Episode 1118: Your Body, Mind, & Spirit Is a Temple

Episode 1118: Your Body, Mind, & Spirit Is a Temple

How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This episode of Take 12 Recovery Radio’s Came to Believe Recovery Podcast sits right in that sweet spot where faith, recovery and everyday life collide.

Host Monty Dale Meyer, known as the Monty man, and co-host Tom Williams start off light-hearted with coffee and trivia, then move into a much deeper theme: "your body, mind, and spirit is a temple." Speaking as recovered alcoholics, they chat about how easily people in recovery forget that their whole selves belong to God, and how treating the body like a rental instead of a home has consequences.

Using 1 Corinthians and Old Testament stories, including a listener’s question about God’s anger over the golden calf, they unpack the difference between human resentment and what they call God’s "righteous and holy anger." From there, they link biblical ideas directly to recovery: it’s not just about stopping drinking or using, it’s about renewing how you think, how you care for your body and how you feed your spirit.

As Tom puts it, feelings are "good servants but disastrous masters," and learning their place is vital in sobriety. You’ll hear practical examples too: Monty’s long journey towards healthier eating and exercise, Tom’s return to the gym after neck surgery, and their honest chat about things like TV, music and social media and how what you consume affects your mindset.

They’re clear that this isn’t about earning God’s love, but about gratitude, honour and respecting the "temple" where the Holy Spirit lives. If you’re in recovery and wondering how faith, health and daily choices fit together, this conversation offers relatable stories, gentle challenge and plenty to think about. How might your own "temple" look if you treated your body, mind and spirit with the care they describe?