Jo Dee Messina Talks About How a Visit from Jesus Christ While Battling Cancer Changed Her Life

Fans of country music in the 90s would have remembered Jo Dee Messina. Messina  debuted in 1996 with the single "Heads Carolina, Tails California."  Her album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Her second album, I'm Alright, produced five Top 10 Country hits between 1998 and 1999, and sold over a million copies in America. Since her debut, six of her singles have peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Country singles chart and five of her albums have received a certification by the RIAA or the CRIA.  

However, in 2017, Messina hit "rock bottom" when she was diagnosed with cancer.  It was during this time she had a visit from Jesus.  "If you've walked my life in the last five years, it has not been a typical life. Not a lot of it goes out in press, which is great, because a lot of it's painful, and a lot of it's hurtful, and a lot of it's scary," Messina shared with PopCulture.com. "About five years ago, Jesus Christ walked onto my front porch and argued with me all day long. As real as I'm sitting in this seat, Jesus came to my front porch and he's like, 'She's mine.'

"I was at an all time low. I was trying to sustain a career. I had a lifestyle and a family and everything, all on my own, and I couldn't do it. I couldn't. I was pulled way too thin and so, I was just standing on my porch one day, and Jesus Christ walked out and said, 'She's mine.' I just knew it, in the middle of that, in the middle of my spirit and my soul, I'm like, 'That's Jesus.'"

Following the encounter, the country star ran next-door to her neighbor and asked for more information of the Christian messiah. 

"I know the stories," Messina explained. "I know the Christmas and Easter. He was born on Christmas, died on Easter. You know what I mean? But I didn't know Him. Just having that intimate relationship with God, and I'll sit here right in front of you and tell you He loves you more than you ever even imagine."

Messina was so moved by her encounter that she decided to record Cory Asbury's worship staple, "Reckless Love."

 

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