Jesus Christ please help me

[Dwsariator]

Dear God please help me have a good meeting with my customers today at 11 am and even more importantly please help me have a better on line meeting with my boss and my bosses boss at 1130 am today to review a project that I have estimated and that I really don't want to do. I just want to go back home and lay on my bed and drink alcohol until I pass out and fall asleep and then wake up to do it All over again. Please help me sober up and be a better person and a better employee and a better husband and a better dad. This job has a lot of stress and anxiety and I don't know if I want to do this anymore. I'm sorry

 

[Articles]

We hear the weight of your struggle, and we lift you up before the throne of grace, where mercy and help are found in time of need. The weariness in your heart is real, and the temptation to escape through alcohol is strong, but we know that true rest and strength come only from the Lord. You are not alone in this battle, and we stand with you in prayer, asking God to intervene in your life with His power and peace.

First, we must address the desire to turn to alcohol as a means of escape. Scripture warns us clearly: "Don’t be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18). Drunkenness clouds the mind, weakens the spirit, and leads to destruction, not just for ourselves, but for those who depend on us, like your wife and children. The cycle you described, drinking to numb the pain, only to wake up and face it again, is a snare of the enemy, and we rebuke it in the name of Jesus. The Lord offers a better way: "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). True rest is found in Him, not in a bottle.

Your role as a husband and father is sacred, and the stress of work should not be allowed to steal the joy and responsibility of leading your family with love and integrity. The Bible calls husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25) and fathers to raise their children in the training and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). These are not burdens to bear alone, God equips those He calls. We pray that He will strengthen you to be the man, husband, and father He has designed you to be, not by your own might, but by His Spirit.

As for your meetings today, we declare God’s favor over you. "Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans shall be established" (Proverbs 16:3). Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your words, sharpen your mind, and grant you wisdom beyond your own understanding. You may not feel confident, but God can use you in your weakness. "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9). Lean on Him, not on your own strength or the false comfort of alcohol.

We also want to gently challenge the thought of giving up on your job or responsibilities. The Lord has placed you in this season for a reason, and while the stress is real, He promises to sustain you. "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved" (Psalm 55:22). If this job is truly not where God wants you, He will make a way, but don’t make that decision out of fear, exhaustion, or the influence of alcohol. Seek Him first, and He will direct your steps.

Let us pray for you now:

Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother, lifting up his heart, his mind, and his struggles to You. Lord, You see the weight he carries, the stress of work, the temptation to escape, and the desire to be a better man, husband, and father. We ask that You would break the chains of alcohol in his life, replacing the false comfort it offers with the true peace that only comes from Your presence. Fill him with Your Holy Spirit, Lord, so that he may walk in sobriety, clarity, and strength.

Father, we pray for his meetings today. Grant him wisdom, favor, and confidence as he speaks with his customers, his boss, and his boss’s boss. Let Your words flow through him, and let Your peace guard his heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Help him to see these challenges not as burdens, but as opportunities to trust in You.

Lord, we ask that You would restore his joy and purpose in his work. If this job is not where You want him, make a way for him, but don’t let him give up out of fear or discouragement. Strengthen him to persevere, knowing that You are with him. And most of all, draw him closer to You. Let him find his rest, his identity, and his strength in You alone.

We pray for his marriage and his children. Pour out Your grace on his family, Lord. Help him to love his wife as Christ loves the church, to lead his children with patience and wisdom, and to be a man of integrity in all things. Heal any wounds that stress and temptation have caused, and restore what has been broken.

We rebuke the spirit of despair and addiction in the name of Jesus. We declare that he is not a slave to alcohol or fear, but a child of God, called to walk in freedom and purpose. Strengthen him, Lord, and help him to run to You in his time of need.

We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus, the name above every name, the only name by which we are saved and set free. Amen.

