When Jesus Shows Up

It wasn’t the meth or the booze that almost killed Boston … it was an empty heart.

Chaos is something Boston knows a lot about.

For years, he based his worth as a human being on possessions and how others saw him. He tried everything to fill the “hole in his Irish heart” and nearly died in the process.

“Emptiness ruled my life,” Boston said. “I tried filling it with copious amounts of drugs, food, excitement, sex, and pornography. There just ain’t enough earthly pleasure to fill those empty spaces.”

A successful businessman, Boston lived the high life. Hard working, hard drinking, and hard playing left little time for his children and family. When his wife left, Boston crumbled at the thought of losing everything. The deadly combination of prescribed medications and alcohol delivered him to death’s door.

But the worst was yet to come. Boston started using meth instead of alcohol, and his personal struggles turned into legal ones. After a decade of chaos and a week-long binge, Boston hit rock bottom. He was denied rehab twice, and while mourning the death of his father, he walked into a McDonald’s one day with a knife, ordered everyone out, and ate a burger while waiting to be arrested.

“I wanted to go to jail to get clean,” Boston recounted. “I’m not proud of what I did, but it saved my life that day. It saved my soul. My incarceration did for me what no rehab could have done. I got totally clean from drugs, sex, and pornography. I built a relationship with my living Christ that is as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar.”

In jail, Boston begged God to help him. “I wanted my DNA to change … those parts buried deep within that were affecting my life and relationships.” Instantly, God revealed to Boston that fear controlled his life: fear of unworthiness, fear of failure … these fears created anger and self-pity.

“God lifted the veil the evil one draped over my eyes for years to keep me from seeing the One who really loves me. I almost died many times, but I am here. I was covered in the blood of Jesus during the journey. He protected me. It’s sad where my addiction took me, but God was there all along. Everything I went through led me to the choice to accept the Lord. I am a man of purpose now.”

Boston values the role Inspiration Ministries has in his journey. Directed to the ministry through a sponsored link on Facebook, he remains actively engaged on our ministry website, talking with others and testifying to God’s goodness.

“Inspiration Ministries is a lighthouse, guiding people to Jesus in the chaotic storm of this fast-paced world. They are my first source for Christian inspiration.”

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