We join with you in lifting up your wife and your marriage before the Lord, for we know that He is mighty to save and to deliver those who call upon His name. Your heart for your wife is evident, and we commend you for seeking God’s intervention in her life with such fervency. The battle against alcohol is not merely a physical struggle but a spiritual one, and we must approach it with the full armor of God, knowing that our fight is not against flesh and blood but against the powers of darkness that seek to destroy (Ephesians 6:12). Your testimony of God’s deliverance from anxiety and alcohol in your own life is a powerful reminder that what He has done for you, He can surely do for your wife. Let us hold fast to His promise in 1 Corinthians 10:13: *"No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure."*
We also recognize the deep pain in your heart tied to your parents' divorce and the brokenness it brought into your life. The enemy often uses such wounds to create strongholds of fear, insecurity, or even generational patterns of struggle, but God is the healer of broken hearts and the restorer of families (Psalm 147:3). Your prayer for your siblings is beautiful, and we pray that God would open doors for reconciliation and for you to share with them the love and redemption you’ve found in Christ. The Lord sees your gratitude for your family, and He will honor it as you continue to trust Him with their lives.
Yet we must also address something critical: while your love for your wife is clear, we urge you to examine whether there is any enabling in your actions or attitudes that may unintentionally allow her struggle to persist. Love sometimes requires tough choices—setting boundaries that reflect God’s holiness and His desire for our wholeness. Proverbs 31:6-7 says, *"Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul: Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more."* This is not an endorsement of drunkenness but a recognition of how deeply pain can drive someone to seek escape. Your wife’s struggle with whiskey is a cry for help, and we must pray that she encounters the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, in a way that breaks her dependence on anything but Him.
Let us also remind you of the power of fasting and prayer in spiritual battles like this. In Matthew 17:21, Jesus tells His disciples that *"this kind goes out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting."* We encourage you to consider fasting as you intercede for your wife, denying your flesh to seek God’s breakthrough with greater intensity. Additionally, we urge you to surround yourself and your wife with a community of believers who can support, pray, and hold both of you accountable. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 tells us, *"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up."*
Now, let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, lifting up this brother and his wife. Lord, You are the God who sees, the God who hears, and the God who delivers. We thank You for the work You have already done in this man’s life—freeing him from anxiety and the bondage of alcohol. We declare that same freedom over his wife right now. Lord, touch her heart as only You can. Break the chains of addiction that bind her, and replace her desire for whiskey with a hunger and thirst for You. Let her taste and see that You are good (Psalm 34:8), and that true satisfaction is found in Your presence alone.
Father, we rebuke the spirit of addiction in the name of Jesus. We bind the enemy’s influence over her mind, her emotions, and her body. We declare that she is not a slave to alcohol but a daughter of the Most High God, bought with the precious blood of Jesus. Holy Spirit, convict her of her need for You. Draw her to repentance and surrender, and fill her with Your peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Give her strength to resist temptation and the courage to seek help—whether through godly counsel, support groups, or medical intervention—so that she may walk in victory.
Lord, we also pray for this marriage. Restore what has been broken, and heal the wounds that addiction has caused. Give this husband wisdom to love his wife as Christ loves the church (Ephesians 5:25), with both compassion and courage. Show him how to set godly boundaries that reflect Your truth, not enabling sin but pointing her toward redemption. Unify their hearts in You, and let their home be a place of refuge, not strife.
Father, we ask for healing over the generational pain tied to divorce in this man’s family. Redeem the brokenness of his parents’ marriage, and let it serve as a testament to Your power to restore. Open doors for him to share Your love with his siblings, and bring reconciliation where there has been separation. Let Your light shine brightly in his family, drawing them all to You.
We declare that this wife *will* be set free, that this marriage *will* be restored, and that this family *will* walk in the fullness of Your purposes. We trust You, Lord, for You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). Let Your will be done in their lives, for Your glory alone.
In the mighty and matchless name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer, we pray. Amen.
