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Internet evangelist Bryce Crawford is known for his viral videos where he ministers to strangers \u2013 and it all started with a literal dream.<\/p>\n
Listen to the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI had a dream at night in May of 2023,\u201d he told CBN News. \u201cIn real life, I was wrestling with, \u2018What\u2019s my thing for you, God? God, what am I doing?’\u201d<\/p>\n In the dream, the late Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With A Mission, was present \u2014 a man who traveled the world for Christ. The imagery had a big impact on Crawford.<\/p>\n \u201cI woke up from the dream profusely crying,\u201d Crawford said. \u201cIt was in that dream God revealed to me to record these conversations that we were already having with people just to encourage believers to be bold for their faith. And it was from the very first video that we posted that God used it, and, wow \u2014 continued to use it.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cIt\u2019s been nothing short of a miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n This taught Crawford to pay closer attention to dreams and how the Lord might be speaking to him. With a massive, viral ministry today, Crawford pondered what life might have looked like if he hadn\u2019t taken the time to heed the Lord\u2019s calling on his life.<\/p>\n \u201cI would probably be doing a job that God did not call me to, and miserable, and being outside of God\u2019s will for my life,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s what would\u2019ve happened. Would not be a great place. \u2026 So I\u2019m very grateful for, for saying, \u2018Yes.’\u201d<\/p>\n Crawford\u2019s growth into a massive, online Christian influencer came after an upbringing in a Christian home. Struggling with what he saw as hypocrisy in the church, he developed what he called a \u201cbitterness towards God,\u201d despite that influence.<\/p>\n \u201cI had depression and anxiety for years,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, when I was 17, I planned on taking my life because I thought it was the only way to get the pain to go away, and that night I had a supernatural encounter with Jesus where God revealed to me \u2014 maybe the reason I don\u2019t know that He loves me is because I haven\u2019t given myself a chance to love Him back.\u201d<\/p>\n Realizing he had been \u201cslapping\u201d God \u201cin the face,\u201d he recalled praying a \u201cradical prayer\u201d to the Lord.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018Jesus, if you\u2019re real, take away my anxiety and depression, \u2019cause this is why I wanna take my life,’\u201d Crawford said. \u201cI haven\u2019t had the crippling anxiety or depression since that day.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s been five years since that prayer, and Crawford said he\u2019s had peace.<\/p>\n Now, Crawford said he relies on the Holy Spirit to guide him toward people he\u2019s supposed to speak with \u2014 individuals he often features in his viral videos.<\/p>\n \u201cReally, my target is what society would label the most lost, the most confused, the darkest person, that person that society would label,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s my guy, because how are people gonna treat that person if they have that prejudice about \u2019em? Probably with bitterness, probably with partiality, probably with reservation. And I don\u2019t wanna do that. I wanna do the total opposite of that.\u201d<\/p>\n Along the way, Crawford said he has seen miracles, with physical healings, words of knowledge, and God speaking to people.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see tons of people healed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Crawford is currently\u00a0on his \u201cI Love Jesus\u201d tour\u00a0across the U.S., with many dates selling out. He told CBN News that he hopes people will hear messages about the Lord that help solve their problems.<\/p>\n \u201cAll we do is ask Jesus to come into the cities and the theaters, and tend to the specific needs of the people that show up,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s ultimately what people can expect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Internet evangelist Bryce Crawford is known for his viral videos where he ministers to strangers \u2013 and it all started with a literal dream. 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