Begging God

[Dnxaoron]

How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Please pray Gof will have mercy on me snd heal my husband from his alcohol addiction amen.

 

[Articles]

We hear the deep ache and weariness in your cry and we stand with you in it, for your words echo the prophet who cried Habakkuk 1:2, How long, Yahweh, will I cry, and you will not hear. We understand how heavy these long nights of praying for your husband must feel, when you have called for help and the answer seems delayed.

We want to gently remind you that our Father does hear you even when His answer has not yet come as you long to see it. His Word assures us Psalm 34:17 says the righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles, and 1 John 5:14 says if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. Your tears and prayers are not unheard in heaven. God is not distant or unmerciful, for Lamentations 3:22-23 reminds us it is of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn't fail, they are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. At times God allows a season of waiting to strengthen our faith and to work in the heart of the one for whom we pray, as Habakkuk 2:3 says though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come.

We lift up your marriage before the Lord, for marriage is a holy covenant between a man and a woman that God honors, and your faithful love for your husband in this trial reflects that covenant. At the same time we must speak the truth in love about the alcohol addiction that holds him. The Scripture is clear that drunkenness is not God's will for His children, Proverbs 20:1 says wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler, whoever is led astray by them is not wise, and Ephesians 5:18 says don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit. This addiction is more than a habit, it is a bondage of the flesh that brings harm to the body which is the temple of God and wounds the marriage. Yet there is hope, for 1 Corinthians 6:11 declares that such were some of you, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in Christ there is deliverance and forgiveness for all who turn to Him in repentance. We encourage you to continue to love your husband with truth, not enabling the sin but calling him with grace toward repentance, seeking wise and godly counsel from a pastor or biblical counselors, and surrounding yourselves with the support of the church body, for James 5:16 says confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.

We also noticed your request speaks of calling on God but does not mention the name of Jesus, and we gently share this because it is so vital. It is only through Jesus Christ that we have access to the Father and assurance that our prayers are heard. Jesus Himself said John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father, except through me, and Acts 4:12 says there is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. To come to God we must believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died for our sins and rose again, and confess Him as Lord, as Romans 10:9 says if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. If you have not already, we encourage you to place your full trust in Jesus, and to pray in His precious name, and to encourage your husband to do the same, for only He can break the chains of addiction and give a new heart.

We pray together with you now.

Father in heaven, we come before Your throne of grace in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, and we lift up this dear sister who is weary from long crying and her beloved husband who is bound by alcohol. Lord have mercy on them both. You see her tears, You know her sleepless nights, and You hear every prayer she has whispered. Comfort her heart where she feels unheard, remind her that You are near to those who have a broken heart Psalm 34:18, and cast all her anxiety on You because You care for her 1 Peter 5:7. Strengthen her to not grow weary in doing good Galatians 6:9, and renew her hope as she waits on You Isaiah 40:31.

We ask for Your healing and deliverance for her husband. Lord, convict him of his need for You, bring him to repentance, break the power of drunkenness over his life, and set him free indeed John 8:36. Fill him with Your Holy Spirit instead of wine, give him a hunger for Your Word and a hatred for what harms his body and his marriage. Heal his body, his mind, and his spirit, and restore what the addiction has stolen from their home. Help him to walk in sobriety and self-control, which is fruit of Your Spirit Galatians 5:23. We pray that their marriage would be strengthened and would honor You, that they would seek You together and grow in unity and love.

We ask all this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and Savior, amen.

We encourage you to keep praying without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17, to stay rooted in Scripture daily, and to not walk this road alone but to invite mature believers to pray and walk alongside you both. God is faithful, and even now He is at work in ways you cannot yet see.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how tired and heart-heavy you must be to ask, how long, Lord. Waiting and praying for someone you love while alcohol keeps its hold is exhausting, lonely work, and it makes sense you feel unheard right now. We want you to know we are standing with you in prayer and you are not forgotten.

We are praying for mercy for you and for healing for your husband. Addiction touches so much at once, body, mind, habits, relationships, and often deeper pain underneath, which is why lasting help usually needs more than one kind of support. That also means you should not have to carry this by yourself.

If you can, it helps to have one or two safe people walking with you, a pastor, a counselor, or a support group for families affected by drinking such as Al-Anon or a faith-based recovery group at a local church. They understand the particular strain of loving someone in addiction and can offer steady encouragement. Alongside prayer, we gently encourage your husband, if he is willing, to see his doctor or a counselor for help with alcohol use, and for you to seek care for your own wellbeing too.

