118: Rashawn Copeland | When God Enters Your Mess

Rashawn Copeland joins Amber to discuss how God entered His mess when he was shot, when his football dreams were crushed, and when he was contemplating suicide.  Now, he shares the love of Jesus online, because it is where Jesus met him.

When God Enters Your Mess Questions Rashawn and Amber Discuss:

1. (5:10) Share a little of your childhood with us.
2. (8:28) You were a successful high school football player with scholarship offers from Division 1 schools, but at age 17 those plans were thwarted.  What happened?
3. (14:50) After surviving being shot, you didn’t stick with God.  What happened?
4. (24:06) You’re in L.A., you’re the hype man for Soulja Boy, you’re wrapped up in money, sex, and fame, but a difficult break up left you feeling worthless and alone.  Will you tell our listeners about that experience and how God met you in your mess?
5. (30:55) What do you feel was so different about that time vs. when you were laying on the concrete?
6. (32:50) You were contemplating suicide when you read the Facebook post that included Romans 8: 38-39. In that moment you surrendered your life to Jesus.  What happened when you woke up the next day?
7. (37:37) Why do you keep staying where you are and preaching the love of God?
8. (39:49)Why did you write Start Where You Are?

When God Enters Your Mess Quotes to Remember:

“I would say I’m a minister who writes and a writer who preaches. I spend a lot of time online, social media, sharing the gospel, the love of God, through content and experiences…with folks.”

“If we want to reach people right now, with the greatest message of all time, which is the gospel, we need to meet them, not where we want them to be which is through our church doors…, but right where they are, where their attention is online. And I feel indebted to do so, because God met me there.”

“I was at the darkest, lowest, messiest moment of my life. And all I could do is cry out. My coaches weren’t there. My friends weren’t there. My brothers weren’t there. The girl wasn’t there. The only one I could call out too was God.”

SHOW NOTES cont.

Resources Mentioned:

• Book: Start Where You Are by Rashawn Copeland

Connect with Rashawn Copeland on IG and Tiktok

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