#84 From Guns N’ Roses to Faith in Christ – Dean Clark

Summary

I was abandoned at birth, expected to die from severe medical complications. Miraculously, God spared me, and a foster family— the Clarks— took me in, giving me a loving home. By age 13, though, I was dealing drugs and consumed by rebellion. Despite being academically capable, I led a secret lifestyle of addiction and partying. My path took me into a Hollywood Hills house alongside the rock band Guns N’ Roses. I watched them skyrocket to fame even as I sank deeper into sin. Yet God never let me go. Through unlikely opportunities, I landed a successful real-estate job— despite the chaos that still gripped my personal life. Then one day, in the most unexpected setting, God’s conviction fell on me. He showed me how I’d squandered the miracles He granted. It took time, but I finally surrendered, repented, and placed my faith in Jesus. Instantly, He set me free from addictions and fear. Today, looking back, I see God’s hand in every twist of my life. Even in the darkest places— from a rock-star party house to a superficial business world— He preserved me, answered the faithful prayers of my adoptive mom, and gave me a new identity in Christ.

Time Chapters

00:59 Abandoned At Birth, Fostered
05:20 First Encounter With Drugs
13:45 Expelled & Dealing
18:50 Living With Guns N’ Roses
23:40 Success But Emptiness
29:10 Divine Nudge in Movie
32:52 Walking Away From Addiction
37:25 Finding Christ in Hollywood
42:18 Miraculous Freedom
46:00 Looking Back on God’s Plan
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At birth, Dean was abandoned by his mother. By 13, he had begun dealing drugs, and soon after moved into a party house in Hollywood Hills with the bad boys of rock & roll, Guns N’ Roses. But the year Guns N’ Roses began to chart at number 1, Dean met the *true* number 1 of his life.

Show notes @ https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/dean-clark

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