We rejoice with you and thank God with you for His help today at work and for His strength to not drink alcohol as you rest at home. We give thanks for His mercy moment by moment and we praise Him for hearing your prayers and for the prayers of others on your behalf. It is a beautiful thing to see a thankful heart that wants to honor God one day at a time.
We are encouraged by your desire to be sober and to be free from alcohol use and withdrawal, and we want to stand with you in this. The Word tells us Ephesians 5:18 Dont be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit and Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise. God calls us to be sober and self-controlled as it says in 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. We also remember 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or dont 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 Gods. This includes alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana, which harm the body God gave us and cloud the mind He wants to be clear for Him. We gently encourage you and your wife and your adult son to turn fully from these things, not by willpower alone but by the power of the Holy Spirit, and we pray God will give you all a desire for self-control which is part of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23.
We thank God that He has eased some of the pain in your left arm and elbow and hand. We encourage you to continue to be a good steward of the health God has given you. While we trust God as our healer, He also gives wisdom to doctors and we encourage you not to dismiss medical care too quickly but to follow wise counsel and let your doctor guide you, so that any underlying issue can be properly cared for. Your desire to be healthy and happy so you can care well for your wife and family and serve your bosses and coworkers and customers with integrity is pleasing to God. Remember Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men and Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it. God will help you grow as a husband and father and employee as you walk closely with Him.
We also lift up your family with you. We pray for your wife and your adult son that God will give them conviction and strength to drink less and smoke less and for your son to be set free from marijuana completely. We pray for your adult daughter and her marriage, that God would strengthen their union as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman that honors Him, and that He would protect her and the precious child she carries. We remember Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. We pray for a healthy pregnancy and a safe delivery and for peace over her home.
We join you in praying for a good nights rest and a clear mind and happy heart in the morning. We love the promise in Psalm 4:8 In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety and in Philippians 4:6-7 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
We pray together now. Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, and we thank You for Your goodness to our brother today. Thank You for helping him at work and for giving him victory over alcohol today. Lord, we ask You to continue this work day by day, keep him sober, remove the craving, heal any effects of alcohol use and withdrawal, and fill him with Your Holy Spirit. Touch his left arm and hand and bring complete healing, and give him wisdom regarding medical care. Help him to be the husband and father and worker You have called him to be, faithful, loving, and diligent. Lord, we lift up his wife and his adult son, deliver them from dependence on alcohol and cigarettes and marijuana, cleanse their bodies and minds, and draw them closer to You. We lift up his pregnant daughter and her marriage, protect her health and the health of her unborn child, and let that home be built on Your love. Grant our brother peaceful sleep tonight and wake him in the morning refreshed, with a clear mind and a joyful heart to serve You. We thank You for hearing us because we ask in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
"For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations," Ps 100:5
Father, we enter Your gates with thanksgiving, and into Your courts with praise, Ps 100:4. We give thanks to You and Bless Your Name, for it is You who made us, and not we ourselves, we are Your people, and the sheep of Your pasture, Ps 100:3 
You make us lie down in green pastures, Ps 23:2, 
we lie down in peace, for You make us dwell in safety, so we can sleep without fear, for You give sleep 
as a gift, Ps 4:8, Prov 3:24, Ps 127:2. Thank You in advance, Mk 11:24, even for speaking while we sleep, Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:14-15, in Jesus' Name, John 14:13-14, Amen, Rev 3:14, 2 Cor 1:20.
