E189: Struggling with Faith in Sobriety: A Personal Journey

Sober Friends

Matt J

Alcohol Free, Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Dry January, Spirituality, Sober, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Sobriety, Sober Curious, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, 12 Steps

4.2 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Send us a text In this episode of the Sober Friends Podcast, Matt dives deep into the often challenging topic of faith and spirituality in recovery. Reflecting on his personal struggles with the concept of a higher power, Matt shares his experiences and doubts, from growing up in a Catholic household to grappling with the notion of an afterlife. He explores the conflicts many face when reconciling scientific reasoning with spiritual beliefs, especially within the context of sobriety and 12-st...

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0:00.0	I'm Matt.
0:01.1	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:02.0	Hey, I'm John.
0:03.3	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:05.9	We're here for The Sober Curious, the New Guy, and the Old Timer.
0:10.5	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has to face day to day.
0:15.7	Now we overcame those struggles.
0:17.4	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:22.0	You're not alone.
0:29.3	This is the Sober Friends podcast. How many shows have we done about God? Has it been a lot?
0:40.8	10, 20, 100. We're going to do another one about God today because it's on my mind. It's been on my mind for a long time. And I think this is one of those subjects that a lot of people in recovery struggle from.
0:47.5	It's one of those subjects that I think turns a lot of people away from a 12-step program.
0:58.0	Because one of the steps is a higher power of your choosing. There are two steps in there at least that talk specifically about God.
1:05.5	And this is one of these topics that has come up recently. my last two meetings we talked about it we went
1:13.4	over we agnostics last week at my big book meeting and tonight we went over the first part of
1:22.5	how it works we get up to the end of step three before we move on because the How It Works chapter is just so meaty.
1:33.1	So I wanted to talk a little bit about some of my struggles when it comes to a higher power.
1:38.5	And I've got a lot of them.
1:40.4	And a lot of this stuff is me overthinking it.
1:47.5	I'm an intellectual. I'm into science. I'm into the universe. So how can there really be a God that loves me and is a or can be in control of my life
1:55.3	that can work for me? And that's where I kind of struggle.
2:02.4	So I grew up Catholic.
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