{"id":11974,"date":"2017-01-18T20:26:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T01:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=11974"},"modified":"2022-12-08T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:33:34","slug":"jesus-told-talk-chris-pratt-reflects-incredible-moment-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2017\/01\/jesus-told-talk-chris-pratt-reflects-incredible-moment-saved.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cJesus Told Me to Talk to You’: Chris Pratt Reflects on the Incredible Moment He Was Saved"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chris Pratt continues to be one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood. We have seen his celebrity status soar in the years since we were introduced to him on the small screen on the NBC sitcom \u201cParks and Recreation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pratt has since become a bankable leading man due to his breakout success in Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> and Jurassic World<\/em>. While many fans know that Pratt is a Christian, many don\u2019t know that he came from humble beginnings or the remarkable story of how he was led to Christ. Pratt recently opened up to Vanity Fair<\/em> about the moment he turned to Jesus and was saved.<\/p>\n

It all began when a man named Henry came up to him and said, \u201cJesus told me to talk to you.\u2019<\/p>\n

During this period in his life, Pratt was in his early 20\u2019s, working at a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in Hawaii\u00a0 and living out of his van. At the time, he was homeless and in survival mode.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was sitting outside a grocery store. We\u2019d convinced someone to go in and buy us beer,\u201d Pratt said. \u201cThis is Maui, and a guy came up and recognized something in me that needed to be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n

He asked Pratt what he was doing that night. He replied, \u201cMy friend\u2019s inside buying me alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then asked Pratt if he had plans on drinking, doing drugs and fornicating and Pratt admitted that he hoped so. Though this man was a complete stranger and asking him some pretty personal questions, the man didn\u2019t make Pratt nervous. In fact, he felt a sense of calm around him.<\/p>\n

Curious about the man\u2019s intentions, Pratt said, \u201cWhy are you asking?\u201d<\/p>\n

The man replied, \u201cJesus told me to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

At that very moment, Pratt knew he needed to go with this man. Henry took him to church. Pratt\u2019s friends were completely caught off guard when he declared that he was going to change his life.<\/p>\n

Not long after the encountering, Pratt was cast in Cursed Part 3<\/em>, the movie that got his foot in the door of acting, which eventually led to Hollywood success. The rest is history.<\/p>\n

Since then, his faith has really shaped his life. He and his wife, actress Anna Faris, relied on their trust in the Lord when their son was in the intensive care unit for the first month of his life after being born nine weeks premature.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were scared for a long time. We prayed a lot,\u201d Pratt said. \u201cIt restored my faith in God, not that it needed to be restored, but it really redefined it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though doctors said their son, Jack, would live with disabilities due to premature birth, God healed him in the NICU.<\/p>\n

Pratt is also very vocal about his Christian faith on his social media accounts. He frequently quotes Bible verses and shares bits of his testimony. Last year, he posted a picture on Instagram of him and his friends building a giant steel cross and mounting it on a hill. He recently shared this powerful verse on social media:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness blinded them.\u201d -1 John 2:10-11.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s incredible to see that fame and the spotlight have not uprooted Pratt from his faith. In fact, it only seems to be growing stronger. In an industry scare in devout Christians, Pratt is refreshing.
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