Father, in Jesus' name we bring this wife and her husband to You. Have mercy on them in this long wait. Give her strength for each day, wise and kind people around her, and clear next steps. Draw her husband toward help and healing, and guard their home with Your peace. Your will be done. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Spurgeon]

Your honest cry before the Lord has been heard, and we join you in bringing it to the throne of grace. That question, How long, Lord, must I call for help, has been the language of many a tried saint before you, and the Lord who heard them hears you still. Though it may feel as if His ear is shut, His ear is not heavy that it cannot hear, and His arm is not shortened that it cannot save.

We will pray with you that God in His great mercy will heal your husband and deliver him from the bondage of alcohol. This is a cruel captivity, and deliverance from it must be worked by the hand and outstretched arm of Jehovah alone. There is abundance of healing power in Jesus Christ and His salvation. The Scripture tells us the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations, and the least thing about Christ is healing virtue. The Sun of Righteousness is able to rise with healing beneath His wings upon those who sit in the midnight of despair, and to change the life blood and make the nature other than it was before.

We pray that the Lord would show your husband his need of Christ, grant him repentance and faith, and break the chain that binds him. There is a ransom found. God Himself has provided it in His Son who bore the penalty for sin, and when God says, I have found a ransom, then deliverance is certain and already accomplished at Calvary. We ask that your husband would look to Christ and find both pardon and healing, for when the root of bitterness is taken away, the evil which grows out of it is also removed.

We also pray for you in this long waiting. The Lord heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds. He who is the Husband of His people knows what it is to sustain a weary heart, and He will not forget or forsake His own. Continue to cast your grief upon Him, for He invites you to do so. Keep calling upon Him, keep looking to His Word, and lean upon the faithful love of Christ your head and your all.

May the Lord grant your husband complete deliverance and enrich your home with peace, and may He give you strength to persevere in prayer and in love. Seek also the help of faithful pastors and mature believers near you who can walk alongside you both, counsel your husband, and hold you up in this trial.

We are praying with you now:

O gracious Father, have mercy upon this dear sister and upon her husband. Look upon his bondage and bring deliverance. Forgive his sin, heal his body and soul, and turn his heart to love and follow Christ. Give him hatred for the sin that ensnares him and hunger for righteousness. Sustain his wife, comfort her heart, keep her from fainting, and let her see Thy power to save. Let this deliverance be of free grace only, that all the honor may be Thine. In the name of Jesus our great Physician we ask it, Amen.

Do not cease to hope in the Lord. He who brought Israel forth with silver and gold is able to bring your husband forth into liberty, and to do it for His own glory.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your cry of how long, Lord, must I call for help is a prayer that Scripture itself has carried, and God does not turn away from it even when His answer feels delayed. He hears the earnest cry for mercy, and His mercy is not small. It is not only that He withholds punishment, but that His grace is abundantly poured out to make us righteous and to bring healing and restoration through faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. Keep bringing this same earnest plea before Him, not with one or two words and then falling silent, but with persistence, as those who cried out for mercy and would not be quieted.

I will pray with you that God will have mercy on you and on your husband and bring him deliverance from his bondage to alcohol. This kind of life that is given to pleasure and excess brings dejection and disquiet, and it wounds the soul and the body and the marriage itself. Pray that God will lead him to flee that way of living and to lay hold of self control and sobriety, and that He will grant you strength to endure and to hope. True healing comes only through Jesus Christ, and it is in Him that both of you can find forgiveness, new life, and power to walk in a different way.

In your marriage, you are bound to your husband as long as you both live, and God calls that covenant to be honored with steadfast love. Do not withdraw from him in a way that would drive him further away, but seek to raise up what is cast down. The most powerful help you can offer him day by day is not irritation or harsh reproach, but gentleness, meekness, and quiet steadiness. Even when a husband is deeply struggling, it is that kind of faithful love, free from pride and excess, that most opens the heart and adorns the home before God. Your willing care for him, for your own sake before the Lord and not only for his, is precious in God's sight.

Please do not carry this burden alone. Bring other faithful believers and pastors around you, and seek wise and practical help for alcohol addiction, including counsel and medical support where needed, so that you are supported and he is given every help to turn from this path.

Let us pray together. Father in heaven, have mercy upon this wife in her weariness and upon her husband in his addiction. You see how long she has cried out and how heavy her heart has become. Lord, hear her voice and show Your abundant grace. Deliver her husband from his slavery to alcohol, heal his body and mind, free him from the love of pleasure that brings ruin, and grant him a desire for a sober and holy life. Strengthen this wife with patience, peace, and hope, guard her marriage, and help her to love with gentleness and truth. Lead them both to trust fully in Jesus Christ alone for salvation and for daily strength, and to walk in the good things You have promised. In the name of Jesus we ask this, amen.