June 10th, 1995 was a day where I most likely said my first selfless prayer ever to God. It was on that day where I asked God to help me end my alcohol and drug addiction for good. Eighteen years have now passed since then where I have been able to maintain continuous sobriety from both. Nowadays I pray regularly to God to help me remain free of all addictions and it’s working. I ardently believe that prayer is essential for recovery from any addiction, so I’ve included one specifically for this reason. If you are suffering from an addiction, it’s my hope that you may utilize this prayer to help guide you out of the darkness and into the light…
“Dear God, my addiction to _________ has been taking over my life. I can’t seem to stop doing it and all the walls seem to be closing in around me because of it. My life is starting to fall apart, but I know that You can put it back together much better than I ever could. God, I really don’t want to be addicted to anything anymore, especially this. I pray that You help me go through whatever I need to go through to be free of this addiction once and for all. I am open and willing to do whatever work is necessary, to get there. I only ask for Your help because I can’t do it on my own. All I truly want is to be a better person and I know that’s not possible as long as I’m living in this addiction. I’m told that all I have to do is ask for Your help and so I am God, please help me. Please help me to find true recovery from this addiction so that I may become a better and more loving person in life. I love you God. Amen.”
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson