Day 15 Prayers for Restoration

Pray that they will seek restoration of broken relationships with family and friends.

Joel 2:25

"I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten."

Addiction damages and destroys relationships and sometimes families. It just does but they are not beyond redemption. Addicts, in their desperation to feed their addiction, say and do hurtful things to the people around them and the ones closest to them often take the biggest brunt of it. Within the dynamic of a family multiple people are hurt and they may have different ideas about how they should respond to the situation. Often loved ones can say and do things that are equally hurtful to the addict in the heat of the moment. Division, anger, desperation, and pain can all add up to chaos in the family dynamic and all of the relationships can suffer.

When our addicted loved ones enter treatment, there can often be disagreements about how much and when to open our hearts back up to them. Some may be ready to greet them with open arms while others are more cautious and want more proof that long-lasting change has really occurred. Some may be quick to forgive, while others want to nurse a grudge. It is hard on the families and all of the relationships involved. We need God’s restoration of these relationships and families if we are going to return to or create a new healthy family dynamic.

This restoration takes time and, if I’m honest, doesn’t always happen, at least not in the way and in the time frame we want. Sometimes loved ones have been hurt so badly that regardless of how well our loved ones recovery journey goes, they don’t feel comfortable allowing them back into their lives. Just as we could not control their addiction or their recovery, we can not control the restoration of their relationships with friends and family. But I know a guy! A God, actually, that can control, redeem and restore all of these broken bonds and He is faithful to answer our prayers whether or not we can see him at work. So today let’s take the restoration of these relationships and our families before His throne and allow God to do His work in His time.

May God bless you on this journey!

Precious Heavenly Father,

On this 15th day of our 30 days of prayer, we come before You asking for restoration in the lives of our addicted loved ones. Lord, we know that addiction often brings pain and division, leaving relationships with family and friends broken and strained.

We ask that You begin a work of healing in these relationships. Stir a desire in our loved ones to seek reconciliation with those they have hurt and those who may have hurt them.

Give them the courage to reach out, to ask for forgiveness, and to offer grace where it is needed.

Lord, we pray that You will soften hearts on both sides. May family members and friends be open to healing and restoration, trusting in Your ability to make all things new. Help us all to lean on Your love and strength, knowing that with You, even the most damaged relationships can be restored.

We place this request in Your hands, knowing that You are the God who mends the broken and brings peace where there has been conflict. Let Your love reign over these relationships, bringing unity, understanding, and healing.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

Jeremiah 30:17

"But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord."

Isaiah 61:7

"Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will

rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours."

1 Peter 5:10

"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."

Zechariah 9:12

"Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you."

Psalm 23:3

"He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake."