{"id":27504,"date":"2025-07-16T08:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=27504"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:46:47","slug":"youssef-from-beirut-crazy-for-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/youssef-from-beirut-crazy-for-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Youssef from Beirut: &#8220;Crazy&#8221; for God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Youssef &quot; Crazy for God&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VhmCV0h5Qgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God isn\u2019t after perfection \u2013 he\u2019s after our hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Youssef\u2019s story is a powerful reminder that when we surrender our lives to God, everything changes. 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