man...I just checked out your website...I'll be praying for you if you are actually following this stuff. God bless you in all His ways.
one more note to this: those who don't believe think we should be perfect too. not just the "famous" christians like michael or amy. we all are sinners saved by grace, not perfect, but we know where to turn to for forgiveness and love. We all are sons and daughters of the Most High. we just need to reach out to not just the world, but each other as well.
WV own Michael W Smith. He grew up in Kenova which is right on the WV, KY, OH border.
All these years later he is gorgeous. Yes I know he is married. But, MWS is and has always been so handsome.
I agree. I hope you didn't think I was condemning Michael because I definitley was not. I have made more than my fair share of mistakes in my life and God has forgiven me, who am I to judge others? I just want to love others as my Lord and Savior does me.
♥️♾💯
As followers of Christ we aren't meant to make judgements on anyone, that is for Jesus to do.
As far as I know you don't know Michael W. Smith personally. Friend is the key word there.
Really cool all these famous people talking about JESUS
I discovered MWS soon after I discovered Amy Grant's music back in high school at 16 yrs old. I'm 45 now. Always liked both artists and still do. Just don't believe in God anymore. Someone else commented that it's easy to believe when your life turns out like Michael's. I agree. Sure Mike had trials and had to struggle but in the end, it all worked out. Makes it easy to have faith. Not that easy for the rest of us who have struggled their whole life with no good times and no relief from the darkness. After a lifetime of always doing the right thing but always getting dumped on in one way or the other, I cried out to him countless times in the past. His response --- to burden me more with a severe disabling physical illness (with no cure) and crippling anxiety and suicidal depression that lasted for yearsssssss. I wept and wept and wept for him to help me...I begged him for mercy, but he never answered. So I finally gave up seeking him and came to the conclusion.. either he is not real or he plays favorites. I think i'd prefer he be not real, cause to think that he is real but he just doesn't give a sh*t about me is really depressing.
PearL noneofyourbusiness ......HE is there, just keep swimming. It's in these times he is closer... Hope you are feeling better soon.
Thanks but "these times" have lasted 30 yrs (so far). No relief. No respite from the storm. I have given up hope. He just isn't there for me, and never has been.
Even though you don't feel His presence, do you still read your Bible?
Lisa Schnagel No, not in a long time. Still listen to christian music tho. For some reason, I still like (most of) it. Thanks for your replies. It's very sweet of you to care.
Well that's good, music keeps me close and reaches down deep. Hillsong United is my favorite... Do you have a favorite?
~❤~
that's what we have forgotten about people like amy, michael and others. they are human like the rest of us. put them on a pedestal almost like idol worship. and when they open up about dark areas of their lives, it's like we condemn them (michael english is a great example), we need to stop.
Love covers a multitude of sin.
i agree with you. read my remarks above why.
Next to zero, what do you see? 1 . it's still a number. Remind them. Next to that is two. three... it builds.
Identity crisis is solved prays God
Not my website. And I will pray for you too. May God bless you with discernment.
@eblackwo Maybe it seems more powerful because there are more people that can relate with his testimony because they have been there or they know someone who has been there before. It gives hope and shows he is human. I do agree it would have been better for him not to get into drugs.....but it seems to be something people can gain hope and inspiration that they too can overcome and that God would help them also from their bad situations.
Wow I always thought he was squeaky clean and wrapped up in cotton wool his whole life
10.2
אבל הקורבן העצום הזה לא הוקרב כדי לעורר בלב אבינו שבשמיים אהבה לאדם או לגרום לו לחפוץ לגאול אותנו. לא ולא! ״כי כה אהב אלוהים את העולם עד כי נתן את בנו יחידו למען לא יאבד כל המאמין בו, אלא ינחל חיי עולם.״ (יוחנן ג’ 16). אלוהים אוהב אותנו לא בזכות הפיוס הכביר הזה; הוא התפייס איתנו מפני שהוא אוהב אותנו. המשיח הוא האמצעי שדרכו אלוהים יכול היה לשפוך את אהבתו האינסופית על העולם השרוי בחטא. ״אלוהים היה במשיח מרצה את העולם אל עצמו מבלי לחשב להם את עוונותיהם, והוא שם בנו את דבר הרצוי.״ (השנייה אל הקורינתים ה’ 19). אלוהים סבל יחד עם בנו. בשעת הייסורים של ישוע בגת שמנים, במותו על הצלב בגולגולתא, האהבה הנשגבת האינסופית שילמה את המחיר של גאולתנו. הה 11.1
are you from Durham? i live in Burlington :-)
And the reason God, which is truth accepts us, is because of the truth he is. If we acknowledge that we are sin, because that is what we are, then truth which is God must accept us. Why? Because when we accept the truth then we are a part of the truth. Which makes us sons of the truth, the sons of God.
