The lead singer of the rock band 3 Doors Down like to talk about his Faith and will continue to do so because itās the āgreatest thingā he can do.
Brad Arnold spoke about his love of Jesus and sharing that love with his fans.
āI donāt really talk a whole lot on stage, to be quite honest,ā Arnold toldĀ Fox News Digital. āBut ā if Iām going to use a moment on stage to talk, then I want to give glory to God. And I want to take a chance to tell people that Jesus loves them when there may be some people that may not hear it from another place.ā
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3 Doors Down is best known for the song āKryptonite.ā The band was at Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania on Aug. 23 when Arnold shared a message about Faith. That went viral.
āThis world surrounds us with a message that weāll never be good enough, weāll never be strong enough, weāll never be beautiful enough, weāll never be rich enough. Whatever the case may be. Certainly that weāll never win. Social media surrounds us with those messages all the time. Itās driven down our throats every day, that weāll never be good enough and that nobody really, really loves us,ā he began, according to a video on YouTube.
āMy friends, I just want to take a second to tell you, thatās an absolute lie,ā he said.
āYou are loved. You are enough, and you will win. Not only can you win, but you will win. Youāll always be enough for one reason. And thatās because Jesus Christ loves you,ā he said.
Arnold then spoke with Fox Fox News Digital about when message he shared with the audience.
āHonestly, I had my apprehensions about it because I didnāt know how it would go over,ā he said. āAnd furthermore, when I was praying about it, I was like, āGod, I donāt know what to say.ā Heās like, ādonāt worry about it. Iāll tell you what to say. Iāll put the words in your mouth.ā And he has every night.ā
Arnold said the response has been positive since started sharing these messages last year.
āI get so many messages on social media that have all been encouraging. I expected a few people would be like, āshut up.ā But none of that. People are hungry for it. Itās a message of hope,ā Arnold said.
Arnold acknowledged not all fans may be receptive to such messaging, this offers him a chance to āplant a seed.ā
āYou see some looks on a few faces in the crowd roll their eyes, you know, like, āI donāt want to hear this.ā But, you know, theyāre still hearing it,ā he said.
Arnold has been sober for nine years and said he understands how people donāt feel like God can love them because of what theyāre going through.
He also seen what God can do firsthand in his own life.
āI was an alcoholic for probably 17 years. In January, itāll be nine years since Iāve had a drink. And I give that completely to God because I know that I couldnāt do it. I tried to quit myself for years and I couldnāt do it,ā he said. āAnd finally I went to treatment and I gave it to God. And Iām not taking it back. And I didnāt want to hear it when people told me at first, but people planted seeds in my life, and they grew over time.ā
Arnold said his message to his audience is simple ā Jesus loves them.
āIām not trying to shove religion down their throat or anything like that. I just wanted to simply tell them that Jesus loves them because this world needs it. This world, to a lot of people, is a really, really dark place. And itās not for all of us, but for a lot of people it is. And to shine a light in darkness is the greatest thing that I feel like that I can do with my platform,ā he said.
The band is debuting a song that tells listeners the importance of continuing to go on when times are tough.
āWe have a new song that weāre playing at the shows, and itās called āNever Look Down.ā Really itās a very positive song,ā Arnold said. āThe hook line of the song is, āWhen youāre on the edge just keep your eyes up and never look down.ā And I think thatās important for us to do is just keep our eyes above the horizon and stay positive and keep pushing forward.ā
