I have a 28 year old unmarried son still at home and 95% dependent on me and his mother for his financial needs. He is a recovering drug addict but I suspect he is occasionally using again. He does not have a job and what money he earns comes from doing lawn mowing and yard work which is very seasonal. He is also an ex-felon. His name is Adam.

Due to his behavior I have suffered from major depression and anxiety for the last eight years. I am a church attending Christian who prays multiple times a day for a good change to come into my son's life and for my emotional illness to go away or at least become tolerable. I have been seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist for the past three years. The therapy has helped some. The psychiatrist is mainly for medications to help me cope with life.

Most of the time it seems as if my prayers just aren't getting through to God even though I have faith He hears my prayers. Even though God has richly blessed me in many ways I lead a miserable life and that makes me feel guilty thinking that I'm not concentrating on my blessings instead of my troubles. But, with the way I'm mentally wired, I am unable to think about anything else but my son and his life.

Would someone please keep me (I'm a 60 year old male) and my son in your prayers that God would intervene by sending my son a decent job, get his life on the right path and that I will be able to get rid of my terrible emotional problems? I believe in the power of prayer and prayer worriors and I need all I can get. Thank you and God Bless.

My brother, many years ago I experienced a great injury at the hands of someone that I loved very much. While I was successful in my work and such I too was miserable. I spent two years crying each day on the way to work and back and replayed the series of incidents over and over in my mind. I too was on anti-depressants and in therapy...and the therapy helped somewhat...but, it took my getting sick and tired of being sick and tired to bring me to healing. I remember the day very clearly when I woke up and said to myself...I am sick of being sick from this thing that has happened to me. I told God that day that I would supply the change in mind about how I saw my life, if he would supply the healing. He did and I kept my word and decided to look at things differently from that day forward...while life has not been all peaches and cream, I have managed to live it with a much more joyous Spirit since that day even when things were difficult...I tell you this because with God...if you make up your mind to something like this...it is very possible! I chose to give service to the Lord as my way of honoring his gift to me...little things...praying for others...giving those without transportation rides to church events...each thing I did in the Lord's name helped ME immensely.

Father, help this man to change his mind about the way that he looks at things. Help him to understand that our circumstances are our circumstances, but how we look at them makes all the difference in how we feel and live our lives. Please help this son that he has to achieve stability with a decent job and to walk uprightly...but even if he does not...please help this man to know that when you have done all you can, the best you can to let it go into your hands and leave it there. We cannot be bound by the lives of others...each of us makes our own choices and must live with them. Father heal this mind by convicting him to change his mind about the way he looks at things. In Jesus name...Amen!

adoring1 Wrote:My brother, many years ago I experienced a great injury at the hands of someone that I loved very much. While I was successful in my work and such I too was miserable. I spent two years crying each day on the way to work and back and replayed the series of incidents over and over in my mind. I too was on anti-depressants and in therapy...and the therapy helped somewhat...but, it took my getting sick and tired of being sick and tired to bring me to healing. I remember the day very clearly when I woke up and said to myself...I am sick of being sick from this thing that has happened to me. I told God that day that I would supply the change in mind about how I saw my life, if he would supply the healing. He did and I kept my word and decided to look at things differently from that day forward...while life has not been all peaches and cream, I have managed to live it with a much more joyous Spirit since that day even when things were difficult...I tell you this because with God...if you make up your mind to something like this...it is very possible! I chose to give service to the Lord as my way of honoring his gift to me...little things...praying for others...giving those without transportation rides to church events...each thing I did in the Lord's name helped ME immensely.

Father, help this man to change his mind about the way that he looks at things. Help him to understand that our circumstances are our circumstances, but how we look at them makes all the difference in how we feel and live our lives. Please help this son that he has to achieve stability with a decent job and to walk uprightly...but even if he does not...please help this man to know that when you have done all you can, the best you can to let it go into your hands and leave it there. We cannot be bound by the lives of others...each of us makes our own choices and must live with them. Father heal this mind by convicting him to change his mind about the way he looks at things. In Jesus name...Amen!

Adoring1, as you can see I've gotten myself registered on this site since I read your very touching and insightful reply. You're right....I AM sick and tired of being sick and tired and I'm going to make a good faith effort to build on that. Thank you so much for taking time to reply to my post and for the beautiful prayer. Keep me in mind when you can.

May God richly bless you Daddybear and know that you will be in my prayers.

Precious Jesus, I lift these up to You. Help this son to be free from his addictions. Lord, help him to stand on his on. Lord, I lift this Dad up to You. I pray that his health be restored to him. I pray that his burdens be lifted. In this I ask in Your name,Jesus.Amen. Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. (KJV Holy Bible)

Dear Lord,please have mercy on this family.
In the Name of the Lord,right now I command to all the power of darkness and the curses to leave this family! Now!
I pray that Your will to be done in their lives.
Please open the gates of financial blessings in our lives.
You are the King of kings and Your Name is Wonderful.
Thank You my Lord