Need Prayer!

[bonafidebones]

Please pray for me as I continually fall back into alcohol abuse. Causing me to make bad decisions and bringing me further from God. Thanks!

 

[madison1101]

I will pray for you if you seek help from AA, or some sort of professional treatment program. We need the help of others, not just prayer. Relapse is not necessary if you have the power of a support group. I could not get sober without treatment and AA.

Trish

 

[Autumnleaf]

Prayer is part of it. Another part is going to AA meetings and doing what is suggested there. Do your part. God won't work your program for you.

 

[RobCrandall]

AA must be a great thing, but don't give up on God too. I quit after 8 years without AA, and have been completely sober for 10 years. I started with small goals... my first major accomplishment was what I called, "Sober-Tober" (staying sober for the month of October) and it was very difficult, but I did it...then I went a whole year once.
And then I got serious. But small goals is the key in the beginning, --you can make a goal very easy, but stick to it. Make a habit of sticking to it no matter what, even if it is just "I won't drink for 2 days." Soon, you'll be saying, "I've gone so long, that there is no way I'm going back." and then you are free.
But, people swear by AA, so by all means go for that too, but I am living proof that you can do it without AA as well, with God's help. Don't feel condemned when you mess up. There's always another chance to set another goal.

 

[madison1101]

AA must be a great thing, but don't give up on God too. I quit after 8 years without AA, and have been completely sober for 10 years. I started with small goals... my first major accomplishment was what I called, "Sober-Tober" (staying sober for the month of October) and it was very difficult, but I did it...then I went a whole year once.
And then I got serious. But small goals is the key in the beginning, --you can make a goal very easy, but stick to it. Make a habit of sticking to it no matter what, even if it is just "I won't drink for 2 days." Soon, you'll be saying, "I've gone so long, that there is no way I'm going back." and then you are free.
But, people swear by AA, so by all means go for that too, but I am living proof that you can do it without AA as well, with God's help. Don't feel condemned when you mess up. There's always another chance to set another goal.

Rob: AA is all about finding and developing a relationship with God. It taught me how to utilize the Lord's strength and grace. The way you talk, it sounds like if someone uses AA, they are not using God.

Step Two: Came to believe that a Power greater and ourselves (God) could restore us to sanity.

Step Three: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as I understand Him.

Step Five: Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Step Six: Became entirely ready to have God remove all our defects of character.

Step Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Step Eleven: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God.

Step Twelve: Having had a spiritual awakening, as a result of these steps, we sought to carry the message to other alcoholics, and practice these principles in all our affairs.

Nobody in AA denies the need for a personal relationship with God. The Steps are all about God.

 

[RobCrandall]

Trish: I apologize. I am mostly ignorant of AA. I understand what you are saying now. I'm sure it is a great program. I just wanted people to know that if they are not one who likes to go to groups or things like that, that it is still possible to quit. However, given the options, it sounds like one would have a better chance with AA than without it. I hope that no one got mixed up reading my post. I agree with you that AA sounds like the better choice. God bless.