Dear Lord,
You did not create me to be a slave to addiction. So when addiction’s tentacles pull me beneath the waves, give me Your name as a lifeline so I can break free from my tug-of-war with death.
Even now, Your gaze is steady on my face as I focus on You. We walk arm in arm as You lead me from the lure of temptation and deliver me from evil.
Others have escaped these same temptations because of Your faithfulness. You are also faithful to me! You show me how to endure when temptations call me to go under.
I will no longer be drunk with wine, because You, O Lord, are filling my cup with Your very presence. I am no longer empty, craving what would destroy me, for I am now filled with Your power. Fill me even more with Your power and help me to be sober and on alert to the enemy’s attacks.
Through Your power, I say no to the call of addiction and yes to You. Lord, Your grace calls me to experience Your glory in Christ. Yes, I have suffered, but You are continually restoring me to Yourself, and now I am strong, firm, and steadfast, all because of You. I turn to You as I step away from the things that formerly held me captive and declare my freedom through the power of the blood of Jesus.
In the name of Jesus, amen.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1 NIV
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:13 NIV
God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT
Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18 NLT
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Peter 5:8–10 NIV