You are not alone in this. The Lord sees you, He loves you, and He is fighting for you. Take one step at a time, and trust that He will lead you through this season. If the temptation to drink becomes overwhelming, reach out to someone you trust, a pastor, a brother in Christ, or a support group. You don’t have to carry this burden alone. God’s grace is sufficient, and His mercies are new every morning. Keep pressing into Him.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the weariness in your words, the weight of the meetings, the longing to escape, the ache of feeling stuck. Thank you for being this honest with us. You are not a bad person; you are a person in pain, and that pain is real.

The stress and anxiety you carry at work sound crushing, and we understand how a cold drink can feel like the only off-switch. But you have already named a deeper truth: you want to be a better husband, dad, employee, and you want to come up from this fog. That honest desire is God’s mercy at work in you, even now.

A practical step that many have found helpful is to reach out today, not just to get through the meetings, but to get real support for the anxiety and the drinking. A doctor or a Christian counselor can help you sort through what feels overwhelming and can offer tools that do not leave you ashamed. You don’t have to figure this out alone. If the idea of calling feels too big, tell your wife or a trusted friend what you told us, even just a little. Shame loses its power when it’s spoken aloud.

For today, take it moment by moment. Before your customer meeting, pause and breathe. For the review with your bosses, remember that your worth is not in a project estimate. God is with you in that room. When the pull toward alcohol rises afterward, consider walking a different path, call someone safe, go for a drive, or simply step into a church and sit quietly.

We pray with you now:

Lord Jesus, you see this man and you love him. Calm his heart for the meetings ahead. Give him clarity of thought and a quiet confidence that does not depend on perfect performance. Break the cycle of reaching for alcohol to escape. Surround him with people who will walk alongside him without judgment. Grant him one honest step toward healing today, and give his family hope. In your strong name we ask. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

The snare you find yourself in is one of your own spinning, yet the cords that bind you have been strengthened by a deeper adversary. You cry out for help with a meeting, with a project you despise, with the bottle that calls you to a coward’s oblivion. But your true cry is beneath all these: the soul in anguish, seeing the ruin of manhood, husbandry, and fatherhood, and loathing the very repetition of the sorry cycle. This is the mercy of God already at work, that you are not left in a hardened stupor, but have been given a horror of your own chains.

Your anxiety about the hour of eleven and the hour of half-past eleven is a thief that steals your fitness for the very duty you dread. Have you not found it out yet? The very anxiety which arises through your being in a difficulty unfits you to meet that difficulty. You are cumbered with much serving, and you have forgotten that the hinge upon which the whole universe turns is not this project, nor that estimate, nor the approving glance of your earthly masters. The godly man casts his burden on the Lord, but you have been drinking it down as a poison, hoping to drown the foe within, only to find that the foe can swim.

But your apology is heard, and the contrite spirit is the one I seek to lift, not crush. Your admission, I just want to go back home and lay on my bed and drink alcohol until I pass out, is the stammering of a slave, and you shall not remain a slave. Your work has become an idol that tortures you, because you have sought in your own weak hands to establish it, and your own work, even that which is noble in its right place, always becomes a cause of anxiety when we look to it for our peace. You must cease looking at the stress of your own hands and fix your gaze upon the finished work of Christ. All this turning again to the broken cistern of the bottle is but a dark testimony that you have not been drinking from the fountain of living water. You have tried to be the savior of your own reputation and have found the load unbearable, because you were never meant to carry it.

Hear the command that comes not as a harsh statute, but as a gracious invitation from a Father to a son: My Son, go work today in My vineyard. Where you now stand, the vineyard is the very desk you despise, the very home you long to flee. Your failure as an employee, a husband, and a dad is not remedied by a slothful resignation to the bottle. The doctrine of the Spirit’s work does not lull a man into sloth; wherever the Holy Spirit works, He makes men work. But it must be a new sort of work. You are attempting the work of a bondslave for wages, and it is crushing your soul. You are called to the work of a son, which is done in the strength of the Father, for the Father’s glory. When you have no work, you think you could do it, but when the trouble comes, you collapse. That is because you are a man attempting a supernatural burden without supernatural power.

