Delivered from alcoholism

A few years ago, my father passed away very suddenly  and I was completely bereft. I turned to alcohol to get through the dark days. I would drink to the point of not being able to remember things the next day. I was so ashamed of my behaviour, but no matter how hard I tried, I simply could not stop.

I have been a Christian since childhood. In this dark time, I would beg the Lord for help and attend Christian conferences, seeking prayer for deliverance, but nothing worked.

A year after my dad's passing and in the throes of a serious alcohol problem, I started listening to Pastor Prince’s sermons on YouTube. Then, I came across Pastor Prince’s sermon titled, "Five Words To Live By (The Battle Is The Lord's)”.

In the message, Pastor Prince taught from the life of King Jehoshaphat and said that whatever battle we are fighting, including addictions, it was not ours to fight, but God's. He also mentioned how our natural tendency is to do something, but God wants us to hold our peace and let Him do all the work so that He gets all the glory. That sermon changed my life! I have listened to it so many times that I literally know the whole sermon by heart, word for word.

My situation did not change immediately. I continued to drink heavily, but regardless, I held on for dear life to the teachings in this sermon. Every time I drank, I would confess that this battle belongs to God and my eyes are on my heavenly Father.

I also bought Pastor Prince’s book Destined To Reign after hearing him share a testimony of a brother who was delivered from smoking after reading the book. I started to declare that there was no more condemnation in my life, and that I'm perfectly righteous in Christ, even if I felt completely wretched and ashamed for failing yet again.

Then, one day, all of a sudden, I lost the desire to drink. Just like that. All the desire left! It was exactly what Pastor Prince mentioned that true deliverance is not you fighting the desire in you; but it is when the desire leaves. Hallelujah! Now it no longer matters whether there is alcohol around me. Other people might be drinking, but I am completely indifferent to it.

What freedom! Pastor Prince, that sermon of yours needs to be shared at every alcoholics anonymous meeting worldwide! I'm so happy to be partnering with your amazing ministry so that these life-changing messages can reach other people in their times of darkness.

A sister from California, United States