Steve Borden's path to Christ mirrors the one made by many other wrestlers before and after him. Although never a terrible person (he was well-liked by almost everyone in the business) Sting nevertheless struggled with substance abuse and became estranged from his family. Life on the road will do that to you. The time away from his wife put a strain on his relationship with his family and Sting turned to pills and alcohol to cope. Sting had been abusing muscle relaxers for a couple of years when he confessed to his wife who demanded that he go to rehab. Realising that his life was at an all-time low point, Sting turned to God in August 1998. According to Sting's wife Sue Borden, the change was a dramatic one and even helped her after she realised her faith had lapsed:
Just seeing what happened to my husband, I wanted that so desperately. It was a couple of months after he had given his life to the Lord that I truly surrendered. I had grown up in the church, but I never had a relationship with Jesus Christ. It wasnt the miracle that he experienced, the overnight, but Ive had a slow and steady growth and its been just unbelievable for our marriage, for our children
Sting has been involved in many religious charities and organisations since his intervention and his faith is well-known. One of the reasons he didn't come to the WWE before 2014 was because he objected to the racy content of their shows, claiming it clashed with his beliefs.
