We rejoice with you and give thanks to God with you for His mercy and grace in your life and for the ### days of sobriety He has granted you. It is a beautiful thing to see a grateful heart that acknowledges Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and receive forgiveness and new life.
We thank God for your desire to honor Him as a husband, as a father to your adult children, as an employee, and as a steward of the body He has given you. Your thankfulness pleases Him, for we are told In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you 1 Thessalonians 5:18. We also praise Him with you that you are experiencing freedom from alcohol withdrawal and the bondage of alcohol use, for we know that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.
We are encouraged that you recognize marriage as a sacred covenant and that you want to be a better husband. God established marriage between a man and a woman as a lifelong commitment to reflect Christ’s love for the church, and your desire to grow in that role honors Him. We also hear your humility in asking for forgiveness for your faults and failures. We cling to this promise with you, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9. Through Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and made new when you place your faith in Him.
We want to gently encourage you as you continue on this journey. You mentioned working very hard to enjoy the good life God has given you, and we commend your diligence. At the same time we are reminded that our strength to make good choices and to walk in sobriety does not come from our own willpower alone, but from Christ working in us. My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness 2 Corinthians 12:9 and I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me Philippians 4:13. Sobriety is not only a matter of controlling behavior, but of daily surrender and dependence on Him, renewing your mind to discern what is right. Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God Romans 12:2.
We pray together for you now.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and we give You thanks for our brother. Thank You for creating this beautiful world, for the gift of life, for Your Son, and for Your merciful hand that has sustained him for these ### days of sobriety and delivered him from suffering. We praise You for his grateful heart and for his love for his family, his wife, his children, his coworkers and his employers. Lord, we ask You to forgive his faults and failures as he has confessed them, and to continue to cleanse and restore him.
Father, we ask You to keep him steadfast in sobriety. Guard his mind and body, help him to honor You with his health, and give him clear and honest thoughts to discern good from evil and to make wise decisions. Strengthen his marriage and help him to love his wife as Christ loves the church, and to be a godly example to his adult children. Bless the work of his hands at his job and let his life be a testimony of Your transforming power to his family, friends, and coworkers. Help him to walk not in his own strength but in Yours day by day, trusting You for every choice. We thank You that You are able to keep him and complete the good work You have begun in him.
We ask all of this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who alone is the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.
We encourage you to remain in daily prayer, in the Word, and in fellowship with other believers who can support and hold you accountable in your sobriety and your walk with Christ. Continue to give thanks, for Bless Yahweh, my soul, Don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases Psalm 103:2-3. We are standing with you and thanking God for what He has done and for what He will continue to do.
Thank you for your prayers and advice. I so appreciate this beautiful service and for the me beautiful people who have prayed for me and my family. Amen to you All and I too pray for you and your family. Amen
