{"id":27569,"date":"2023-08-17T10:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=27569"},"modified":"2023-08-17T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:41:40","slug":"new-england-patriots-player-shares-how-god-saved-him-from-the-party-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/08\/new-england-patriots-player-shares-how-god-saved-him-from-the-party-life.html","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots Player Shares How God Saved Him From the Party Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_27578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27578\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/08\/kendrick-bourne-credit-kendrick-bourne-instagram.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27578\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/08\/kendrick-bourne-credit-kendrick-bourne-instagram.png\" alt=\"kendrick bourne\" width=\"768\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@bournepoly11\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kendrick Bourne, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots, recently joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/podcast\/2023\/07\/28\/podcast-patriots-kendrick-bourne-surrendering-jesus\/\">Sports Spectrum podcast<\/a> to discuss his love for Jesus and why he gave His life to God after hitting rock bottom. He started, \u201cI was a big partier; I\u2019ve been partying all of my career, really and all of my life. One night, I\u2019m in Miami, I\u2019m in my prime, I\u2019m out partying. Drugs, alcohol, women, the whole nine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bourne continued, \u201cI was on a boat one night, and something I drank put me into a spiritual realm, a demonic realm. It was really scary, and I almost didn\u2019t have control of myself. I\u2019ve always believed in God, I\u2019ve always been a Christian, but I\u2019ve never been truly in, truly surrendered as I am now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe night took a toll for the worst. I was under this substance for three days and three nights, which is how I knew it was definitely from God. Through those nights, something in my mind was telling me that \u2018God was protecting me. God was just showing me where I was headed. He showed me clearly where I was headed and the decisions I was making. It was all my choices. Once I left Miami and had whatever was in me out of my system, I was done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bourne continued, \u201cI heard the message from God and was like, \u2018God, I don\u2019t want to live like this anymore. I don\u2019t want to feel like that anymore.\u2019 It was a scary and horrific experience because I didn\u2019t have control, but God was still in control. He was still guiding me and walking me through it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yRoN5jfC0Sk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From then on, Kendrick has lived with one thing on his mind: Jesus.\u00a0His Instagram bio reads, \u201cJESUS CHRIST IS KING!\u201d In a recent post, Bourne wrote, \u201cOut with the old, in with the new! In Christ, we trust! Year 7.\u201d In another post, Bourne shared a photo of him on the practice field doing sled pulls, writing, \u201cGotta pull my weight! Didn\u2019t feel like I did that last year! Psalm 59:9 16-17.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sports Spectrum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsspectrum.com\/podcast\/2023\/07\/28\/podcast-patriots-kendrick-bourne-surrendering-jesus\/\">reported<\/a>, \u201cKendrick Bourne is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots. He went undrafted in 2017 despite having a stellar college career at Eastern Washington, but eventually signed with the San Francisco 49ers, making the final roster as a rookie. Bourne played in 11 games and snagged 16 passes that season. Two years later, he recorded five touchdown receptions and helped San Francisco to the NFC title and a berth in Super Bowl LIV, where they lost to the Chiefs, 31-20. Bourne caught two passes for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401131047\">team-leading 42 yards<\/a>\u00a0in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bourne is ready to lead his team to another Super Bowl this season. But more importantly, he\u2019s prepared to lead his team in the name of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendrick Bourne, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots, recently joined the Sports Spectrum podcast to discuss his love for Jesus and why he gave His life to God after hitting rock bottom. He started, \u201cI was a big partier; I\u2019ve been partying all of my career, really and all of my life. 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