He may be known for his wild ways and impressive survival skills, but his faith is a side of Grylls many haven't seen.

Grylls doesn't claim to be a perfect Christian. In fact, he admits that many of his life's deepest struggles are what caused him to turn to Christ.

I had a very natural faith as a kid," Grylls says. "As a really young kid, I never questioned God. I just knew God existed and it felt like He was my friend."

"When I got to school it [Christianity] became a lot more religious and I thought, ‘I don't like this'.

"It was all about church-going and people telling you not to smoke behind the bike shed. I thought, ‘If this is God, maybe I've got the whole deal wrong.' So I kind of ditched my faith."

With stories like miraculously surviving a sinking mud-pit, and getting dismissed from prep school for kissing the headmaster's daughter; Grylls' teenage years make even the wildest teenagers appear to be saints.

But everything changed at age 16, when Grylls lost his godfather — who had been like a second father. Crushed with grief and not knowing where else to turn, Bear looked to God.

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