“Excuse me, are you Todd?”
“Yes, how can I help you?”
“We’re supposed to meet here at Starbucks.”
“We are? That’s great! But I had no idea I was supposed to meet anyone here today.”
A text message arrives in Matt Kriha’s phone, from the Todd he was scheduled to meet – at a different Starbucks.
“Hey it turns out you’re not the Todd I was supposed to meet.”
“Well that’s okay, Godspeed to you. Since I have your attention, do you want to be on my podcast?”
That’s essentially how we came to know of our guest on today’s show. While Matt and Todd hadn’t planned on meeting at that time and place, we believe God arranged for the meeting so we can be blessed with Matt’s story of crawling through the muck and mire of self, and experiencing true transformation through the grace of God and of family that never gives up on their own.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
-How moving from the “unsafe” place to a “safe” place led to Matt being exposed to drugs and alcohol at a young age…05:25
-A ripple effect of hurt leads to Matt becoming estranged from his closest family…10:30
-Left to his own devices, efforts to reform destructive habits prove to be futile…13:30
-The power of addiction overcomes the desire to do right…18:30
-A divine intervention while in gen. pop. brings a genuine breakthrough against addiction…21:30
-Mom and Dad refuse to enable the dysfunction, prove to be pivotal to making the change permanent…28:30
-The moment Matt realized the change on the inside is legit…34:01
-Snowball effect into success in business and in life…36:30
-Miraculous affirmation from family after being a colossal disappointment…43:00
-Finally using the gifts given by God for His glory…48:25
-Closing thoughts from Todd and Wendie…54:45
-And much more…
About the guest:
Matt Kriha went from jails, institutions and homelessness … to 14 years of sobriety and is now living a flourishing life. He lost his way in life from age 13 to 26 living a life of terror fueled by alcohol and drug addiction.
But on Dec 21st 2007 his life was redirected by the grace of God. What he viewed as a bottom was the first step in his journey to a happy destiny.
Matt believes that no matter what the addiction, by the grace of God and a determination to get help and support, you can be free and live the life that God has planned for you. Today, as a Graduate from Carlson Business School, Matt is a successful entrepreneur and dedicated to helping others find their way to freedom.
