Be Specific With Request

I remember a time, traveling with my sister and I guess she was feeling a bit doubtful, so she asked me if I believed in prayer. We had been visiting our brother who was gravely ill, she had been praying but things seemed to get worse. I told her that we needed to be very specific when we talk to God, because we do not speak the same language. If we ask for one thing, He may give a few contrary things that lead to what we asked for.

When my brother was first hospitalized, it was serious but not grave. But in order to answer her prayer, God bought on a far worse condition, that shed light on underlying issues and improper dosages of medications prescribed , in the past.Doctors were ordained to bring about complete healing but we had to endure the storm first.

Well, I said all that to say this, when I decided that I had had enough of drinking I had one of those talks with God and said “I don’t want to die like this”,meaning drunk or hungover. Was that prophetic, I don’t know but shortly after getting sober, the world imploded with the Covid 19 Pandemic. What a time to get sober…Pandemic or not, I am grateful for each sober day.

Be blessed and safe.

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February 3 is the day I stopped drinking, I was having urges and I got down and prayed to God and found this forum February 15, and then same this pandemic happened. I haven’t prayed in a while, sometimes I say I know he is still taking care of me and I don’t want to over burden him with everything going on. I know he helped me and is leading me where I need to be, I never prayed in my entire life but boy did I feel something after I did.

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I’ve only been talking to God for a few months and I’ve asked for certain things for other people and he’s not let them down yet, might not have always took the easy route but the final results have been miracles.

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same here, it was very strange but beautiful.

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Awesome, my journey began a few days after yours, on the 8th. I won’t let this thing scare me into relapse, Be strong.

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Absolutely man

Congrats man, definitely stay strong