From Bust to Boom
Finding God in the Middle of the Oil Boom
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I was crumbling and wasn't sure where to go or what to do. The complete demolition of my relationship life was leaving me worn out. I had no energy left to chase women. After years of one relationship following another, I was left in the desert. The pain wasn't just in the rejection, but in the loss of how I used to view myself. A self-esteem that had built itself on the compliments of others was washing away in a tide of despondency and self-criticism. The medication by alcohol was getting worse, and I was spiraling with drugs. Add in absolutely no career direction, and my world was becoming flat and unrecognizable. The moments were pieced together as if a blind man were painting a picture. In an abstract sort of way, you could consider it a life. But in the real definition of it all: I was a mess.
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College graduation can mean opening doors to wonderful opportunities. But what if you end your college career as a drug-dealing substance abuser with no idea what to do next? Are you doomed?
That is how author Christian Dell ended his college career. In his inspirational memoir From Bust to Boom: Finding God in the Middle of the Oil Boom, shares the story of his progress from addiction to a full life in Christ. He left college floundering in a spiral of self-destructive behaviors. When he goes to work as an oil-equipment salesman in North Dakota, he begins a harrowing journey fraught with tests that strain his faith in all areas of life, from tragic deaths to the pull of cults. But he also learns about life outside bad habits, unsavory characters, and guns. From the depths of self-destruction, Dell learns how to fill his life with Christ.
From Bust to Boom: Finding God in the Middle of the Oil Boom shows you how one can go from despair to a true, living, loving relationship with God. It’s not a perfect or easy life, but it’s well worth the ride.
About the Author
Christian Dell has lived a life on all sides of faith and has seen the Lord's work first hand. He was called to share his experiences with the world in order to strengthen, encourage, and teach; he is excited to bring the testimony of God to those who are struggling and in pain. Christian lives in Madison, Wisconsin, is recently married, and is eager to see where the Lord wants to place him next.