Reminds me of growing up with a mentally ill and horribly abusive father. I’m going through therapy trying to deal with the trauma some 50 years later. I listen to Mercy Me because there is so much healing in their music.
Who are the 61 people who found so much wrong with this that they felt they needed to downvote this video? I too watched my father die of cancer and I too was abused during my childhood, but his abuse wasn't the kind of abuse that left outward scars. I after many many years of thought and discussion with those who were in the same boat as I was, I came to forgive him. Thank you all for allowing me this moment
This song is amazing and has impacted my life in a lot of ways. My father was very very abusive to me as well he was my devil hands down. He did get saved before he passed away and i had to forgive him to best that I possible could. The first time I had ever heard this song I Can Only Imagine was when my son father played it for me I will never forget him singing to me and telling me what the song meant and he sang alone with it and impacted me in so many ways. Chad passed away in 2011 and I played that song for him at the services I know he would of loved it. I lost my mom 03/05/18 and my sister had made all the arrangement for her service and she played it at mom’s service to I just cried so hard. I just went and watched the movie I Can Only Imagine and it was awesome ! I encourage everyone to go see it ! God Bless ! ✝️🦋
kathy mendez unfortunately I don't live in a town where it is playing! Hopefully it will go to DVD soon. I'll buy it for sure... thank you and God bless you for replying.
I can only imagine of your father will embrace you with so much pride and love. The work you and your band have done has saved so many of us. Thank you 🦋
I am so blessed to have seen this. I know exactly what he's talking about, with the bitter anger at the abusive (same sex) parent. Whom you fought everyday for so long to find any kind of "good job" from. Any kindness. Until you give up in anger and not know if you care or not anymore. But I pray always for my momma. I don't know that she will ever be able to see me for who I am instead of the one she found to take the misery of life out on, but I see her now for who she is. Not the angry, bitter women who has abused me emotionally and physically for my entire life, but the sad, lonely, desperate for real love and happiness too woman that she is. I have seen her love others with such passion. So I know she is a loving person. I even believe that she does in fact love me too. If she's never given the ability ot opportunity to show me, I know in my heart, because of Christ's love for me that it's ok and I'm ok.
I cried when I saw the movie. The story is so relatable. It resurfaced my own memories of my childhood. But I never tried defending myself. I learned to take it and be ok with it. I cried so hard asking myself why I let my own step mom teach me I wasn't good enough and wake up to bruises on my arm the next day. Soon as a bruise was gone a replacement was made. The only place I felt safe was when I went to church or school. Dreading going home anytime I wasn't there. All I wanted was to let go and move on. And yes she was an alcoholic. These experiences are very real. Much as I want to deny it. Sometimes I feel like she didn't raise me at all but God was the father figure. Never fell to drugs. Just moved on haunted by my past. Lucky for me, it lasted 3 years but soon into high school my dad split up with her to be with her sister. Already filled with fear and knowing her schemes, I wasn't family because of blood. Outcast. No more physical abuse, but the mental and verbal abuse continued with the feeling of unwantedness. And got worse with a perv. in church forcing me to quit church. Moved to northern States to let go and move on but spent years haunted by the past. Depression followed as has the negativity I learned. Self hate. Idea of not being g good enough with emotion I had to be perfect to be accepted. Death wish. Never fell to drugs still. Isolated from the world. Alone.now most is conquered but still I get triggered by stories of others experiencing similar things. The movie triggered me and I burst into tears. Never gave up God even if I wanted. I couldn't let God go no matter how far down I was. It was lime He was holding onto me now I think about it. My life song has become living on a prayer because I constantly cried for God to change what I was dealing with.
Rhonda Shidler Am praying our God will heal you completely, Rhonda. We might not see a way to move on, but our heavenly father is all-knowing and all-powerful. God has a plan for you...to prosper you and give you peace. None of us become perfect after giving our heart to Jesus. Even as a believer I suffered with depression. My prayer is that you will forgive those who hurt you, and trust God to bring loving people into your life.
