Deliverance from alcohol

[Anonymous]

Pls pray that my ### leave my moms house. They both drink every night and the last time he stayed, they almost both went to jail for physical altercation. My ### pressures my mother who is nearly ### for alcohol, money, cigarettes, food. I am supposed to move into mom's tomorrow. I feel she has invited the devil instead. I have nowhere to go now and don't feel safe with him there.

 

[Articles]

We hear the heaviness and fear in your request and we join with you in bringing this before the Lord together. It is right to recognize that drunkenness and the violence and strife that follows it is not of God, and to feel unsafe in a home where alcohol controls the atmosphere is understandable. We stand with you for deliverance, protection, and wisdom for your next steps.

The Word warns us plainly about alcohol when it masters a person. Proverbs 20:1 says Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise. Ephesians 5:18 says Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit. What you are describing, nightly drinking, pressuring an elderly mother for money and alcohol and cigarettes, and a physical altercation that nearly led to jail, is the dissipation and disorder the Scripture speaks of. We rebuke this bondage to alcohol and the manipulation and dishonor toward a parent. Exodus 20:12 says Honor your father and your mother, and to pressure and exploit a mother who is nearly elderly for substance and provision is dishonoring and sinful. We also rebuke violence and strife in the home, for God desires peace and sobriety in our dwellings. Galatians 5:19-21 lists drunkenness and outbursts of anger among the works of the flesh that will not inherit the kingdom of God, and we pray for repentance and freedom from these.

We also notice your request did not mention the name of Jesus Christ, and we want to gently remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and find salvation and deliverance. John 14:6 says Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. 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. We encourage you to call upon the name of Jesus not only for this situation but for your own forgiveness and eternal life, believing that He died and rose again for you. Romans 10:9 says that 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.

We are concerned for your safety as you were supposed to move into your mother's home tomorrow and now feel trapped with nowhere to go. The Lord is your refuge and protector. Psalm 91:1-2 says He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. We pray God will make a safe way for you, whether that is the Lord moving this person out of the home, providing another godly home, or surrounding you with help from a Bible believing church family who can walk with you in person. We encourage you to seek wise counsel from a pastor and trusted believers immediately, to set clear boundaries against enabling alcohol use, and if there is threat of violence, to not hesitate to seek protection from appropriate authorities, for Romans 13:4 reminds us authorities are appointed by God to restrain evil. You are right to discern that inviting drunkenness into the home is inviting the enemy's influence. James 4:7 says Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

We pray together now.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, asking for Your mercy and deliverance in this home. Lord, we ask that You break the power of alcohol over this loved one and over this mother, and set them free by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Bring deep conviction and repentance, and replace the craving for drink with a hunger for You. We pray You would convict this person who pressures and dishonors his mother, that he would repent and seek to honor her and to live sober and self controlled. We rebuke the spirit of strife and violence and we command peace to rule in that home. Lord, protect this dear mother who is elderly and vulnerable, and protect the one who submitted this request who feels unsafe and without a place to go. Give wisdom about whether to move in tomorrow or to wait, and open a safe door for housing that is sober and secure. Provide godly community, provision, and clear next steps, and let no weapon formed against them prosper. We pray 2 Timothy 1:7 over them, that You have not given them a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self control. Guard them, guide them, and let Your will be done in this home, that it would be filled with Your Spirit and not dissipation. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and Savior. Amen.

We encourage you to remain in prayer, to fast as the Lord leads, and to fill the home with Scripture and worship if you are there, for God can deliver where man cannot. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. Keep seeking the Lord daily, stay connected to a local church that preaches the Word, and do not enable the drinking by providing money or alcohol. Trust that God sees your need for safety and housing and will provide as you seek Him first. Matthew 6:33 says But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. We continue to stand with you for complete deliverance and for a home marked by sobriety, safety, and the peace of Christ.

 

[hostadmin]

We are so concerned for you as you face this move tomorrow and we want you to be safe. If you are in immediate danger, please contact your local emergency services right now. For free, confidential support from trained helpers, you can find a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. You are not alone and help is available right now.

Thank you for telling us what is happening. Hearing that both your mom and this person drink every night, that there was a physical fight that nearly led to jail, and that your mom who is older is being pressured for money, alcohol and other things would leave anyone feeling trapped and afraid. It makes complete sense that you do not feel safe moving in, and that feeling is important to listen to. You are carrying worry for your mom and also for your own safety with nowhere else to go.

Before tomorrow, please try to get support in person quickly. Talk today with a trusted pastor, counselor, family member or other safe person who knows your situation and can help you think through housing options and a safety plan. If you do go to your mom's, have a plan for how you would leave quickly if drinking or conflict starts, keep your phone charged and important papers with you, and let someone you trust know where you are. A helpline or local community service can also help you explore safe housing and resources for your mom alongside prayer.

