26 day writing challenge-day 10 'Answered'

 Write about a time you prayed and received an answer -big or small.

There are many times I've had answered prayers, thanks be to God.  I can't help but think of my most specific prayer and it has to be probably the most important and life changing. 

I prayed to God to take away my desire for alcohol way.  plain and simple. The roots of addiction are so deep and the triggers multifactorial.  My life had become unmanageable as a result of  my addictive behaviors.  The road to recovery is life long as we always say in our group.  We will never be fully healed, recovered or fixed.   So that prayer may seem pretty basic and God did not answer it as if my alcoholism was a light switch that can be just be turned off.  I wasn't expecting something instantaneous  like those people you see get healed in those ministries as they are called to the altar.  And I am by no means, diminishing those answered prayers. God can heal in any way , any where He deems.   However, this prayer I had was more than a bargaining or request.  It was my final surrender.  Lord, I'm ready now.   He answered in a big way.