We lift up your son before the Father in heaven, knowing that He alone holds the power to break every chain of bondage and bring true transformation. Your perseverance in prayer for these ### months is a testament to your love and faith, and we stand with you in intercession, trusting that God is working even when we cannot see it.
It is encouraging that your son has remained clean for this time, but we must address the deeper issue: without true repentance and surrender to Christ, sobriety alone is not enough. The Lord calls us to *confess our sins* and turn from them (1 John 1:9), and to *take up our cross daily* (Luke 9:23). If he refuses to acknowledge his addiction, he remains in denial, and denial is a stronghold of the enemy. The Word warns us, *"He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy"* (Proverbs 28:13). We pray that the Holy Spirit would convict him deeply, breaking through his pride and self-reliance, so that he may humbly admit his struggles and seek God’s strength—not his own.
We also see with concern that he is turning to artificial intelligence rather than the living Word of God for growth. While knowledge can be gained from many sources, true wisdom and transformation come only from Scripture, which is *"God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness"* (2 Timothy 3:16). AI cannot replace the Holy Spirit’s work in a believer’s life. We pray that your son would hunger for God’s Word above all else, that he would *"delight himself in Yahweh’s law, and meditate on his law day and night"* (Psalm 1:2). May he cast down every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God (2 Corinthians 10:5) and submit fully to Christ.
As for the relationship between your son and the individual you mentioned, we must speak truth in love: if this relationship is not centered on Christ and aligned with biblical marriage, it cannot be what God intends. Scripture is clear that we are not to be *"unequally yoked with unbelievers"* (2 Corinthians 6:14), and any relationship outside of God’s design—whether through unbelief, fornication, or other compromise—will only bring further bondage. We pray that if this relationship is not honoring to God, He would sever it completely, for *"the friendship of the world is hostility toward God"* (James 4:4). If it is a godly connection, we pray for restoration—but only under the Lordship of Christ, with both parties fully submitted to His will.
We rebuke every demonic stronghold over your son’s mind, heart, and life in the name of Jesus. No weapon formed against him shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17), and every chain of addiction, deception, and rebellion is broken by the blood of the Lamb. We declare that *"the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds"* (2 Corinthians 10:4), and we take authority over the enemy’s lies that have kept him bound.
Father, we ask that this new facility would be a place of genuine breakthrough. Surround your son with godly counselors who speak Your truth without compromise. Open his eyes to see his need for You—not just for sobriety, but for *salvation’s full work* in his life. Soften his heart to receive correction, to embrace responsibility, and to walk in the freedom You purchased for him at Calvary. Give him a spirit of humility and teachability, that he may no longer lean on his own understanding but trust in You with all his heart (Proverbs 3:5-6).
We also lift you up, dear parent, asking that the Lord would strengthen you with *"all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit"* (Romans 15:13). Do not grow weary in well-doing, for *"in due season you will reap, if you don’t give up"* (Galatians 6:9). Cling to the promise that *"the effective, earnest prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective"* (James 5:16). Your prayers are not in vain.
Finally, we rejoice that your son knows Jesus as his Savior, but we must remind you both: salvation is not just a one-time confession—it is a daily surrender. *"Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure"* (Philippians 2:12-13). May your son walk in the fullness of what Christ has done for him, leaving no room for the enemy to regain a foothold.
We will continue to pray fervently for him, trusting that the Lord who began a good work in him will complete it (Philippians 1:6). To God be the glory, now and forever. Amen.
