a heavy heart

Meet my baby brother. Joshua.

I mentioned my little brother in my profile. I say little, though he is a huge 6'5" tall teddy bear. He is my younger brother, my only sibling. I miss him. Right now he sits in jail, most likely having withdraws. I worry. I love him so very much.

Sadly he is an drug addict. When he is not using there is no one on the earth that is more loving and kind. But the drugs have turned him into a total different person. He has lost everything. He has a 6 year old lil boy who has no idea who his dad is. He has missed out on his life because he is driven by only one thing, getting high. He would never hurt anyone, never steal, never disrespect his parents, never let his son not know his father. But addiction will and addiction has. Its a very scary thing for all of us that love him. He is sick. He is ashamed of his situation, of his addiction. But he isn't willing to stop. I pray that God take his addiction, but until my lil brother is willing to give it to him, he just won't take it.

Please pray that God will watch over my lil brother as he lays in jail having withdraws. Pray that when he returns to freedom clean and sober that he stays clean and sober. Pray that God give him the will to give up the drugs. I know that if Josh chooses a sober life it will be a hard road for him, but I know my brother and I know God, and knowing that Josh can do anything he puts his heart into and knowing that God will be there all the way, I know with all my heart the addiction will be defeated. So please help me pray for all the sisters, mothers, fathers, brothers, family and friends of addicts, for the addicts themselves, those whose life is no longer their own. Pray for our broken world.

I know I don't ask for much ;oP, but I believe that God answers prayers, so please help me the sister of one of Gods lost sheep.