Mike Posner, well known for his secular pop songs, announced his baptism this week, revealing he has been pursuing a walk with Christ for about a year. Posner has testified to his transformation.
In a recent Instagram post, Posner recognized three “Christ-based synchronistic events,” including a friend prophesying over him, a personal encounter with Christ during a church service, and a friend sharing words of knowledge about his life that matched what God was telling him, encouraging him to “take a step towards Christ.”
Posner took Christ’s invitation seriously and boldly stepped towards Him. Now, after a year’s time, Posner is sharing what Christ has done in his life since.
“I interpreted this signs as signals for me to take a step towards Christ. I did so. A year ago, I got down on my knees and gave my life to Christ,” Posner shared.
Although committed, the transformed pop star admitted to not fully understanding his newfound belief in Christ. However, Posner’s lack of understanding did not stop his pursuit for Christ – it only fueled him to go deeper.
“After getting up from my knees, I really didn’t know {what} I now believed in,” Posner wrote. “As I tend to do, I went all in and started reading my little tale off.”
A few weeks after his commitment to and pursuit of Christ, Posner learned what it meant to be Christian.
“FOR ME; To be a Christian means to aspire with all your mind, body, and soul to live as Christ did. To forgive all other people. To treat ALL other people, especially the least among us (whether that be the poorest of the poor financially or the loneliest of the lonely) with an impossible level of compassion, grace, and most of all LOVE,” his post reads.
This new revelation of Christ’s love transcended personal ability and personal feelings for Posner, requiring him to lean on and obey God regardless.
“It means to live with an impossibly high standard of goodness towards others, so much so that I NEED God’s help to even get close,” he wrote. “It means listening to the little voice inside me (that I believe comes from God) that tells me to do right thing, even when I don’t feel like it.”
Posner made it clear, walking with Christ is not religion, it is a continued relationship and a way of life.
“It’s not just a doctrine or theology, it’s a way of life rooted in faith,” he wrote. “I’m working on developing more and more of a personal relationship with God,” the post continued.
Putting his own words in action, Posner is proclaiming Christ’s saving power to others through his socials and his music.
Songs like “I Took a Pill in Ibiza,” once glorified Posner’s worldly past. However, he reclaimed the song with a newly released remix, “I Went Back to Ibiza” to reflect his new life in and with Christ.
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