Matt Cruz isn’t just preaching about storms—he’s lived through them. The evangelist and author of Stormproof is on a mission to awaken a generation to the power, presence and pursuit of God—even in life’s fiercest trials. Cruz was raised on a strong spiritual foundation, but like many, he found himself going through the motions of Christianity in his teenage years.
In an interview on Daystar, Cruz shared how that all changed one night in a basement prayer meeting when he had a radical encounter with the Holy Spirit. “He spoke to me and said, ‘You’re going to enlist into My military. You’re going to be part of kingdom enforcement,’” Cruz recalls. It was a turning point that shifted him from his pursuit of law enforcement and military service into full-time ministry.
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“You may have bad days and good days, but you’ll never have a day without God,” Cruz reminds listeners. “Though the storm is above your head, it’s still under Jesus’ feet.”
A passionate street evangelist, Cruz doesn’t shy away from bold faith moments—even in unlikely places. He shared a striking story about ministering on a plane to a Muslim woman from Pakistan. After a peaceful conversation about faith, he offered to pray for her painful feet. When her god did not respond, Cruz prayed in Jesus’ name—and she was instantly healed. “She said her feet felt like fire. The pain was gone,” Cruz said. “The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk, but of power.”
At the heart of Cruz’s message is the truth that God is the one who seeks us. “From Genesis to Revelation, we serve a God who pursues,” he preached. “We are the pearl of great price. He gave everything for us.” Echoing the heart of the Gospel, Cruz reminds listeners that you don’t need to clean yourself up to come to God—“Come to Him, and He will clean you up.”
Drawing from the woman at the well in John 4, Cruz highlighted Jesus’ willingness to cross every boundary to reach someone burdened by shame. “He didn’t need water—He just needed her to know she was seen.”
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With a deep desire to see revival, Matt Cruz is challenging believers to come out of complacency and step into courageous faith.
“No matter what you’re going through, God sees you and He’s with you,” Cruz says. “You’re never too lost for God to find, never too broken for Him to heal. The best is yet to come.”
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
