Answered Prayer #1797
After several years of chronic back pain, I realised that I had developed a dependency on taking a codeine based pain killer which I had been prescribed or bought over a 10 year period. I had tried to stop taking these on several occasions but was unable to do so. I finally admitted my problem to my GP and enrolled on a drug dependency course. Then, at a large Christian women’s conference, I worshipped and prayed to God about this. I was ashamed and felt helpless and yet I knew His wonderful love towards me. I was certain that God was helping me with my addiction and that I should trust Him and stop taking the pain killers that day. Though I was frightened, I did this. Amazingly, I had no withdrawal symptoms and have not taken any codeine based pain killers since. God miraculously helped and delivered me when I was weak and could not help myself. I have needed to continue to choose to never take them again and this has had it’s challenges, but God has strengthened me every single time I have been tempted. What an amazing God we have.