Steve Harvey Changes Focus: From Making People Laugh to Making Them Pray and Listen to God's Voice

Steve Harvey delivers an address before the graduating students of the Alabama State University on May 7, 2016. (Facebook/Alabama State University)

He used to make people laugh. Although Steve Harvey still does that, he is more preoccupied now with doing an even greater thing: Make people pray and listen to God's voice.

Harvey has built a name for himself as a comedian, radio-host, author and entertainment mogul, according to The Christian Post. The 59-year-old celebrity is well known as the hosts of "The Steve Harvey Morning Show," the daytime television programme the "Steve Harvey Show," the game show "Family Feud," and last year's Miss Universe beauty pageant.

Now, he has decided to follow a new path—the path that leads to godliness—and he is encouraging people to join him in his walk with God.

He is using social media to share his knowledge about understanding God's voice.

"(Especially) in rough times, let go and let God. Listen for His direction," Harvey tweeted recently. "You know it's God talking (because) there's no sin/malice in His voice."

Last month, he encouraged people who are having doubts on their faith to pray and seek divine inspiration.

"Faith has been the key to my entire existence," Harvey tweeted. "Even when you don't have faith, just have hope and pray. That's enough to let God in."

Harvey draws his words of wisdom from the blessings and inspiration he received from God in his younger years, particularly when he was still a struggling artist who was a homeless at a certain period in his life.

Through his perseverance, God-given talent and faith, he eventually climbed up the ladder of success in show business.

In 2012, he ended his career as a comedian, marking the occasion with an emotional speech that glorified God, according to The Christian Post.

"Somebody tweeted me and said, 'Your career is what you paid for, your calling is what you're made for.' God has positioned me just this way to be just like I am, to say what I say how I say it," Harvey told his audience.

"I'm just a living witness that you can be an imperfect soldier and still be in the army fighting for God Almighty. Don't you think you got to be perfect 'cause I ain't," he said.

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