{"id":33650,"date":"2024-03-25T11:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=33650"},"modified":"2024-09-30T11:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T15:31:45","slug":"ryan-phillipe-says-he-craved-a-relationship-with-god-after-movie-about-christian-missionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/03\/ryan-phillipe-says-he-craved-a-relationship-with-god-after-movie-about-christian-missionary.html","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Phillipe Says He ‘Craved’ a Relationship With God After Movie About Christian Missionary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor Ryan Phillipe recently opened up about \u201ccraving\u201d a relationship with God after embarking on a \u201cspiritual journey\u201d after the filming of his latest movie. In the new action thriller \u201cPrey,\u201d Phillipe plays a Christian missionary who has a crisis of faith when he finds himself in mortal danger. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Phillipe, who was raised in a religious household, shared that his faith is \u201cincredibly\u201d important to him.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cI have a firm and fervent belief in God and that things happen for a reason and that we should put positive energies out into the world and treat people with respect and spread as much love and light as we can to offset the darkness that we see around us everywhere. I spent a lot of time in prayer and studying things of that nature I find very fulfilling,\u201d Phillippe added. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s the most important thing that you could spend your time thinking about or learning about or trying to understand. So it\u2019s become a very, very important part of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phillippe told Fox News Digital that he became more committed to his faith and his relationship with God after production wrapped on \u201cPrey.\u201d He recalled, \u201cIt\u2019s interesting because I was kind of in a darker place when we filmed this, and it was right after filming it where I went on this spiritual journey where I started going really deep inside.\u201d Phillipe continued, \u201cI got back into reading the Bible and various other religious tomes, but I found myself drawn to this notion of spirituality. You get to a point in life, a certain age, and the things that you thought would bring you pleasure or make you feel satisfied \u2013 these would be success or money \u2013 and it doesn\u2019t. It doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n