147: Why Knowing More About God Has Never Helped Men Beat Addiction and What Actually Does

147: Why Knowing More About God Has Never Helped Men Beat Addiction and What Actually Does

Today — I used to think knowing more about God would save me. It never did. Feeling God did. Information about God that never reaches the body will never change behavior that lives in the body. The nervous system is the doorway to the Divine and regulation is not instead of spirituality — it is what makes spirituality real. In this episode you will learn: - Why information about God that never reaches the body will never change behavior that lives in the body - Why the nervous system is the doorway to the Divine and regulation is what makes spirituality real - Your action step today — one physical practice done as prayer not performance Click play now if you have more knowledge about God than ever and less freedom than you expected. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj [https://a.co/d/052jjfTj] Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE [https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE]  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about [https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about] Book a free consultation call with Jason [https://calendly.com/jason-lyle-thesacredgrit/coaching-call-consultation] Join the Movement!  [https://thesacredgrit.com/] Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com [jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com] The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

146: Why Men Think They Are Fine and Still Cannot Stop the Behavior

Today — life can look completely fine on the outside while a man is dying on the inside. I know because I lived it. Stability is not healing. It is the most dangerous place an addicted man can stand without a spiritual practice holding him there. The nervous system will always tell you the truth your mind is trying to hide. In this episode you will learn: - Why stability is not healing and why it is the most dangerous place an addicted man can stand without a spiritual practice - Why the nervous system will always tell you the truth your mind is trying to hide - Why the spiritual life is not what you say you believe — it is what your body does when nobody is watching Click play now if everything looks fine on the outside and you know something is still wrong on the inside. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj [https://a.co/d/052jjfTj] Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE [https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE]  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about [https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about] Book a free consultation call with Jason [https://calendly.com/jason-lyle-thesacredgrit/coaching-call-consultation] Join the Movement!  [https://thesacredgrit.com/] Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com [jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com] The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

145: Why Men Who Try Harder in Their Faith Keep Relapsing and What to Do Instead

I spent my whole life trying to be good enough for God. Then I learned presence was the only thing he ever asked for. Trying harder in your faith without regulating your nervous system is just white knuckling with a Bible in your hand. There is a better way and it starts with five minutes of stillness instead of five more years of performance. In this episode you will learn: * Why trying harder in your faith without regulating your nervous system is just white knuckling with a Bible in your hand * Why presence is available right now exactly as you are and performance is the thing blocking it * Your action step today — five minutes of stillness with nothing to prove Click play now if you are tired of trying harder and still ending up in the same place. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj [https://a.co/d/052jjfTj] Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE [https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE]  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about [https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about] Book a free consultation call with Jason [https://calendly.com/jason-lyle-thesacredgrit/coaching-call-consultation] Join the Movement!  [https://thesacredgrit.com/] Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com [jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com] The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

144: Why the God Men Were Taught Keeps Them Stuck in Addiction and Shame

The God I preached about for thirteen years could not save me. The God I found in silence did. Most men were handed a version of God that demands performance and punishes failure. That God does not break the addiction cycle, but feeds it. There is a different way to encounter the Divine and it has nothing to do with being good enough. In this episode you will learn: * Why the God of performance keeps men stuck because that god can never be satisfied * Why shame based religion and addiction run on the exact same fuel * Why the God who lives in silence asks for presence not perfection Click play now if the God you were taught has never once made you feel free. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj [https://a.co/d/052jjfTj] Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE [https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE]  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about [https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about] Book a free consultation call with Jason [https://calendly.com/jason-lyle-thesacredgrit/coaching-call-consultation] Join the Movement!  [https://thesacredgrit.com/] Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com [jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com] The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

143: Why Cold Water Is a Spiritual Practice and How Men Access God Through the Nervous System

Today — the most honest prayer I ever prayed happened in water cold enough to stop my thoughts completely. Cold water is not just a nervous system tool. It is one of the most direct spiritual practices available to men who have spent years performing prayer without ever experiencing presence. In this episode, you'll learn: Cold water silences the noise that keeps you from hearing anything real The body has to come down before the spirit has room to speak Your action step today — one cold exposure as a spiritual practice, not a physical one Click play now if every prayer you have ever prayed has felt like words without presence. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj [https://a.co/d/052jjfTj] Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE [https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE]  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about [https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about] Book a free consultation call with Jason [https://calendly.com/jason-lyle-thesacredgrit/coaching-call-consultation] Join the Movement!  [https://thesacredgrit.com/] Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com [jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com] The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.