Episode 1120: Where Are You Growing Today?Episode 1120: Where Are You Growing Today?
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WHERE ARE YOU GROWING TODAY? In this episode of the Came to Believe Recovery Podcast, Tom and Mon...
1:10:46•5 Aug 2026
Where Are You Growing Today? Faith, Sobriety and Real Talk on Recovery
Episode Overview
- Growth in recovery needs intention; simply staying abstinent or attending meetings is not the same as maturing in character.
- Steps 10, 11 and 12 are framed as continuing growth steps, not maintenance, inviting a real shift from recovering to recovered.
- Acting patient or kind is different from actually becoming loving inside; lasting change comes from a transformed heart, not just behaviour.
- Fear, pride and unforgiveness can block spiritual and emotional growth, and often need to be faced honestly rather than explained away.
- Being teachable, vulnerable with trusted friends, and willing to see challenges as growth opportunities are presented as key attitudes for long-term sobriety.
“God didn't save us to stay the same. Every day is another opportunity to grow in faith, wisdom, character, and love.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This episode of Take 12 Recovery Radio’s Came to Believe Recovery Podcast leans into that question with humour, honesty, and plenty of spiritual grit. Recovered alcoholic Monty Dale Meyer teams up with Tom Williams, CEO of Came to Believe Recovery, to talk about intentional growth in recovery, especially through living in Steps 10, 11, and 12.
The tone swings from laugh-out-loud quiz-game silliness (yes, ancient Romans really did boil goat poop) to deep spiritual questions about what it actually means to grow, mature, and live as “recovered” rather than forever “recovering”. You’ll hear them tackle emails from listeners on topics like spiritual awakenings and the Holy Trinity, questioning performance-based spirituality and stressing that feeling better isn’t necessarily the same as genuine spiritual change.
They draw a sharp line between acting kind and actually becoming loving in your core, challenging the old “fake it till you make it” idea and asking whether your heart has really shifted, or if you’re just following rules and gritting your teeth. Monty and Tom keep bringing it back to intention: are you just getting older in recovery, or actually growing spiritually, emotionally, physically, and in your relationships?
They talk about fear, pride, and unforgiveness as growth blockers, and share personal examples—from phone use while driving to financial trust and ministry decisions—showing how growth can be practical, uncomfortable, and very everyday. There’s also encouragement around community: honest, male-to-male vulnerability, being teachable, and letting trusted people speak into your blind spots. The show closes with Mike O’Bryan’s song “Glass Half Full” and a reminder that struggles may actually be signs of growth under God’s care.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re truly growing or just staying sober, this one might nudge you to ask, very honestly: where are you growing today?
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