“I Am Worthy Of God’s Love” - James Van Der Beek’s Final Message Echoes After His Death
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What legacy did James Van Der Beek leave behind?
James Van Der Beek just passed away, okay? And for some of you guys, if you don't know who he is, for me, everybody goes to different movies. Where do you go with him, by the way? Where do you go with him when you think about him? Varsity Blues. You go to Varsity Blues? It's not even close, dude. Varsity Blues? I don't want your life. Where do you go, Rob? Incredible. I go to one. Do you ever watch any of this stuff or no?
Dawson's Creek.
Okay, so listen, let me tell you guys about Dawson's Creek. Rob, tell me your... Into men without telling you. I honestly don't want to wait for our lives to be over. I don't want to wait. That was the song. FYI. You know what's crazy?
How did James Van Der Beek influence the lives of his fans?
I'm going to share this with you guys. Please don't share it with anybody. And let's just keep it in this community. I don't want anybody to know this. When I was in the Army, me and these six, seven guys from our unit. We knew a couple things. In our barracks, there's two things we wouldn't miss. When Sosa and McGuire were playing, we'd be in that room watching the games. Or Tuesday nights, they change it to Wednesday, but for many years it was Tuesday night, Dawson's Creek. And we would sit there and watch this guy. It was the sickest show, but we had one code. We cannot tell anybody we watched Dawson's Creek. Okay? It's one of the things. You can brag about watching Melrose Place, maybe even a little bit Beverly Hills 90210.
You can't tell people you watched Dawson's Creek and you're in a military uniform, all this other stuff. But it was an awesome show. The best part about him is this one clip. I shared where he experiences God as he's going through his, it's such a beautiful, beautiful message to finish the podcast on. Go ahead, Rob.
Today's my birthday and it has been the hardest year of my life. And I wanted to share something that I learned with y'all. When I was younger, I used to define myself as an actor. which was never really all that fulfilling. And then I became a husband, and that was much better. And then I became a father, and that was the ultimate. I could define myself then as a loving, capable, strong, supportive husband, father, provider, steward of the land that we're so lucky to live on. And for a long time, that felt like a really good definition to the question, who am I? What am I? And then this year I had to look my own mortality in the eye. I had to come nose to nose with death. And all of those definitions that I cared so deeply about were stripped from me.
I was away for treatment. So I could no longer be a husband that was helpful to my wife. I could no longer be a father who could pick up his kids and put them to bed and be there for them. I could not be a provider because I wasn't working. I, I couldn't even be a steward of the land because at times I was too weak to prune all the trees during the window that you're supposed to prune them. And so I was faced with the question, if I am just a too skinny, weak guy alone in an apartment with cancer, what am I? And I meditated and the answer came through. I... and worthy of God's love. Simply because I exist. And if I'm worthy of God's love, shouldn't I also be worthy of my own? And the same is true for you.
And as I move through this healing portal toward recovery, I wanted to share that with you because I think that revelation that came to me was due in no small part to all the prayers and the love that had been directed toward me. So I offer that to you, however it sits in your consciousness, however it resonates, run with it. And if the word God trips you up, I certainly don't know, I can't claim to know what God is or explain God. My efforts to connect to God are an ongoing process that is a constant unfolding mystery to me. But if it's a trigger, it feels too religious, you can take the word God out and your mantra can simply be, I am worthy of love.
Isn't that amazing? Isn't that amazing? And then, boom, he passed away two days ago when he see that message.
Do you see? Look in his eyes and tell me that faith. He has faith and zero fear. He said death is nose to nose with him, and I didn't see any fear in him because he has God.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What legacy did James Van Der Beek leave behind?
0:00–0:34
2
How did James Van Der Beek influence the lives of his fans?
0:34–5:23
3
What personal reflections does the host share about mortality?
5:23–8:13
4
How does the host redefine self-worth through faith?
8:13–11:24
5
What insights does the conversation provide about finding purpose?
11:24–12:21
Speakers
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