Page 125: Jonathan Gonzalez

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

God can use our greatest pain as a launching pad to our greatest calling. That's what Jonathan Gonzalez believes. But in the beginning, his story seemed hopeless. He was a challenging kid who was making horrible choices. By the time he was 12 he was getting arrested. If something didn't happen to change his path, he was headed for hardship and a life of pain inflicted on himself and those around him. When Jonathan was 17, he was in a terrible car accident that nearly claimed his life. At the time, he didn't know who God was or if God was real. In his desperation, just before he took his last breath, he prayed. That night changed Jonathan's life forever.

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0:00.0	This is page 125 of the unfolding.
0:02.7	It's the story of Jonathan Gonzalez.
0:05.4	All my last breath, I prayed.
0:07.4	Now that I look back, what I did was I repented.
0:10.5	I asked for another chance to live.
0:12.1	And these were my words.
0:13.4	Said, Father, I'm sorry.
0:14.5	And if you give me one more chance to live, I'll come back and serve you.
0:17.6	I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I prayed that prayer.
0:21.2	God's story has been unfolding.
0:24.6	Since the beginning of time.
0:27.7	He invites you to be a part of it.
0:34.0	Another page in the unfolding.
0:46.3	Yeah. Another page in the unfolding. Hey, this is Meredith Foster.
0:48.8	In the beginning, Jonathan Gonzalez's story seemed hopeless.
0:52.4	He was a very challenging kid.
0:54.1	He was making horrible choices. He was getting arrested by the time he was 12. He was a very challenging kid. He was making horrible
0:55.0	choices. He was getting arrested by the time he was 12. If something didn't happen to change his path,
1:00.4	he was headed for hardship and a life of pain inflicted on himself and on others. But something
1:06.2	did happen. One night when Jonathan was 17, he was in a terrible car accident that nearly claimed his
1:12.4	life. At the time, he didn't know who God was or if God was real. But in his desperation,
1:19.2	just before he took his last breath, he prayed. That night changed Jonathan's life forever.
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