God doesn't want to show Anthony the errors of his ways, He wants to show him his mercy and grace and who He created Anthony to be in Christ.
Think about this, Jesus on the cross cries out, Father! look what they have done! the lot of them, disgusted sinners! Don't kill me for them! they don't deserve it!
Now see it from love's view; Jesus on the cross cries out: Father! forgive them, for they know not what they do!"
When God pursued you, wooed you, called you, drew you, by His Spirit, he wasn't looking at your sin. He was seeing the magnificent creature He created you to be, cause He is love.
God does not want you praying from the place of judgment, Jesus already bore that. He wants you to pray from the place of a merciful God who loves Anthony and cries to see that he is hurting. God is not hurting, He is hurting for us because we have failed to see truth. To come to the knowledge of truth of His love. FAther, I thank you for Anthony. I give him to you because I know you are able to save him to the uttermost. I thank you for the man of God you created him to be and I release him from any judgments I have made against him. I loose those chains and bonds I have placed by my words and beliefs and set him free to be who you created him to be. Thank you for the blood of Jesus that has washed us and redeemed us. Now I ask you to restore to Anthony what the enemy has stolen and I say to the devil, LET MY SON GO, NOW! EVERY DRAW THAT ALCOHOL HAS HAD ON HIS LIFE IS NOW MADE NUL AND VOID! I DECLARE RIGHTEOUS DOMINION OVER MY SON, HE BELONGS TO GOD AND HE WILL LIVE AND SERVE JESUS! In Jesus name. Amen.
Jesus at Lazarus tomb cried. Why? Cause he had already told Martha and Mary to believe, but they could only see what was before them, in the physical. God is so merciful! Glory to God!
Joh 11:23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
Joh 11:24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
Joh 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Joh 11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
Joh 11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Joh 11:28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
Joh 11:29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
Joh 11:30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
Joh 11:31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
Joh 11:32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
Joh 11:33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
Joh 11:34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
Joh 11:35 Jesus wept.