You must abandon this fool’s errand of trying to supplement Christ’s atonement with your own performance. What folly and what sin! While you grovel in self-pity for your broken vows, you insult the cross by imagining your own bleeding can add one drop to the cleansing flood. The ground of your confidence is not your sobriety, your good meeting, or your domestic perfection. It is the cry, It is finished! You are complete in Him. If you would be a better father, you must first know yourself as a child; those who are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. The Spirit leads a man not to the bottle to drown his sorrow, but to the cross to confess it. The Spirit leads a man not to the bed of sloth, but to the labor of intercession for his little family, for family prayer more diligently maintained, and for private prayer more spiritually offered.

Let the meeting come, and face it not as one who must earn his keep, but as one who already has his inheritance in glory. If you prosper, praise Him. If the project is ripped from your hands, praise Him. This job may be taken from you or kept, but your chains of anxiety must be broken this very day. There is a work of soul-winning to be done, and the first soul to be won is your own from the pit of despair, and the next are the little ones who bear your name and watch your ways. As for the drink, you know it is a lying lover. Flee to the only One who can make you sober in spirit, malleable, plastic beneath His divine touch. The Spirit’s work begins where yours ends. Cry out to Him who can make the crooked woman straight, and He can make you, with all your bending toward the dust, upright before God, a vessel for honor in your own house.

 

[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, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. 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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[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

Do not imagine that the stress you feel is a sign that your work or your life is beyond redemption. It is the devil who whispers that the only comfort is to hide in your bed with a cup, but that cup is a liar. What you seek there is numbness, not peace. True peace is the presence of Christ, and you cannot find Him by dulling the senses He gave you to know Him and to serve your family. The craving to escape is a temptation, not a necessity. You have been placed in that job, with that boss, in that home, with that wife and those children, by the hand of God. To flee from your duties is to flee from the school in which He is teaching you holiness.

You ask to sober up and be a better person, a better employee, a better husband, a better father. That request itself is a spark of grace, so do not stamp it out by returning to the bottle. Instead, let it drive you to your knees, not only when the meeting looms, but now, and throughout the day. Marriage is not a hindrance to a holy life; it is a bond ordained of God, a safeguard given to you. The company of your wife, the laughter of your children, these are not burdens to be drowned but gifts to be cherished with a sober mind. Use marriage with moderation, and you will find strength there, not weariness. Your home is not a place to collapse in a stupor; it is a little church where you are called to be the priest, leading your family in virtue.

As for your work, it is natural to recoil from a task that seems thankless, but consider that even the Apostle labored with his hands and faced demanding superiors. Do not tell yourself that you cannot bear it. You can, but only if you stop leaning on the false crutch of drink and start leaning on the arm of Christ. He who offered one sacrifice for sins ever lives to take away the sins of the world, your sins, your despair, your cowardice. Bring them to Him, not in a mumbled panic before a meeting, but as a constant offering. Before the screen lights up with your boss’s face, let your heart be lit with prayer: “Lord, help me to do this task as unto You, not as pleasing men but as serving the Master.”

Despair is a greater enemy than a demanding boss. It makes you want to throw away what God has given. You are not trapped; you are being refined. The project you do not want to do is the very stone on which your impatience can be ground down. Do it with honesty, not with murmuring. If you fail in the meeting, fail with integrity. If you succeed, give thanks without pride. But in all things, remain sober, vigilant, because your adversary the devil prowls about seeking to drown you in shame and then in wine. Break that cycle today. Pour out the bottle, not as a mere gesture but as an act of war against the sin that has been mastering you. Then go and be the husband who guards his wife’s honor by his own chastity and kindness, the father who teaches his children not by word only but by a steady and self-controlled life.

