I haven't seen my son in some time, he has a problem with addiction, he's been in outpatient rehab, a few times. He says he isn't taking drugs anymore but he has said that before BUT he was? Today I seen him and see he lost a lot of weight, He says he's been eating lots but who knows? I am worried about him. I have been praying for him for a long time and we tried to help him but he has to help himself and is having difficulty with that. I pray that GOD will deliver him from his addiction and keep him safe for us till the answer comes. Please join me in prayer for him.
Son is addict with weight loss
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amigo de christo
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Hello Dosia,
It must be awful to not be able to "do it for him"...yes, your son has to be the one to put down the drugs. You sure have my prayers sister, that God will appeal to his heart and mind and, keep him safe in the mean time.
God bless, and give you rest and him deliverance, Amen.
I am also joining with you in prayer here!
Michiah-Imla
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I pray that things get better in this situation.
quietthinker
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Cristo Rei
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Im embarrassed and ashamed at putting my parents through this torment...
Im not sure what drugs his on, his preference of consumption or his mindset so its hard to give advice
But pray... When you do see him don't waste your time lecturing him because it doesn't work. It makes it worse
Don't even talk about drugs. Make your time together pleasurable so that he doesn't keep avoiding you.
U must find a way to accept him and love him still, the way he is.
At times i felt that my parents didn't love me anymore because i was a junkie...
Off course, they loved me all along but that show of disgust really hurts...
His still a human, his still your son and i bet his still got a good heart. His addiction isn't the only measure of happiness in life
You can suggest narcotics anonymous to him but only if he really wants to try and stop
It may be the hardest thing in his life to do. People go clean for years and relapse again sooo easily.
Some can manage to stop while others will stop the hard drugs and continue taking soft drugs.
But for the addict, its a life long battle, a cross we must bear
Cristo Rei, thank you for sharing. I can only imagine how hard it was for you and what you went thru to get to this point. God blessed you and brought you this far. Yes, we ourselves have been through the several stages of trying ways to help our son and you are right, it only made things worse, we soon found out our help was beyond his reach and out of our control, and that it was up to him instead. We do love his visits and very little is being said about his addiction, we mostly only answer when he brings it up, otherwise we talk about other things. Although his exterior is all messed up, the good, and loving person is still in him and when I look at him, I can still see the little loving boy in him, the happy full of life teen, and the young man who was so successful. Being a mother all I can do is cry and pray and wish I could pull him out of the pit he has fallen into and save him. He doesn't leave here without a hug and letting him know that we love him. He has lost control to drugs and I see that as a sickness which is why I hold it up to the LORD for healing. Again may God deliver him from his addiction(s) save his soul and keep him protected and safe and return him back to Him and us, In the Name of God The Father, through his Son Jesus, I believe he will be freed, Amen
Thank you to all the others as well who have prayed for him.
Thank you to all the others as well who have prayed for him.
Im so sorry. Will pray for you and your son now.
Hi @Dosia So how is your son doing now?
Thank you for asking and for praying for him.. My son is in worse shape than he has been, but I haven't given up praying for him. I rest in the hope that our LORD is with him working on his mind and heart to enable him to give up his addiction, he's too far gone, he is no longer in control, he needs God's intervention to help him so he can return to the LORD and to his family. I ask for continued prayer for him.
I used to have an addiction problem. Then I went to a 5-day program where God did amazing things with me. I haven't touched a needle in 17 years.
Thank you for sharing, that's amazing, maybe God will also take away his addiction in a miraculous way as well. My son has been in rehab twice already. Gets off the drug and falls back in to his addiction again. He also suffers from depression.
@Dosia I'm not medically qualified, but I do think that prayer and the Scriptures can be a wholesome supplement to those who do suffer from depression.
Does he recognise that he has a problem?
Untill he wants to change there is nothing other than prayer that can be done.
If he is willing to change ask him to join the relevant Aa group.
There are all sorts of Addiction anomomus groups, alchol, cocaine, gambling etc etc
These groups follow a twelve point plan that they review daily and encourage each other in regular meetings.
Untill he wants to change there is nothing other than prayer that can be done.
If he is willing to change ask him to join the relevant Aa group.
There are all sorts of Addiction anomomus groups, alchol, cocaine, gambling etc etc
These groups follow a twelve point plan that they review daily and encourage each other in regular meetings.
It was a difficult process, but well worth it. But I had to come to the place where I was desperate enough to be willing to do what I had to do. It was hard, but the Lord helped me.
Thank you, does he recognize that he has a problem? yes and no, at times he will admit that he has a problem and should do something about it, yet he thinks he can handle it on his own, but that is short lived like for an hour or two? At other times, he won't even admit to having a drug problem, he's in denial, he lies a lot about his drug use.
Right now drugs are his priority and he isn't ready to change?.
We found out that we have to be very careful how we advice him, because if we are too direct with him, then he disappears for months.
I have called the ADDICTIONS FOUNDATION AND they also said there is nothing that can be done until he admits he has a drug problem and is ready to come in to get the help he needs.
All we can do is pray. Praying for him and releasing it to God is helping me from giving up on him. I love him, I want him well. He isn't who he use to be, but I still see glimpses of the awesome person he use to be.
Thank you all for praying and for the advice. I'm grateful.
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