NOTCIACRISTIANA.COM.- Palmeira goalkeeper Marcelo Lomba spoke about the religious aspects of his life, including how God used soccer as bait to lead him to faith.
Lomba says she started hearing more about God through Christian athletes than in her life in general, she reports. guide me.
Likewise, the goalkeeper said that he felt motivated towards faith in God, through his friend, the midfielder Rômulo.
“Rómulo was my great friend since I was 14 years old,” says Lomba. “When he returned to Flamengo – he was separated, his contract was going to end and they were going to expel him – it was the first time I saw him speak more clearly about Jesus.”
Lomba says that Rômulo was the first to attend training, despite the fact that the coach rejected him, adding that he began to show him day-to-day points of view that began to move him, he recalls.
However, Rômulo’s losing streak was about to end. With the arrival of a new coach, he was selected as the starter for the Copa Libertadores de América matches.
example of faith
“I saw Rômulo leave the last option to start the team,” recalls Lomba. “It was a great testimony of faith for me.”
He continued: “I also wanted to be a starter and I began to see Rômulo living what I wanted to live. Then I saw that this God was really powerful.”
Since then, Lomba has dedicated her faith to the Lord, and says that despite experiencing frustrations along the way, she has received miracles from God.
The player said that he evangelized his teammates on a day-to-day basis, and argued that the pillars that support his faith are: knowing who God is and what his identity is in Christ.
Finally, the player expressed: “With every conversation I have, whether it’s about football, family or investments, I have the opportunity to show who I am, and with that I will be reflecting Jesus, because my life manual is the Word of God”.
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