DAY 7 | NOVENA FOR FREEDOM FROM ADDICTIONS AND SECRET STRUGGLES Scripture Psalm 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. REFLECTION In the silence after a fall, in the aching moments of regret, in the weariness of fighting the same battle again and again, we often feel distant from God. Shame whispers that we have disappointed Him too deeply. Guilt suggests He is tired of us. But Scripture declares a truth that shatters those lies. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted. He is not repelled by our weakness. He draws closer in our pain. Addictions and hidden struggles are deeply rooted in places of brokenness. Many times they are not just sins but symptoms. Behind every repeated fall there is often a wound that has not healed, a need that has not been met, a sorrow that has not been named. God is not only interested in removing the chains. He is here to heal the heart beneath them. Today is a day to invite the Lord into your broken places. Not with polished words but with honest cries. He does not ask you to fix yourself before coming to Him. He asks you to come as you are. He is the God who saves the crushed in spirit. He understands your inner groaning. And He promises to lift you up. This is not the end of your story. The Healer is near. DECLARATION AND BINDING PRAYER In the name of Jesus Christ, I declare that my brokenness is not beyond repair. My pain is not invisible to God. My story is not over. I bind every voice that tells me I am too far gone. I silence every thought that tells me I am too broken to be loved. I declare that my weakness is not a barrier but a bridge to God's strength. His power is made perfect in my broken places. I renounce every spirit of despair that seeks to weigh down my soul. I release every burden I have tried to carry alone. I break agreement with hopelessness. I refuse to accept that I will always struggle. I believe healing is possible for me. I speak life over the crushed parts of my spirit. I speak comfort over every place that still aches. God is not done with me. I bind every memory that haunts me and replays shame. I surrender them to the blood of Jesus and receive His mercy. I declare that I am not my mistakes. I am not my relapses. I am not the voices of the past. I am a new creation in Christ. I speak healing over the roots of my addiction. I declare wholeness over the wounds of my childhood, my losses, my regrets. I welcome the presence of God into every broken corner of my heart. Where there was ruin, let restoration begin. NOVENA PRAYER Heavenly Father, I come before You with all that I am. Not pretending. Not hiding. Not minimizing. Just honest and open. I am tired of carrying wounds that I do not know how to heal. I am tired of trying to fix what only You can restore. You said You are near to the brokenhearted. You said You save those crushed in spirit. So here I am, Lord. Come near to me. I lay before You every shattered dream, every painful memory, every moment I felt unworthy of love. I bring You my regrets. The times I gave in. The times I gave up. The times I chose escape instead of facing the pain. I know You do not shame me. I know You do not walk away. You are the Father who runs toward the wounded. So today, I do not hide. I let You see it all. I trust You with the pieces. I ask You to hold my heart gently. Heal the parts of me that feel numb. Touch the parts of me that feel rejected. Speak life into places I thought were dead. You are the God who restores what was lost. I believe that even in my brokenness, You are working for my good. Let my scars become stories of Your faithfulness. Let my wounds be places where Your glory shines. Forgive me for the times I tried to cover pain with sin. Forgive me for thinking You were distant or angry. I choose to believe You are near. I choose to believe You care. I choose to believe that healing is happening even now. Lord, I receive Your nearness. I receive Your comfort. I receive Your healing love over every hurting place in my soul. Let this be the turning point. Not because I am strong, but because You are with me and You are enough. CLOSING PRAYER Father, thank You for seeing every broken place and not turning away. Thank You for drawing close when I felt furthest from You. Let Your healing love flow through every part of my being. Let my wounds no longer define me but remind me of Your mercy. As I walk forward, let me do so with gentleness toward myself and others who are hurting. Let me be a witness to Your compassion. May today be remembered as the day Your light entered my darkness. The day Your nearness became real to me. I seal these prayers in faith. I rise from this place not condemned but comforted, not crushed but carried by grace. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.