3 Doors Down’s longevity, having formed in 1996, has given lead singer Brad Arnold a platform that he hopes to use for good. Arnold, a Christian, recently stopped a concert in Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania to share the Gospel with his audience. “This world surrounds us with a message that we’ll never be good enough, we’ll never be strong enough, we’ll never be beautiful enough, we’ll never be rich enough,” he told the crowd. “Whatever the case may be. Certainly, that we’ll never win. Social media surrounds us with those messages all the time. It’s driven down our throats every day, that we’ll never be good enough and that nobody really, really loves us.” He warned, however, that it was “an absolute lie.” “You are loved. You are enough, and you will win. Not only can you win, but you will win. You’ll always be enough for one reason. And that’s because Jesus Christ loves you.”

Speaking to Fox News Digital, Arnold said he didn’t know what to expect. “Honestly, I had my apprehensions about it because I didn’t know how it would go over. And furthermore, when I was praying about it, I was like, ‘God, I don’t know what to say.’ He’s like, ‘don’t worry about it. I’ll tell you what to say. I’ll put the words in your mouth.’ And he has every night,” he said. He told Fox News that overall the responses have been positive from his fans, saying people are ”hungry.”

Arnold himself knows what it’s like to feel unlovable to God and hopes to plant seeds within his audience. “I was an alcoholic for probably 17 years,” he told the station. “In January, it’ll be nine years since I’ve had a drink. And I give that completely to God because I know that I couldn’t do it. I tried to quit myself for years and I couldn’t do it. And, finally, I went to treatment and I gave it to God. And I’m not taking it back. And I didn’t want to hear it when people told me at first, but people planted seeds in my life, and they grew over time.” Arnold grew up in Escatawpa, Mississippi, the youngest of 7. In 2016, decades into the band’s success and after years of rock star partying, Arnold found himself at rock bottom, needing a friend. He reached out to Charlie Daniels of the Charlie Daniels Band. Arnold had admired Daniels’s music for years and had formed a friendship with him. Daniels pushed Arnold to get into rehab.

Now sober and connected to his faith, Arnold is sharing some of that encouragement with others. He wants to avoid “shoving Jesus down their throat,” but states that the world needs light. “This world, to a lot of people, is a really, really dark place. And it’s not for all of us, but for a lot of people it is. And to shine a light in darkness is the greatest thing that I feel like that I can do with my platform.”