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atwhatcost

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I want to quit smoking. I don't want to quit smoking. I want to trust God to help me to quit smoking. I'm terrified of the withdraw from quitting. I don't want to yell at hubby or anyone. I don't want to throw stuff in a fit of raging. I'm terrified of quit smoking. I want to quit smoking. I'm tired of being its slave. It's a harsh master. It's frigging EXPENSIVE! I want to quit smoking. NO I DON'T. YES I DO.

God can help me quit smoking. That's a myth. God's not a myth. No quit smoking is a myth.

Get the idea?

Anyway, I am terrified, but God gave me this wonderful moment last night. I actually didn't feel like having a cigarette for a couple of hours. (Doesn't sound big, but is.) I did anyway for sheer freak of the withdraw.

My quit date in Labor Day. (Sept. 7.) My practice week -- when I keep trying, but give myself permission to fail, just to see if I can do it -- is next week.

The one thing I really really need to quit is God. So, prayers that I trust him for something this big. Thanks.

(What? Are you nuts? Now people are going to think you're really going to quit!)

I hate the games my mind has been playing with e over this.
 
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This is such a good thing for you to be doing - for you and everyone around you. Your food will taste better, you will have more money, you will look and feel physically better, and you will live longer. Most importantly you will stop role modelling something that you wouldnt want kids to do.

This is an awesome thing youre doing - you can do it :)
 
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Sometimes getting saved can hurt so good :) It is not always fun to do the right thing but I know that ABBA Father can give you strength. Will it be easy? I very much doubt it but God will be by your side every step of the way.

Good luck with this...
 
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Siberian_Khatru

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Praying for all the best in your effort here! My mom quit via hypnotherapy. Maybe that's something to check out, if you're open to it.
 
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atwhatcost

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Sometimes getting saved can hurt so good :) It is not always fun to do the right thing but I know that ABBA Father can give you strength. Will it be easy? I very much doubt it but God will be by your side every step of the way.

Good luck with this...
:confused: I've been saved for so long, I actually started smoking after being saved. I've been smoking for 39 years.
 
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atwhatcost

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Praying for all the best in your effort here! My mom quit via hypnotherapy. Maybe that's something to check out, if you're open to it.
I tried hypnotherapy for chronic pain. It really works, but only for about 40 minute. I'd be well rested if I took that approach. lol
 

crossnote

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A double minded woma.... naw, I'll pray on all counts. :)
 

levi85

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Lord we pray for atwhatcost, let you be glorified, please strengthen and bless to leave the smoking habbit, yes Lord bless atwhatcost, in this in Jesus name, Amen!
 
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GOD CAN MOVE IN AN INSTANT OR HE CAN MAKE US GO THROUGH A PROCESS.. I'M DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE.. TRUST HIM!! "HE CAN EXCEEDINGLY AND ABUNDANTLY MORE THAN WE CAN ASK." HE USES THE FOOLISH THINGS TO SHOW HIS GLORY. HE USES DIFFERENT WAYS TO TEST OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN HIM... TRUST HIM TO TAKE THE TASTE OF NICOTINE FROM YOUR MOUTH.. I TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE I AM DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT I KNOW THAT ONE DAY I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THE URGE TO SMOKE ANYMORE... BE ENCOURAGED AND TRUST HIM..HIS WORD NEVER LIES AND HE CAN DO ANYTHING BUT FAIL.
 
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psalm6819

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:confused: I've been saved for so long, I actually started smoking after being saved. I've been smoking for 39 years.
i know what you are going thru, I've been praying God will take the desire away from me. I have cut down drastically. One of the things I've done is get a barnd I don't like. I've always smoked menthol so now I marlboro reds. It helps me not want to smoke as much.

There are triggers..after dinner, when I get on the phone, when I'm stressed, so I'm trying to take a walk or chew gum.

I'm praying for you, let's not be discouraged but we can pray for each other.

It's bondage and Jesus came to set the captives free. I beleive Him.
 