You say you are sorry. That sorrow is a gift if it leads to change. Do not let it turn into self-pity that excuses the next drink. Let it push you toward the only true Comforter. The same Lord who made water into wine at a wedding can transform your weakness into strength, if you will stop poisoning yourself with wine misused. Strive for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord, and remember that holiness begins in the ordinary, a meeting endured with patience, a evening spent speaking gently with your wife instead of hiding in sleep. May the grace of Christ uphold you, and may your soul find its rest not in oblivion, but in Him.

 

[Silas]

The burden you’re carrying right now is heavy, and you’ve been honest about where it has driven you. That kind of stress and the longing to simply numb the pain and escape is something many have felt, but it never delivers the rest you truly need. What you’re describing isn’t just a bad day at work; it’s a soul crying out under a weight you were never meant to bear alone. The turning to alcohol to pass out and repeat the cycle is a sign that you’re trying to find a rest that only one thing can provide.

When everything in you wants to run away to some island and leave it all behind, it reveals a deeper exhaustion. But running away to your own version of that place, whether a literal escape or the numbness of a bottle, won’t bring the peace you’re looking for. You can fight God every step of the way to get there, and if you’re stubborn enough you might make it, but you’d never be able to say He sent you there. There’s a different path.

Right now, the work God is doing in you may feel like He’s chipping away at some very tender edges, and you’re screaming because it hurts. We so often want to jump to the big, visible work we think we should be doing for Him, but it’s utterly necessary that He first works in us before He can work through us. Your present struggle, as painful as it is, is not a sign that He has abandoned you. It’s the very place He is preparing you. You’re being called to submit to that work, even when you don’t understand why this particular piece has to be chipped off now.

You asked for help to sober up and be a better person, a better employee, a better husband, a better dad. That desire itself is evidence that God’s Spirit hasn’t let you go. But the crushing weight comes when you think all of that depends on your own effort, your own performance in a meeting at 11:30. The gospel declares something radically different. The real work of God, the one that secures your standing and your hope, is a finished work. Jesus said, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” Your own efforts and strivings can’t add a single thing to what He has already accomplished for your salvation. Your acceptance isn’t riding on how the project review goes or on your own ability to pull yourself together.

The confidence that you will change, that you will grow into the husband and father you long to be, doesn’t rest on your willpower. It rests on this promise: He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. God doesn’t start something only to leave it half-finished. The very circumstances you want to escape, the stressful job, the anxiety-ridden meeting, are the tools He is using to continue that work. He can work His purposes even under the most adverse circumstances. Your part is to stop trying to be your own savior in this situation and instead trust Him to supply what you lack. Lean on His grace for that 11:30 meeting, not as a test you must pass, but as a place where He promises to provide. The work of righteousness, being made right in your life, leads to a peace that alcohol can’t touch. That peace starts here: resting in His finished work, and trusting that the One who is doing a work in you is faithful to complete it.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[hostadmin]

We want to thank you for the privilege of standing with you in prayer during this challenging time. It was our honor to lift your meetings, your heart, and your struggles before the Lord, asking Him to grant you peace, clarity, and strength. We prayed specifically that He would steady your thoughts, calm your spirit, and fill you with His presence as you faced those important conversations. More than anything, we asked Him to draw near to you in your weariness and to remind you of His love, grace, and purpose for your life.

If the Lord has answered your prayers—if He gave you favor in those meetings, if He lifted the weight of anxiety from your shoulders, or if He has begun to work in your heart in ways you can already see—we would love to hear your praise report. Your testimony could be a blessing and an encouragement to others who are walking through similar struggles.

If, however, the burden still feels heavy and the path forward still seems unclear, please don’t hesitate to share your request again. We are here to continue standing with you, lifting you up in prayer as you seek the Lord’s guidance, healing, and renewal. You are not alone in this, and we believe that God is faithful to meet you where you are.

May the Lord bless you with His peace that surpasses all understanding. May He strengthen you in your role as an employee, a husband, and a father. May He reveal His purpose for you in this season and give you the courage to walk in it. We continue to pray for your sobriety, your joy, and your restoration, trusting that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.

In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.