xnyrc ask for your prayers here:
Please pray for my son who is having some very hard times in this economic downturn and has turned to drugs which have made him make decisions that can effect his life forever.
Please pray that my son gets the help he needs for addiction and for low self esteem but that he finds his way though god and counseling and avoids a long sentence in jail. I am afraid that jail would be the worse thing to happen to him because he is a gentle soul.He needs therapy or counseling.
Addiction is a terrible thing and it makes someone become something they don’t recognize. My son is one of those guys that when someone meets him they like him right away but he has never felt good about himself because of seeing abuse at a young age. He told me he had wished he could have helped me yet he was only 7….
I am heartbroken he needs to love himself enough to see what others see.
He would be great at helping young people see the pitfalls of addiction they would listen because he is not your typical person they see and think has a problem with drugs.
Please pray that he is saved and stays out of prison or jail. I pray Amen
posted June 8, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I am sorry to say that this mother wants a magic pill or miracle for her son. For 15 years I have lead a support group for famalies of substance abusers. Only when the son wants help will he get clean. Only he can choose not to use drugs. Mom, when he is in jail you will know where he is,that he is out of the weather,gets food and medical care. Mom find a support group for yourself, they will help you survive his bad descisions. I whish you well mom
posted June 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm
I will just pray that God’s will be done in your and your son’s life. It’s God’s world and His plan, not ours. Hopefully he will become open and available to God and His love and grace. Thank you for letting me share.
posted June 8, 2009 at 10:46 pm
I have a son who is similarly afflicted although alcohol is his drug of choice. Jail is a “safe” place, off the streets and much harder to get intoxicated. He won’t hurt himself or others.
“because of seeing abuse at a young age…”
Yeah, any excuse will do. They are all good reasons. Nobody ever has a “bad” reason for abusing drugs and alcohol.
You cannot help your son now. You cannot stop him from using drugs. You must help yourself first. Like they say on on the airlines, “When traveling with small children, put the oxygent mask on yourself first.”
I cannot recommend nar-anon highly enough
http://nar-anon.org/index.html