13 Powerful Prayers for Addiction Deliverance From Drugs and Alcohol

Knowing someone that has suffered through addiction or suffering from one yourself can lead you down a path of feeling hopeless. These powerful prayers for addiction deliverance from drugs and alcohol can bring you new feelings of strength and encouragement.

Peace Prayer
Lord, I bring my children into your able hands, they are addicted to drugs and alcohol, and it hurts me to see them waste their lives. They are no longer peaceful children. Drugs and alcohol have turned them into violent people, and this breaks my heart. Father, fill their hearts with peace and please give them instant deliverance from their addictions. I have no one to turn to, but you and I know that those who hope in you will never be ashamed. In Jesus’ name, I believe and pray. Amen.

Right Path Prayer
Dear God, so many youths are addicted to drugs and alcohol. They believe that addiction is the path that has been laid out for them. But Lord, that is not true because you have great plans for them. The enemy has fed them with lies so that he can keep them imprisoned to drugs and alcohol. Please help them to understand their value and to see themselves the way you see them. Uproot all the lies that the enemy has placed in their hearts about their identity. Lead them in the right path and help them to become free. In Jesus’ holy name, I pray. Amen.

Deliver Me Quickly Prayer
Lord Jesus, deliver me quickly from the spirit of addiction for I put my trust in you. Deliver me in your righteousness and let me never be ashamed. For your namesake lead me and guide me. Pull me out of the net of alcoholism and drug abuse for you are my strength. May your face shine upon me that I may live a clean life and glorify your name for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name, I believe and pray. Amen.

Healing Prayer
Oh Lord, deliver your children from the bondage of drugs and alcohol. Heal their minds from the lies that the enemy has been feeding them. Open their eyes to see the kind of slavery they are in. Remove them from the dungeon of addiction and lead them to your light. Heal their bodies from damage caused by drugs and alcohol and help them to start living a healthy life. In Jesus’ awesome and mighty name, I believe and pray. Amen.

Deliver Addicts from Enablers Prayer
Heavenly Father, your word says that blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly nor stands in the path of sinners. Lord, my son, has become friends with wicked people, and this has led him to become an addict of drugs and alcohol. He has strayed from the path that you have laid out for him and is walking in their evil ways. Father, remove all friends who introduced him to alcoholism and drugs from his life. Connect him with divine helpers that will influence him the right way and help him to become clean. Quench the evil desire of drugs and alcohol from his heart with the blood of Jesus and help him to experience total freedom. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Strength Prayer
Lord, some people are addicted to drugs and alcohol want to quit and live clean lives, but they’re finding it hard to stop. They need your divine intervention. Strengthen them in their inner being that they may be able to deal with withdrawal symptoms without falling back into the temptation of using drugs. Make the crooked paths in the recovery journey straight that they may conquer all the setbacks that the enemy has set before them. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Forgiveness Prayer
Father, I am stuck in this prison of drugs and alcohol addiction, and I don’t know how to get out. Come to my rescue. Lord, stretch your hand and draw me out of this habit. Please have mercy on me, Father, according to your loving-kindness. Wash me thoroughly with the blood of your Son Jesus and cleanse me from the effects of drugs and alcohol. Uphold me by your generous spirit so that I may not fall back to addiction. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Temptation Prayer
God in heaven, I bring everyone that is weighed down with drugs and alcohol addiction before your throne of grace. Free them from addiction and give them the strength to handle the pressures that cause them to fall back into alcoholism and drug abuse. Help them to know that you have forgiven their past, present, and future sins and that they are no longer under condemnation. In Jesus’ holy name, I pray. Amen.

Freedom Prayer
Dear Jesus, even though you came to set the captives free, some people are still living in captivity because the god of this world has blinded them from the truth. Today I pray for drug and alcohol addicts. Lord, set them free from captivity and help them to find true freedom in Jesus. Surround them with your shield of love so that they may continue walking in freedom. In Jesus’ name, I believe and pray. Amen.

Know the Truth Prayer
Lord, people are losing their lives each day because of addiction. Have Mercy on them, dear God and help them to know their true worth. Deliver them from drugs and alcohol and help them to know the truth that is found in the gospel. Help them to know your son Jesus as their Lord and Savior so that they can be clocked in righteousness and be free from the lies of the enemy. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Lead Them Out of Darkness Prayer
Father, I bless your name today. Thank you for predestining to adopt us as your sons by Jesus Christ. I bring drug addicts and alcoholics into your hands. Help them know that you have delivered them from the power of darkness and transferred them into the kingdom of your son Jesus. Convict their hearts that they may accept this as the truth and start living in freedom. I thank you and honor you highly for there is nothing too difficult for you to do. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Compassion Prayer
Dear Lord, have compassion on me and help me to overcome alcohol and drug addiction. Set me free from the curse of alcohol and drug addiction that runs through my family line. Look down with compassion for I am ashamed and lost. Free me from the compulsion to use drugs and alcohol. Fill that void with a desire to make a difference in the lives of those that are addicts. Lord, I trust in your mighty power, and I know that you are fighting on my behalf. May my freedom from addiction be a testimony among my friends and family. In Jesus’ holy name, I believe and pray. Amen.

Grace Prayer
Almighty God, arise and let the spirit of alcoholism and drug addiction be scattered. Let all those that are struggling with addiction be delivered. Open their hearts to the truth and break the influence of the enemy over their lives. Let the resurrection power that raised Jesus from the dead bring healing unto their dead organs that have been affected by alcohol and drugs. Let your grace be upon them that they may go through the recovery process without falling back to their old ways. Grant them wisdom so that they can choose the right friends who will help them become clean and useful people in your kingdom. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

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Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.