Last night was very rough. There was definitely a lot of drama in my household last night. My brother ended up going to the hospital. It only took the EMS awhile to get in and him out. Their excuse was that they had to wait for the cops to go in first before they could go in. You see my sister told them that he had gotten hit in the head with a baseball bat. Hence, they thought the environment (her house) was hostile. I understand their reasoning & rationale. I really do. However, my sister clearly explained to them that it was not the place that he got hit. Yet, they continued to ignore this, waiting outside while my brother was having a seizure (or so I was told. At that point, I was at home with my parents). My oldest sister couldn't reach us on the house phone because it is messed up (AT&T really need to get that fixed) neither could she get me on my cellphone because I was in the other room while it was charging. Dad's cellphone was turned off. Eventually, the house phone was picked up. I made the mistake of picking it up because she cussed me out. I handed the phone over to mom, & that is when we were told what happened to him. He eventually went to the hospital, and thank the Lord he is at home fine.
There is always drama with my brother. You see, my brother is an alcoholic and drug addict. He, from his behavior, seems to have no real desire to get real help. If he did, he would seek the Lord. He would seek His help. Yes, I support AA and drug rehabilitation centers, but I'm also aware that without a spiritual rebirth, without accepting Jesus as Lord & Savior, without a belief that by His stripes we are healed, these would be pointless. Even if my parents did get some type of conservatorship (which I still do champion), unless he has Jesus, plus a true desire to get well, he won't. I do believe in intercessory prayer, I will continue to do this for him.
I also believe my Heavenly Father is more than capable of healing my brother. I believe that my Heavenly Father is the same God that opened up the womb of a old, barren woman named Sarah. I believe that my Heavenly Father is the same God today as He was yesterday-that He still works miracles, that he still heals. So, I know He is more than capable of doing this.
I pray for divine intervention for my brother. I pray that God heals him. Greater is God in us than he that is in the world. I believe that. I have to keep on believing in God. I'll be frank, it is not easy. It is not easy to continue seeing my brother self destruct. It's not easy seeing my 60 + year old parents worry about him. It's not easy seeing him go to the hospital every single time he goes to the hospital (which has been a few times). It's also not easy calling your pastor up and asking her to pray at 9:15 at night. It's not easy having to continue the repetitive pattern with my brother. My whole family continues to go around and around with him. It's not easy dealing with a drug addict and an alcoholic. It really is not-even for a Christian.
Drugs & alcohol truly destroy families & lives. The fact of the matter is that I'm not the only one that is going through this. Many people have family members in this scenario. As Christians, it's time to step up our prayers. It's time for us to step up our intercessory prayers. The devil has a strong hold on people with these drugs. He really does, but I truly believe that we can break these strongs by the power of Christ. James 5:16b lets us know that "the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." Constant prayers, effectual prayers of a righteous person can do so much.
I take last night & all that happened as a trust builder in the Lord. I leaned not to my own understanding of what was happening, but to Him. I depended on God for divine healing, & He did so. He stepped in. It was really hard. It really was because the whole thing felt like the day that I found out that my 16 year old nephew had died (one day of his 17th birthday). Yet, I went to the Word. The Word lets us know that we are healed by His stripes (Isaiah 53:5/1 Peter 2:24). Well, I definitely leaned on this & proclaimed it. I put my trust in the Lord. I will continue to put my trust in Him.
For those that are going through this, put your trust in the Lord. Pray for those that you love. Pray for all those that are going through. By the grace & power of God, we will get through this together.
Until Next Time...Lord's Willing
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