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Alejandro Tommasi: faith changed his priorities

The Mexican actor told the press that since embracing Christianity he goes out less, helps others and sings in his church.

By Mateo Ríos · Frecuencia
· 2 min read
Alejandro Tommasi: faith changed his priorities
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Alejandro Tommasi, Mexican actor from Destilando amor and La fuerza del destino, told the press that his life changed since he embraced Christianity. Más Vip reported it, according to a People en Español feature.

Fewer events, more church

In a meeting with journalists, Tommasi described a different routine. He no longer goes out like before and hardly attends events. Now he spends time helping people, sharing the message of Christ and singing in his church. Years ago he spoke publicly about his homosexuality; today he says his preferences also changed.

His most remembered phrase was short: "God changes you, He makes you a new being, even if you don't believe it." He also said he doesn't have to account for his personal decisions. For someone who grew up reading every comment from others, that sounds strange. It also sounds like freedom: faith doesn't depend on others' approval.

«Grace almost always arrives before our orderly search.»

— Mateo Ríos

His profession lives on exposure: cameras, red carpet, interviews. Preferring a church pew over the stage costs anyone something.

A friend, an invitation, a family

According to People en Español, the actor came to a church when he was going through discouragement and emotional problems. A friend invited him. There he found support and a new spiritual family. That detail weighs more than it seems: almost no one is convinced by a clever comment in a social media fight. Most come because someone called them by name.

Jesus said it this way: "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost" (Luke 19:10, ESV). Grace almost always arrives before our orderly search. Someone prays for you, someone insists, someone saves you a seat.

That faith needs visible roots. Hebrews asks "not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another" (Hebrews 10:25, ESV). A church that supports, teaches and corrects with love does more for a person than a thousand posts.

What he asked of others

Tommasi also spoke to those listening. He called for a return to values and to look again toward faith. He is convinced that society needs a deep change, and that this change begins in the spiritual.

That call is personal before collective: to look to God again and let Him make the change in oneself.

A public testimony doesn't make anyone a teacher or a model. What a person shares about their faith is weighed with the Bible open, without mockery and without a showcase. The transformation God makes is noticed over years, not in a headline.

If anything this story leaves is the value of a local church that prays, teaches and accompanies when spirits fall. If you've been thinking about returning for months, don't wait to feel ready: find a congregation this Sunday. And ask yourself an honest question: who was with you when you didn't even have the strength to seek God?

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