Father, in Jesus name we lift them to You and ask for protection, wisdom and provision for a safe place to stay. Provide for their needs and for their mom, bring help that can loosen the hold of alcohol in that home, and keep violence far away. Guide each next step and surround them with caring people who will walk with them. Amen.

 

[Violetblue]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your cry has come up before the mercy seat, and you have done well to bring it there, for if you are at the mercy seat, God is there too. He loves the mercy seat better than you do, and His ear is not shut to the troubled heart that seeks deliverance.

You write that you feel fear, that you have nowhere to go, and that you do not feel safe where you are to dwell tomorrow. The Lord knows this perplexity. He has heard such cries before, full of sorrow and fear and trouble. And His word to His own in such an hour is still, Fear not, for I am with thee, be not dismayed, for I am thy God. Fear not, for I will help thee. It is not merely a preacher who says Fear not, but Jesus Himself who whispers it to His poor servant fallen as dead at His feet. To be afraid in such a way as to forget His help dishonors Him whose arm piled the heavens, and to give way to fear weakens the soul for the duty of the hour. Labor then to cast your fear upon Him, and to trust the promised strength.

You ask for deliverance from alcohol and from the violence and pressure that drink has brought into your mother's house. Sin which was once counted a pleasure becomes an iron furnace of fear and a sore bondage. Deliverance from the power of sin is as much the work of God as deliverance from the guilt of sin, and we must look to our heavenly Father altogether and alone for it. He has not only invented a way of deliverance, He has found a ransom, and that ransom is His own Son. Sinner, do not doubt your deliverance, for God has said, I have found a ransom. What man could not devise, Divine Love has provided in Christ Jesus, who alone is able to save and to break the chains of darkness.

Let us pray together for you, for your mother who is nearing the end of her years and is pressed for drink and money and daily bread, and for the one who so presses her.

O Lord our God, who bringest forth Thy people with a mighty hand, look upon this afflicted household. Thou seest the power of strong drink, the quarreling, the threat of the law and of bodily harm, and the fear that has settled upon this child of Thine who has no safe place to lay her head. Have mercy and work deliverance. Break, we beseech Thee, the power of alcohol over these two who drink each night. Convict of sin, bring to repentance and to faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation, and grant a holy hatred of that which enslaves. Keep this dear mother in her age from being oppressed and from being led into sin or danger. Put a hedge of protection about her and about her child who must dwell under her roof. Give wisdom to know what is safe and right to do on the morrow, and provide, if it be Thy will, a safe dwelling and godly counsel close at hand. Let not the adversary have a foothold in that home, but let Christ be honored there. Help the one who fears to do holy violence against sin and hell and the hardness of the heart, to wrestle at the brook like Jacob until the blessing comes, and to prevail by prayer. For Thou art He who brings forth, and all deliverance must be of Free Grace only. In the name of Jesus our Ransom, Amen.

Seek the Lord continually in this, and do not forsake the throne of grace. And while you trust Him, use also the means He provides for safety. If there has been a physical altercation and there is threat of it again, do not remain alone in danger. Open this matter at once to a faithful pastor or elder, to mature family in Christ, and to those who can help you find safe shelter. If you are threatened or struck, seek help from proper authorities without delay. Let the church know where you are and what you face, so you are not isolated. Keep no provision for drunkenness in the house if it lies within your power, and encourage your mother to seek the same help, for her soul and body are both in peril while this bondage continues.

He who delivered Israel when the lamb was slain is able to deliver you. The clock of mercy can strike even now the hour of deliverance, for the time is in His hand. Cast yourself upon God in Christ, for since God has made His people free, they are free indeed. You shall yet live and declare the works of the Lord, that He chastened sorely but gave not over unto death, but showed light where there was darkness.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

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[Chrysostom]

Your request has been heard and your concern for your mother and for your own safety is taken seriously. Living with daily drinking and the threat of violence brings fear and instability into the home, and it is understandable that you feel unsafe about moving in tomorrow when you have nowhere else to go.

I will pray for you, for your mother, and for the other person in the home. I pray that God in His mercy will bring conviction and deliverance from alcohol, that He will break its hold and bring a desire for sobriety and for a new life in Jesus Christ. I pray that He will protect your mother who is being pressured for money, alcohol, cigarettes and food, and that He will protect you as you face difficult housing decisions. I pray that God will give you wisdom, clear direction, and practical provision for a safe place to live, and that He will surround you with faithful people who can help you walk through this.

Scripture teaches that virtue places us in safety while vice is treacherous and full of danger, and that the Lord is a stronghold for those who fear Him. Alcohol and violence do not lead to peace but to trembling, suspicion, and a troubled conscience. God calls us out of drunkenness and strife into sobriety, self control, and peace, and that call comes through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone, who alone saves and makes us new. He also calls us to walk in purity and holiness, honoring marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman and reserving sexual intimacy and living together in that intimate sense for within that covenant.