Brother, all I can say is that even if he does not proclaim the name of Jesus or God does not mean he is not saved or anything like that. For the longest time I never proclaimed the name of Christ. I used to be a a drug addict and satanist, I blasphemed God and wanted to kill myself because I knew it would cause others pain then one day God called out to me and that all changed. Even so, I still got high even after I got saved but He slowly changed all that. 5:00 on is what God has done for him.
I want my daughter to marry some one like him.
True. I don't know why I bothered haha.
Folks that i would love to meet one day if does not happen on this green earth it will happen in heaven
i ALREADY WATCHED THIS VIDEO. i LIKED IT ,AS LONG IS THAT CHAIR IS NOT MADE FROM AN ANIMAL.
I was in the music scene before being called out by God. He removed a large speck from my eye. Now through the Holy Spirit He leads me to help others who may be deceived remove specks from their eyes. Please do the research. Michael W. Smith's videos and cd/record jackets are covered with occult imagery.
Matthew 12:33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad."
where are you based? i'm writing from Durham. let me know.
Florida
He should of gone into the priesthood. He would be so good at it.
Iam second 🤔 what does it mean eneyone
Hmm
where did he mention his savior's name? How do we know this is Yahweh's Salvition? The Strong Tower, The Refuge, The Rock that is Higher than I, The Mighty Saving Name of Yeshua (Jesus)...
Jack Rosenthal I agree with your statement. Thanks for stepping up and putting your fath in Jesus. Lots of wolfs out there. Please keep up your good work.
Jack Rosenthal Well, I guess you know the way the scriptures say you know someone is a follower of Christ....it says you know a tree by its fruit and you will know they are Christ’s disciples by their love. He expresses his love for the lost at the begging of the video. By the way, I know Michael and have toured with him. I will never forget how he prayed for me during one of the most difficult times in my life. He’s the real deal. He loves Jesus. We spend devotional time together sharing in the words every night before those dates.
correct. michael lost track and found his way back.(hey, i made a rhyme!) read my remarks and they explain why i think the way i do.
If I ever marry and have a boy, his name will be Michael after him!
@mtbower11
i will be praying
god is good!
"makes no difference then what you think of him"???? This makes no sense. If you mean to say makes no difference of what I think of him...I have no care what you think. I say do the research like I have and make your own judgement.
@TheBlueTiger7 Why where you taught bad things about christianity?
there's a "amy grant exposed" video on here along with one for Michael. are you behind those? and why are the comments disabled? I guess you haters are either misguided or the Enemy has a hold on you. I will pray for you
hahaha!
Jesus is God in the flesh. From this video, he was apparently saved at a very young age. Proclaiming the name of Yahweh God is the same as proclaiming the name of Christ. Music was created by God but the enemy uses it to get what he wants. As long as the guy is following God's will for His life then he is on the right track. We have no right to judge who is right in this world and who is wrong, love as you have been loved is our calling.
He's an ex drug addict, didn't know that
we all have our thing. ...Something we left in the past,... some people's sins are obvious, some are more hidden like Pride.
Danae Delange neither did I. I still love him....totally shocked.
In Jesus' eyes, he never was. New Creation In Christ!
What a horrible looking mess!
That is not what Jesus said. Matthew 7:5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
Get a hobby man. Michael proclaims Christ in his church, in his role as Pastor, and in every concert I've seen or watched in recent years. He does loads of missions work and outreach that goes largely unreported, which is good because it's not about him. Did he go through a period where he wasn't exactly right with God. Yes Ma'am. Who hasn't? When he sing Secret Ambition, or the Wonderful Cross, or he sings, "deep in love with you, precious Jesus", he's proclaiming the name of Christ.
For some reason I don't believe this, that he was into drugs. I was his fan in the 80s and back then he was a good Christian boy. We all were back then. Now that today's teens are into drugs, I think he's added this to his story. MWS is a marketing machine.
Jon M you really never know what people can be struggling with. I was a good Christian girl on the outside and struggling with sin when know one could see. you really never know.
Jon M I feel the same way as you. It's not that I think he lies about it, but think that he believes he was into stuff a lot deeper than actuality. Of course I could be completely wrong, but I have a feeling he definitely smoked some weed but maybe railed a little blow- and then felt SO guilty it scared the dickens out of him and put him on the straight and narrow
S B j he has been telling this same story since the 80's. This isn't new information. Drug use was late 70's. So no, not some new marketing ploy,