You can put the past behind you and live free. I'm 65 and am just now dealing with the trauma from childhood. It is never too late to get help and healing. If you have a Celebrate Recovery group in your area, they are amazing. CR ministers to people who struggle with addiction, abuse, trauma, codependency and many other issues. It is Bible centered and can help you heal. Also, look for a Christian counselor who uses a firm Bible-based approach to therapy. There is hope and there can be healing.
Thank you for sharing your testimony.. I feel that we as God's children we talk more and more. About our past about our pain.. to the body of Christ.. that is therapy. Calling out to Jesus they're just opening up the door saying that I want to be set free from all the destruction... you are willing to change that's why you're calling out to the Lord... Glory to Jesus
Iam here in June 2022, recently familiarize with this group, I must say that this is such a great inspiration to me in this time of my life. Thank you Sir, your testimony gives me hope. Thank you.
I just saw this movie yesterday, it touch me deeply. I can so relate to this movie and song. Thank you for inspiring me. Now I can only imagine. May God continue to bless for blessing me with your movie and music.
These testimonies are always so on point & pure. Just like the music. The 60somethin foot cord for a phone made me spit my coffee from laughing. Lol i really needed that today. I was 19 when my mom passed, and we just had her 31st anniversary may 8th.
What a blessing to his testimony and acknowledging there is no scripture that says we immediately go to heaven, or experience the total destruction of hell yet. No consciousness in death the Bible says, but Pauls,on THE LAST DAY we will all be perfected and the sead will raise and the living will meet them PRAISE GOD.
We made a special trip from Kentucky to get to EPCOT to see the Mercy Me concert at Wine & Dine in September. We love your music, but your testimony touched me like no other.
The eight year old me was being abused. I don't really know if I would want to be back there. There is so much that has made me stronger. Bart's testimony is really inspiring.
3rd day of Divine Mercy Novena! "Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL SOULS, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. The souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness." 😇St. Faustina of Kowalska please 🙏🏻4us
I would love to know where my dad stood, he didn't want to hear it or talk about it, yet was a very giving man... I also saw the at home and away from home dad...I can relate
Being brutalized and "used" from the earliest memories...becoming a Christian and learning to forgive is the first step towards learning to love. In God, everything is possible!
Yes the Phone booth they were on. Every for you people born after the 80s maybe phone booths were on every street corner through the 1970's .somewhere in the late 70's or early 80's...the cell phone replaced it .
My own biological father was a death row inmate and NEVER once gave his life to Christ before being lethally injected in August of 1997. He had a really bad drug addiction that led to a nasty chain reaction of events which after being in many other prisons over the years, led him to death row. He was horrible to my mother, ran around, stayed on drugs, was in and out of various prisons (more in than out), constantly on the run when he wasn't or stirring up trouble just to go back. I wished so much that at least he could have chosen to know the Lord. It was one thing that he rejected being a dad to me and my sister, a husband to my mom. He needed God very badly!!! Instead while sitting there waiting to die, he chose Buddha! Yeah, buddha. According to him, in 49 days from the day he died, he would be reborn as a newborn to a new family somewhere else because the Buddhists believe in reincarnation. His last words before drawing his last breath were a Buddhists chant. So not only was I separated from him in life, but I will be in eternity too. Many times, I remember those years and many thereafter that were a roller coaster of emotions where one part of me loved him because he was my dad but the other part was ashamed, embarrassed, outraged, very reclusive and withdrawn, isolated, extremely depressed, shy, paranoid and millions of other things too! My life was a nightmare growing up!! My father and the situation surrounding him was pretty much why!! I used to spend hours writing songs, poems, stories and drawing just to unleash what was pent up inside me. To this day, I still do those things I guess as an emotional refuge because I am better at writing it down than saying it all out loud. Like you said in the video, we ALL NEED JESUS! I would love to see my dad again on the other side. Somehow I just don't think I will. But that is what he chose and scriptures say that He will not recognize us if we fail to recognize Him. He never did so we are separated forever. For this reason, I never can say RIP because where he is now, he never will.
Please pray for me. My dad was a monster to. He beated me and my family with a belt. He use a buckle and tore my skin up. He kept me out of school for a week afraid of what they might say.I can't ever forgive him at all,I try but I can't.
