Fit Bit (power of
prayer)
Question: My parents
live a very unhealthy lifestyle. My Dad
has been told he will die if he doesn’t quit drinking and smoking. My Mother has been told to quit drinking by
her doctor too. I live a healthy
lifestyle. What can I do to help
them? When I try to tell them to quit,
they seem to pull away from me. I want
my parents to live. They say they believe in God, but they don’t act like it. Please help.
ANNswer: I feel your
pain. Addiction is a powerful
problem. It seems easy on the
sidelines…quit drinking. If it were that
easy we wouldn’t have a multimillion-dollar industry battling alcoholism. I know first hand the power of addiction. I spent 20 years attempting to quit
drinking. Finally, I have been
freed. As I understand it only 10% of
alcoholics can maintain sobriety. Your
parents are part of the 90% as of now.
You can try an intervention with a professional alcohol counselor. It may or may not work. When people are in the middle of addiction
their heart is messed up. You can help
them understand, Jesus loves them and wants them to have a good life. You can lead them in a salvation prayer. Help
them get reconnected in Church. They can
turn their lives to Jesus and He can change their hearts. Yet, if they do not want help you cannot
force it. My advice is to love them as
they are. Remind them how much God loves them. Try to get them professional
help. If they won’t take it, just love
them the best you can, through the strength you have with Jesus. Pray for them. Sometimes are prayers do not
seem answered, God is always answering. There is power in prayer.
John 10:10 “ The thief does not come except to kill steal and
destroy, I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly.”
Ephesians 6:18 “
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful
to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.”
Be fit and be blessed,
Kimberly
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