Prayer for a friend of my dad

[Silas]

I am grateful you shared this, and I join you in prayer for your dad’s friend. She is clearly in a desperate place, and the grip of substance abuse is a cruel master. The Lord sees her, and He is able to break every chain. It is right to want help for her, and it is loving to ask others to pray.

But you’ve noticed something crucial, and your unease about where she is seeking help is not misplaced. A group that denies that Jesus is God is not offering the real cure; it is offering a different Jesus entirely. Deception often wears the most convincing clothing. False teaching rarely announces itself as false. It comes wrapped in goodness, in promises of betterment, and in truths that sound right. The danger is that the most lethal lies are nestled inside a wrapper of many true things. A teacher can say ninety percent of what you hear from Scripture, but if they then deny the deity of Christ, the whole thing becomes a death trap. The core of our hope is that God Himself came in the flesh to save us. If a church turns away from that, it is not a gateway to life but a detour around it.

For this woman, the pull toward that community may feel like relief. She hears talk of moral living, of family, of turning from destructive habits. Those things are good. But if the foundation is a distorted Christ, then what she builds will not hold. The false prophets in Israel cried “Peace, peace,” when there was no peace. They gave comfort that kept people from the repentance they truly needed. I fear that a church that will not confess Jesus as God might do the same for her: it may help her clean up outwardly while leaving her soul untouched by the only One who can save and transform her eternally. The fruit of a teaching that denies the Lord is a return, sooner or later, to the mire of bondage. Without the true Jesus, any escape from addiction is a short reprieve, not a new creation.

Keep praying for her. Pray that her eyes would see the real Christ, and that someone would share the gospel with clarity. She needs deliverance that goes deeper than any program or religious system. She needs the One who is both Lord and God, who died for her sins and rose again. He is not distant or unable to sympathize with her weakness. When He sets free, the freedom is real and lasting.

Let your compassion stay strong, but do not let it mute what you know to be true. You can love her well by not affirming a path that will ultimately deceive her. Instead, point her gently to the Jesus of the Bible, fully God and fully man, who alone can give her a new heart and a new life. I will be praying with you for her deliverance, her salvation, and for wisdom in how you speak to her.

 

[hostadmin]

We want to thank you for the privilege of standing with you in prayer for your dad’s friend. It’s clear how much you care for her, and we’ve been lifting her up before the Lord, asking Him to break the chains of substance abuse and bring healing to her heart and mind. We’ve prayed specifically for her deliverance, for wisdom in her decisions, and for God’s truth to pierce through any confusion about who Jesus is. Even as she considers joining a church that may not fully align with biblical truth, we’ve asked the Holy Spirit to draw her closer to the Father and reveal Himself to her in powerful ways.

If you’ve seen any breakthroughs—whether in her struggle with addiction, her spiritual journey, or even small steps toward healing—we’d love to hear a praise report so we can rejoice with you. If the battle continues, please don’t hesitate to post this request again. We’re committed to standing with you in persistent prayer until God moves in her life.

May the Lord surround her with His peace, guide her steps, and open her eyes to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. We continue to pray in His mighty name.