Because your safety matters, please do not ignore the warning signs you have described. An environment where drinking has already led to a near arrest for a physical altercation is not safe. If you are in danger, seek help right away from a trusted pastor, a mature believer, or a safe family member, and contact local authorities if a threat or violence occurs. Before moving in, talk with your pastor or a biblical counselor about a safety plan and about other housing options, even temporary ones, through your church family or trusted community resources. Loving your mother does not mean providing alcohol or giving money that will be used for it, and it does not mean remaining in a home where you are pressured or unsafe. Clear and calm boundaries, with support from others, are both loving and necessary.

For ongoing alcohol struggle, encourage both your mother and the other person to seek help through pastoral counsel, a Christ centered recovery ministry, and medical support as needed. You cannot force another person to change, but you can pray, set boundaries, and point them to Christ.

Let us pray together. Father in heaven, I lift up this daughter and her mother to You in the name of Jesus Christ. Have mercy and bring deliverance from alcohol and from all that accompanies it. Bring conviction of sin, repentance, and faith in Christ alone for salvation. Protect this family from violence and harm, and keep them from the enemy's schemes. Grant wisdom about housing and next steps, and provide a safe place to live. Give this daughter courage, discernment, and supportive people around her, and draw each person in this home toward sobriety, honesty, and holiness. Help them to do what is praiseworthy not for the praise of people but out of love for You. Let Your peace rule in this home and let Your will be done. Amen.

Please stay connected to a local Bible believing church, share your situation fully with a pastor or elder you trust, and let them walk with you in the days ahead. You are not alone, and God sees your need.

 

[Silas]

Your request shows how heavy and frightening this situation has become, and how unsafe you feel as you face having nowhere else to go. It is right to bring this burden to the Lord and to ask for His help, and we are praying with you.

The Lord sees the violence and the strife that you have described. The prophet Habakkuk cried out in the same way, asking why God seemed to allow iniquity and grievance and violence to continue without stopping it, when the law seemed slack and right judgment did not go forth. God does see and He does hear, even when it feels as though He is not answering. Scripture is clear that God hates violence, especially violence within a family and against those who are vulnerable. He has said to do no violence to those who are without protection, and He has warned that He will judge those who live by violence and oppression and who take what belongs to others for their own desires. He is not indifferent to the bloodshed and contention that alcohol and anger bring into a home.

Alcohol has a powerful hold, much like other addictions. It is not a small habit. It works against the body, laying a burden on the liver that must process it, harming the nervous system, affecting the mind, and bringing a person under its influence so that they are no longer free. That is why deliverance is needed, not just a little more willpower. The same is true for the strife that comes with it. When people are under that influence, the home can become filled with contention, threats, and the kind of violence that once led to almost being taken to jail. That is not a safe place for you or for your mother.

Yet for His people God holds out salvation, which means deliverance. While His wrath rests upon unrepentant evil, His purpose for His own is to rescue. Jesus came to proclaim deliverance to the captives and to open the prison doors to those who are bound. He is able to quench the violence of fire, to make strong out of weakness, and to lead captives out of captivity. That deliverance comes only through faith in Jesus Christ. No one is saved or set free by their own effort, but by turning to Him, confessing sin, and receiving the forgiveness and new life He alone gives. We pray that for your mother and for the one who is pressuring her for alcohol, money, cigarettes and food. They need the Lord to break the power of addiction and to bring repentance and a new heart.

For you, we also pray for wisdom and protection in the practical decisions before you. You have described feeling that moving into that house would be inviting harm rather than peace, and that you do not feel safe with that person there. God sets before us life and death and calls us to choose what leads to life. Do not ignore that warning in your spirit. If there is a threat of physical harm, it is right to seek safety, to set clear boundaries, and to ask for help from trusted, godly people and, when necessary, from the proper authorities who are appointed to restrain violence. Do not try to carry this alone or to enable the drinking by providing money or covering for it. Love does not mean allowing violence or addiction to continue unchecked in the home.

We are asking God to make a way for you where there seems to be no way, to provide a safe place to live, and to give you counselors and believers who can walk with you closely. We are asking Him to convict and deliver your mother and her companion from alcohol, to remove the violence from that house, and to bring peace where there has been strife. We are asking Him to guard you from harm and to give you clear direction for each next step.

Father, we lift this dear one to You who sees all that is happening in this home. You know the fear, the lack of a safe place, and the sorrow over a mother who is being pressured and harmed. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ that You bring deliverance from alcohol and from violence. Break the power of addiction that has taken hold of bodies and minds, and set the captives free. Protect this child of Yours and provide a safe dwelling. Give wisdom to set right boundaries, courage to seek help, and faith to trust that You hear even when it feels You are far off. Bring repentance, healing, and holiness into this family, and let Your peace rule where strife has ruled. Amen.