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Chris Pratt Says the ‘Greatest Outcome’ of His Platform Would Be To ‘Bring God Into People’s Lives’

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Actor Chris Pratt says that if the only outcome of his platform and influence is that he helps to bring God into people’s lives, he will be satisfied with that result. In a recent interview with Relevant Magazine, Pratt explained that he tries to live out Matthew 5:14.

“I’m trying to be a light like Matthew 5:14,” Pratt said in an interview with Relevant’s managing editor Emily Brown. “I am a light in this world and you can’t hide it.”

Responding to a question on how his faith has impacted his career, Pratt said, “How it’s affected my life is just by basically using my platform periodically to express my faith.”

“I don’t know if that’s had an impact on me as, like, a commodity,” said Pratt, “but I can tell you it has had an impact on people who have come up to me in the street and said, ‘Hey, that’s really cool you say that.’”

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I think it’s worth remembering that people’s relationship with God isn’t really tied to a celebrity’s platform- God's already at work in people’s lives in ways we can’t always see. Faith isn’t a personal brand to promote, but something deeper that exists independently of a personal platform. Being an actor isn’t always the ideal platform for what he seems to be trying to do. The nature of that work is about performance and visibility, which doesn’t always translate to meaningful influence or the kind of quiet, lasting impact many people need in their lives.
 
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