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Reminds me of growing up with a mentally ill and horribly abusive father. I’m going through therapy trying to deal with the trauma some 50 years later. I listen to Mercy Me because there is so much healing in their music.
Who are the 61 people who found so much wrong with this that they felt they needed to downvote this video? I too watched my father die of cancer and I too was abused during my childhood, but his abuse wasn't the kind of abuse that left outward scars. I after many many years of thought and discussion with those who were in the same boat as I was, I came to forgive him. Thank you all for allowing me this moment
People with very sad hearts, 🙏 they get it❣✝️💕
God bless you Bart. Your Father is surely happy when you sang him that song.
This song is amazing and has impacted my life in a lot of ways. My father was very very abusive to me as well he was my devil hands down. He did get saved before he passed away and i had to forgive him to best that I possible could.
The first time I had ever heard this song I Can Only Imagine was when my son father played it for me I will never forget him singing to me and telling me what the song meant and he sang alone with it and impacted me in so many ways. Chad passed away in 2011 and I played that song for him at the services I know he would of loved it.
I lost my mom 03/05/18 and my sister had made all the arrangement for her service and she played it at mom’s service to I just cried so hard. I just went and watched the movie I Can Only Imagine and it was awesome !
I encourage everyone to go see it ! God Bless ! ✝️🦋
I recently rewatched the movie I can only imagine! Cool to know the story behind these songs!
makes me think of my past, yet knowing I can be in his grace today!!! God never leaves, we leave him!!
My favorite Christian Band. I've cried so many tears listening to their I Can Only Imagine and Dear Younger Me. And more
Sue Grace-Grace
You will love the movie!
kathy mendez unfortunately I don't live in a town where it is playing! Hopefully it will go to DVD soon. I'll buy it for sure... thank you and God bless you for replying.
I can only imagine of your father will embrace you with so much pride and love. The work you and your band have done has saved so many of us. Thank you 🦋
I am so blessed to have seen this. I know exactly what he's talking about, with the bitter anger at the abusive (same sex) parent. Whom you fought everyday for so long to find any kind of "good job" from. Any kindness. Until you give up in anger and not know if you care or not anymore. But I pray always for my momma. I don't know that she will ever be able to see me for who I am instead of the one she found to take the misery of life out on, but I see her now for who she is. Not the angry, bitter women who has abused me emotionally and physically for my entire life, but the sad, lonely, desperate for real love and happiness too woman that she is. I have seen her love others with such passion. So I know she is a loving person. I even believe that she does in fact love me too. If she's never given the ability ot opportunity to show me, I know in my heart, because of Christ's love for me that it's ok and I'm ok.
Truly an amazing testimony of God's saving grace and mercy.
❤️❤️❤️ MercyMe
I can only Imagine is one of my favorite Movies that I’ve seen
Have some tissues close by because you’re going to need a few
I think I cried during 1/2 of the movie
Just watched the movie tonight. The song now has significantly more meaning to me than it ever had before.
Jerry Underkoffler I know what you mean. If you liked the movie, please read the book. It’s so much better.
The Movie is Amazing! It is a buy and keep movie. Everyone needs to watch it and share it with others!
I cried when I saw the movie. The story is so relatable. It resurfaced my own memories of my childhood. But I never tried defending myself. I learned to take it and be ok with it. I cried so hard asking myself why I let my own step mom teach me I wasn't good enough and wake up to bruises on my arm the next day. Soon as a bruise was gone a replacement was made. The only place I felt safe was when I went to church or school. Dreading going home anytime I wasn't there. All I wanted was to let go and move on. And yes she was an alcoholic. These experiences are very real. Much as I want to deny it. Sometimes I feel like she didn't raise me at all but God was the father figure. Never fell to drugs. Just moved on haunted by my past. Lucky for me, it lasted 3 years but soon into high school my dad split up with her to be with her sister. Already filled with fear and knowing her schemes, I wasn't family because of blood. Outcast. No more physical abuse, but the mental and verbal abuse continued with the feeling of unwantedness. And got worse with a perv. in church forcing me to quit church. Moved to northern States to let go and move on but spent years haunted by the past. Depression followed as has the negativity I learned. Self hate. Idea of not being g good enough with emotion I had to be perfect to be accepted. Death wish. Never fell to drugs still. Isolated from the world. Alone.now most is conquered but still I get triggered by stories of others experiencing similar things. The movie triggered me and I burst into tears. Never gave up God even if I wanted. I couldn't let God go no matter how far down I was. It was lime He was holding onto me now I think about it. My life song has become living on a prayer because I constantly cried for God to change what I was dealing with.
