Jesus Made ‘Miraculous Change’ in This Rockstar’s Life, and He’s So Grateful

Published: March 5, 2026

By Movieguide® Staff

Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix recently opened up about his faith and sobriety journey and how he’s “trying to break that chain” of his old habits.

“Two things I never wanted to be in my life was sober and a Christian, and here I am now,” the singer joked on an episode of the “Dumb Blonde” podcast.

Shaddix continued, “My faith walk has been a wrestling match. It started with my sobriety….and it was a journey for me for years.”

The musician shared that it was a “rocky path” with “a lot of failure, a lot of questioning.”

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Shaddix said he reached rock bottom, where he prayed, “I need a miraculous change.”

That change came from a friend who showed him what a life of faith could look like, and Shaddix began to grow in his relationship with God.

“I’m starting to experience different levels of freedom from bondage itself,” he said. “Things that I once thought were acceptable in my life, now it’s like ‘that’s not serving you, it’s not working for you anymore.’”

Shaddix added, “I’m here trying to break that chain.”

The rocker has previously spoken about his faith and sobriety journeys, telling Kerrang! In 2019, “I follow a man named Jesus and I think He’s awesome….when living in a relationship with my higher power, I feel like I’m clicked in to the ultimate power in the…universe. Don’t get it twisted, I’ve certainly had my struggles and failures in my spiritual life, but my walk with God has been one that’s evolved over the years.”

While speaking at Capital Christian Church, Shaddix told attendees about the prayer that changed everything for him, saying he “believed in a higher power; I just didn’t know what it was.”

“I didn’t have a pinpoint accuracy on it, which that was soon to change,” he continued. “But it was just an honest prayer from the heart: ‘My God, just come save me. I can’t do this on my own. I am broken. I’ve tried my life my way over and over. I keep going out on the road and I keep falling apart. I’ll stay sober for a while and then I’ll fall apart and then I’ll get back in that same place of just ultimate destruction. And I just had that honest prayer. And that’s when the tide started to turn in my life, just at that moment.”

Shaddix’s story of faith and surrender to God is an inspiration to others who are looking to break their own chains and make that “miraculous change.”

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