From Glue Sniffing at 11 to 7 Grams of Coke: How Jesus Rescued Me | Stephen McMurtry

In this episode of The Gospel Guy Podcast, Stephen McMurtry shares one of the most intense and inspiring testimonies of transformation you will ever hear. Growing up in the GlenCairn area of Belfast during the Troubles, Stephen’s life was a "gateway" of destruction that started with a drink at age 9 and escalated to a heavy, seven-gram-a-day cocaine habit. Stephen’s story takes you through the darkest corners of addiction, including: • The Early Years: How "double dinging" buses and shoplifting led to a glue-sniffing addiction by age 11 [03:15]. • The Rave Scene: Chasing highs through the 90s rave culture and moving from ecstasy to a life-dominating cocaine addiction at 21 [04:48]. • The High Cost of Living: Spending up to £400 a day on drugs while trying to maintain a "functioning" lifestyle [11:54]. • The Breaking Point: Facing a total mental breakdown during COVID, feeling like a broken shell of a man with nowhere left to run [12:51]. • The Miraculous Intervention: The moment Stephen cried out to a God he didn't even believe in, and how he woke up the next morning with the urge for cocaine completely gone [18:24]. • Finding Purpose: How God healed his body from "incurable" ailments and led him to serve with Teen Challenge NI, helping others find the same freedom [31:26]. Stephen is living proof that no matter how deep the hole you’ve dug, God’s grace is deeper. Today, he is a walking miracle, sharing the message that "Hope is within reach." **Podcast Sponsor- @allcoatscreations ** Go check out their website at https://www.allcoatscreations.co.uk Give them a follow on Facebook and Instagram for latest deals. #ChristianTestimony #JesusSaves #Gospel #Faith #GodsGrace #Transformation #BibleStudy #Salvation #ChristianPodcast #Testimony #Miracle #HolySpirit