Rhonda Shidler Am praying our God will heal you completely, Rhonda. We might not see a way to move on, but our heavenly father is all-knowing and all-powerful. God has a plan for you...to prosper you and give you peace. None of us become perfect after giving our heart to Jesus. Even as a believer I suffered with depression. My prayer is that you will forgive those who hurt you, and trust God to bring loving people into your life.
You can put the past behind you and live free. I'm 65 and am just now dealing with the trauma from childhood. It is never too late to get help and healing. If you have a Celebrate Recovery group in your area, they are amazing. CR ministers to people who struggle with addiction, abuse, trauma, codependency and many other issues. It is Bible centered and can help you heal. Also, look for a Christian counselor who uses a firm Bible-based approach to therapy. There is hope and there can be healing.
God will never leave you!
Thank you for sharing your testimony..
I feel that we as God's children we talk more and more. About our past about our pain.. to the body of Christ.. that is therapy.
Calling out to Jesus they're just opening up the door saying that I want to be set free from all the destruction... you are willing to change that's why you're calling out to the Lord...
Glory to Jesus
Thank you sharing.
I love you Bart! Praise the Lord!!!!!! You have given me strength to go through another day, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Iam here in June 2022, recently familiarize with this group, I must say that this is such a great inspiration to me in this time of my life. Thank you Sir, your testimony gives me hope. Thank you.
WOW!!! Wonderful testimony!!! This man is no doubt a humble servant of God!! May God continue to bless him and touch and save lives through him!! ❤️❤️
Amen
I just saw this movie yesterday, it touch me deeply. I can so relate to this movie and song. Thank you for inspiring me.
Now I can only imagine. May God continue to bless for blessing me with your movie and music.
Praise God - our all-powerful Father in heaven!
My father passed in 2017 Miss him .but one day will see him again i pray each day i believe in the Lord my father in heaven. 😀
These testimonies are always so on point & pure. Just like the music. The 60somethin foot cord for a phone made me spit my coffee from laughing. Lol i really needed that today. I was 19 when my mom passed, and we just had her 31st anniversary may 8th.
It makes me so happy that this ministered to you!
Amen Bless you and your Family. GOD IS A AWESOME GOD😇😇😇😇🙏
What a blessing to his testimony and acknowledging there is no scripture that says we immediately go to heaven, or experience the total destruction of hell yet. No consciousness in death the Bible says, but Pauls,on THE LAST DAY we will all be perfected and the sead will raise and the living will meet them PRAISE GOD.
Thanks for posting this... God Bless
Awesome song!!!! I'm going to see concert this weekend with Newsboys and Mercy Me!!
Loved listening this. Love him even more.
So so beautiful!! So touching.
God works in mysterious ways. This band has blessed me with the music and the testimony they share can't wait to see the movie.
PRAISE GOD! Wonderful testimony and beautiful song.🙏😄💜
We made a special trip from Kentucky to get to EPCOT to see the Mercy Me concert at Wine & Dine in September. We love your music, but your testimony touched me like no other.
I love this story it was beautiful
The eight year old me was being abused. I don't really know if I would want to be back there. There is so much that has made me stronger. Bart's testimony is really inspiring.
Today word Our God is an Awesome God. This testimony is amazing. God bless Mercyme everyday.I can only Imagine how God works miracles.
Thank you for sharing your testimony. Rarely does the abuser take responsibility for their actions. God is the only way to fix the heart.
Thank you we could all relate in one way or another God Bless all
I love your testimony Bart! I pray God's mercy over my kids and their estranged Dad. AMEN ❤️
Love your smile Bart
Amen! What a powerful and honest testimony! Thanks for sharing this gem! God Bless! ✞
Thank you for sharing this.
3rd day of Divine Mercy Novena!
"Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL SOULS, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. The souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness."
😇St. Faustina of Kowalska please 🙏🏻4us
Thanks for your testimony! I can relate to your heart!
Nancy Ferguson occurred q
Wow! A awesome testimony! Thank you Lord!
I would love to know where my dad stood, he didn't want to hear it or talk about it, yet was a very giving man... I also saw the at home and away from home dad...I can relate
Praise the Lord!
Being brutalized and "used" from the earliest memories...becoming a Christian and learning to forgive is the first step towards learning to love. In God, everything is possible!
Yes the
Phone booth they were on. Every for you people born after the 80s maybe phone booths were on every street corner through the 1970's .somewhere in the late 70's or early 80's...the cell phone replaced it .
Bart asked what we would say to our younger self if we had a chance. I would say "Run away!!!".
Praise the Lord ! Thank you for sharing.
A very powerful testimony.
Hey I was live on this too
❤ Avery great testimony, i hope and wish your words can change anyone out there. Stay blessed❤❤❤
this is amazing!
Amen.
Good morning from Singapore! Wishing you'd have a wonderful evening =)
you're welcomed! Praise the Lord When u have time, check out the original music on my channel too, ruclips.net/user/thenewvocal ! :)
todays word GOD IS A GOOD GOD!
sportfisher7 all the TIME
sportfisher7 Amen
sportfisher7 Amen
Loveeeeeeeeeeeeee
My own biological father was a death row inmate and NEVER once gave his life to Christ before being lethally injected in August of 1997. He had a really bad drug addiction that led to a nasty chain reaction of events which after being in many other prisons over the years, led him to death row. He was horrible to my mother, ran around, stayed on drugs, was in and out of various prisons (more in than out), constantly on the run when he wasn't or stirring up trouble just to go back. I wished so much that at least he could have chosen to know the Lord. It was one thing that he rejected being a dad to me and my sister, a husband to my mom. He needed God very badly!!! Instead while sitting there waiting to die, he chose Buddha!
Yeah, buddha. According to him, in 49 days from the day he died, he would be reborn as a newborn to a new family somewhere else because the Buddhists believe in reincarnation. His last words before drawing his last breath were a Buddhists chant. So not only was I separated from him in life, but I will be in eternity too. Many times, I remember those years and many thereafter that were a roller coaster of emotions where one part of me loved him because he was my dad but the other part was ashamed, embarrassed, outraged, very reclusive and withdrawn, isolated, extremely depressed, shy, paranoid and millions of other things too! My life was a nightmare growing up!! My father and the situation surrounding him was pretty much why!! I used to spend hours writing songs, poems, stories and drawing just to unleash what was pent up inside me. To this day, I still do those things I guess as an emotional refuge because I am better at writing it down than saying it all out loud. Like you said in the video, we ALL NEED JESUS! I would love to see my dad again on the other side. Somehow I just don't think I will. But that is what he chose and scriptures say that He will not recognize us if we fail to recognize Him. He never did so we are separated forever. For this reason, I never can say RIP because where he is now, he never will.
Wow brother. It's a sad truth. Thank you for being so honest and sharing. Faith alone, in Christ alone.
Look how God works
Me don’t cry don’t cry also me 😭😭😭😭😭I cant. 😭😭😭
I was 19 when my biological mother passed away in 2008
Thank you
Please pray for me. My dad was a monster to. He beated me and my family with a belt. He use a buckle and tore my skin up. He kept me out of school for a week afraid of what they might say.I can't ever forgive him at all,I try but I can't.
@Robert Cooper thank you much.
WOW
I. Love you. NicoLe
So when will Mercy Me bring the kids along to sing and dance?
Was this at North Ridge?
FoundingPrinciples No, St. Charles Family Arena, MO.
Yes my mother finally got jesus before she died but I wish I would have been nicer
Who can possibly down thumb this???? I'd be really curious.
Someone we need to pray for.
Yes.i.have.it.and.i.showed.it
Dude, it is in the bible.
Who do you think is part of the "cloud of witnesses"?
The saints who have already passed.
The discussion I would have with the 8 year old me would be wake up for the Lord or God is coming!!!
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Yikes! I get it.😉