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I want to quit smoking. I don't want to quit smoking. I want to trust God to help me to quit smoking. I'm terrified of the withdraw from quitting. I don't want to yell at hubby or anyone. I don't want to throw stuff in a fit of raging. I'm terrified of quit smoking. I want to quit smoking. I'm tired of being its slave. It's a harsh master. It's frigging EXPENSIVE! I want to quit smoking. NO I DON'T. YES I DO.

God can help me quit smoking. That's a myth. God's not a myth. No quit smoking is a myth.

Get the idea?

Anyway, I am terrified, but God gave me this wonderful moment last night. I actually didn't feel like having a cigarette for a couple of hours. (Doesn't sound big, but is.) I did anyway for sheer freak of the withdraw.

My quit date in Labor Day. (Sept. 7.) My practice week -- when I keep trying, but give myself permission to fail, just to see if I can do it -- is next week.

The one thing I really really need to quit is God. So, prayers that I trust him for something this big. Thanks.

(What? Are you nuts? Now people are going to think you're really going to quit!)

I hate the games my mind has been playing with e over this.
I smoked heavily for ten years, then spent two years trying to cut down. Finally I got myself to quit in 1986. It took about six weeks to get over the discomfort.

I felt insecure when I was with a group of people, and I wanted to light up. I also had a fear that I would discover I was terribly immature because I couldn't entertain myself without smoking cigarettes. That turned out to be nonsense.

I did have a relapse one Saturday night a few months later, but I quit again on Sunday or Monday and haven't smoked since.
 
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iveseenworse

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your funny. i pray for self control. i pray for your success.
 

Jesus4ever

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Praying for you, my dear sister!


May the Lord bless you!
 

Angela53510

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Although I have never smoked myself, I am allergic to tobacco smoke, so I am always available to help and encourage someone wanting to quit. One less smoker to worry about! LOL

Seriously, God does have an answer to this dilemma, and I will commit to pray for you to overcome this terrible addiction, that is destroying your body.

How on earth does someone take up smoking AFTER becoming a Christian? Just curious!
 
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PeachyC

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atwhatcost,

What if quitting smoking was 'free'? What if there was no penalty for letting it go?
Please forgive the simplicity of my questions, but what if?
I don't think any one has died from quitting smoking and its stimulant and ill health effects on the body?
Your post is long and maybe God won't offer you a quick fix on this one but He believes in you. And so do I.

quit.org.au
have some great resources too

Goodluck!
 

mar09

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I sat across a smoking poster waitng at the hospital recently. it was a graphic picture of a body with different parts of the body sick from head to toe. Shown were diseases caused by or aggravated by smoking: blindness and cataracts, sinusitis, heart problems, lung disease, diabetes, digestive ulcers, gout, cancers of various kinds incl. colon, liver, etc., reproductive defects. Sometimes when we who grew up not smoking with neither parents not smoking either see others who cannot overcome this weakness, we ask why? But in fact we have our other shortcomings too and just wish sometimes can we exchange this bit!!, or may we just totally stop or remove these flaws and failings.
 
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Galahad

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You've been smoking for over 30 years and you want to quit September 7!

Please stretch the time out. Your body is perhaps dependent on the cigarettes. Kinda like a person who wants to quit drinking coffee. If the person just stops, then she's going to experience a terrible caffeine headache. Last up to 3 days.

Wean yourself off the cigs.

Take your time in cutting back.

Will pray for you. Glad you're quitting. Really am.
:)
 

Budman

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I was a four pack a day smoker. The way I quit was to send everyone away, lock myself in the house alone, and went cold turkey. You may, instead, rent a motel room for two or three days.

Throw away every butt you can find (you'll be searching for them) and just before you go to bed, have one last cigarette. When you wake, you'll have been without a cig for 6 to 8 hours, depending on how long you sleep. It will give you the edge you need.

Getting through the morning without a smoke will be rough. Just remember to not go out, or allow anyone in. (Especially if they are smokers themselves).

Keep your mind (and hands) occupied! Do things that will make you exhausted by the end of the day (so you can drop off to sleep quickly). Clean the house, exercise, etc.

The first day will be the roughest, the second day won't be too bad. By the third day, you will be fine.