"Called Out of Drug Dealing" Paul Ybarra

What if all you knew as a teenager was abandonment, abuse and drug dealing? How would that shape your perspective and choices? Paul Ybarra takes us right into his home and his life as a teenage drug dealer in California in the 80’s. You will hear how his life spiraled out of control, as the stakes got bigger and bigger. He also shares the beautiful way the Lord stopped him in his tracks, called him out of that life and put him on a new path.

Psalm 1:2-3 “But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”

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Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3R3EZ5J

Topics Shared:

Low rider truck club parents, San Jose in the 70’s

Charismatic stepfather, big strong partying family

Learned class in the hood

Raised Jehovah’s Witness, stepdad was in leadership and nice at home

Light switch to narcissism and major abuse, molestation

Shame and guilt as a family

Elders didn’t believe the family, coverup ensued

Premeditated evil and double life

Jailed

Fresh start in Yakima, Wa. & Mabton

Mom spirals down, with cocaine

Created a cool image

Loved by a family

14 yrs old, feeling abandoned by his mom

She chooses another man over her children

Given a ticket back to Ca

LIVING THE GANGSTER LIFESTYLE, GANG BANGER:

His Mom moves back and becomes a secret Taco Bell madam, with a prostitute ring.

Even the high school counselor gives up on him

So he goes hard into the lifestyle

High rolling, living the Snoop Dog Video life

Starts tweaking, and going hard on drugs

Loses everything, and loses trust on the streets, depression sets in, and he tries to forget everything

Gets sober for a minute, finds a girlfriend who he wants to help and gets right back in

A String of jobs, and refuses rehab

Two thirty day stints in county jail

CHANGED BY THE LORD:

Mike Williams and his help

Suicidal

Binging, and doing a paper route

A Cry out to God

Quitting cold turkey, no uppers, no weed, and starting a New sales job

Affair with a young Christian woman

Reputation lost

Gets sober

His boss invites him to church, first man he respects since the age of 12.

1/09/2005 goes to the altar, salvation

New life, and then backsliding begins, back in California

A friend helps bring him back and repentance

A year of purification

Meets his wife at church

Three months later married

Sold out for God

MINISTRY:

Set Free Ministries

Live-streaming on Periscope

Recovery is for everyone

Coaching ministry begins

Kingdom Linked Network

Spiritual Father to Many

THE P.S. Questions Answered:

The Importance of Discipleship

How The Pandemic Has Changed Him

Paul Ybarra Links:

Website: Kingdom Lined Network, Connecting Community, Building the Kingdom https://www.kingdomlinkednetwork.com/

Facebook Group: We Are Community https://www.faceboo