After receiving harsh criticism, a young man stunned the judges and earned himself a Golden Buzzer. The teenager refused to stay knocked down but returned to Britain’s Got Talent and wowed everyone, including the judges. Watch the short but powerful and moving clip to listen to and see the young man’s emotional, Golden Buzzer-winning performance.

This world is not often a pleasant or kind place. Many situations and circumstances will knock you down, leaving you with bumps and bruises. Of course, some will be much more challenging than others, but pain is pain and will still hurt regardless.

However, staying down and giving up is rarely, if ever, the best course of action. Nothing is typically gained or learned by throwing in the towel whenever something gets difficult. That kind of mindset and mentality is a recipe for disaster. Someone who does that repeatedly will eventually look back on all those situations and think all about the “woulda, coulda and shouldas.” That would be awful to think about what might have been. 

In a clip posted on YouTube, 15-year-old Kyle Tomlinson walked out onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage and revealed something interesting during his back-and-forth with the judges. Three years earlier, as a 12-year-old, he had received some rather harsh criticism from one of the judges. He was instructed to get a singing instructor. But instead of taking that criticism personally and giving up, the young man was determined to return to that stage.

Now, as a 15-year-old, Kyle returned and gave a heartfelt and emotional performance, singing Leonard Cohen’s classic “Hallelujah.” Seconds into his dazzling musical performance, Kyle had the entire audience and the show’s four judges on his side, completely wowing them with his outstanding voice.

When it came time for the judges to give him their comments and render their decision, the same judge who had given him harsh criticism gave him a Golden Buzzer. Tears were understandably flowing. 

What a beautiful moment!

Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”