₦airaland Forum

You guys can also try to work on conditioning the environment of your home to feed his mind with information that can displace some of what is going inside him. For instance anointed soft christian songs playing maybe while he is sleeping or even awake, soft music that speaks joy & serenity to his soul, pictures of him in his best days looking bright and happy, etc. These things could work wonders in displacing the strongholds in his mind. The human mind is amazing if the right things are impressed on it. And I am sure he is tired of his state but has lost all will to help himself.

star4ever:
I have a 42 year old brother who for over 18 years has been on hard drugs. He started this habit while in secondary school and couldn't finish tertiary education for same reason. Efforts made by the family to stop him from substance abuse and rehabilitate him at several occasions failed. Each time such effort is made, he recovers after a while but returns to the habit. Currently, he has become mentally deranged and there seems to be no solution at sight.

He has been admitted to different psychiatric hospitals on two occasions. At both times, he was treated and confirmed fit and sound to return to the society. The moment he was discharged, he quickly went back to his old ways and all the resources spent went into the drain. In one of the occasions, we were strongly advised to engage him as joblessness was one of the greatest problem causing the abuse. We got him engaged by securing a fantastic job which he also left after a week of working there. Other meaningful efforts geared towards engaging him to enable him to become occupied and start earning a living as a man also didn’t work out.

We have organised prayer sessions by powerful men of God, nothing has happened yet. I do want to sound like someone without faith. I strongly believe that our able God will make things beautiful at His time. However, the situation has gone out of control and we need to act fast.

These, amongst many, are some of the interventions already done by the family and we cannot fold our arms and watch people mock us in shame every day due to his abnormal activities in the community.

Now what he does is forcefully, take money from our aged mum, sell any family property at sight in exchange for money to buy his drugs. Beat my mum up at any slightest refusal to give him money. He has been jailed many times for committing several offences related to this habit, yet the problem persists. Maybe we have not applied the best approach?

I am calling on fellow Nairalanders to assist with solutions. I believe there are some of us here who may have experienced this problem in one way or the other, or have an advise to give to solve this lingering painful situation. Your personal or professional experience (s) may go a long way in salvaging this situation for us.

I believe a problem shared is a problem solved.

When an issue like this goes on for this long, there will obviously be demonic invasions too so a deliverance to drive out demons is necessary however that's not all to do to solve the issue.

The reality is he has lost self control and willpower and that is where some of the issue began. Why he resorted to drugs in the first place and what he was escaping from or trying to get that made him take the drugs in the first is another thing you guys need to uncover because there are always underlying issues to these things.

My advise is get a Christian psychoanalyst who understands logotherapy...a psychoanalyst not driven majorly by money. Search out the book Man's Search for the Meaning of Life by Victor Frankl. If your brother is able to find a good enough meaning to life and the suffering he has gone through so far as well as why he ever started taking those drugs, he will be able to muster will power...the mind is a powerful thing I tell you. Don't forget deliverance is also important but if you are a Christian ask the holy spirit to lead you to a church that operates with true wisdom.

All the best.

LordReed:
Then according to the person I asked the question your god doesn't protect Christians from disease.

The same way there was a separation when the plagues hit the Egyptians and spared the Israelites, Christians also have a protection. Jericho fell but Rahab and her household was saved because of the scarlet which represents the blood of Jesus.

The blood of Jesus is a weapon and all who come under it will be saved from the plague.

Many including some Christians have become too wise in their own eyes and functioning like mere men. As a Christian we are first spirits who have a soul and live in a body. And when we live submissive to God, we live above the domain of the plague's reach.

Selah.

Afobear:
Well written articulated Bullshit

You do know Jesus still loves you right? And He did pay a hefty sacrifice for your redemption and freedom. And there are amazing things He wants to do in your life.

I used to kinda say things like what you just said but a conviction by the holy spirit occurred. I do not know you but I stand on the name of Jesus today bringing over you the blood that was poured out for you to speak mercy...and in the name of Jesus a conviction by the holy spirit begins in your heart from this moment.

A conviction that lifts every veil and draws you into the loving arms of the Almighty God.

Do not hesitate to share the testimony with everyone and the gospel as well.