I have struggled with smoking for many years, up to three packs a day. I have finnally through prayers reached the place where I want to quit more than I want to smoke. I also realized that God our father is compassionate even with this. I prayed for a quick healing and was disappointed when it did not happen that way. To my supprise I found myself smoking about a pack a day for a week now. Our Father in heaven knows better than I do how to help. I would Like to ask all of you to pray that I do not lose my hope and desire to quit. Also that it will be with a gentleness. I know that this may sound weird but I started smoking out of anger and pain, so I believe that I will quit if it is through forgiveness and a quiet love. Please keep me in your prayers as Im a bit scared of it all. I will keep all of you in my prayers also. God bless, pickles
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Know that God loves you--and cigarettes do not...
Also, I would suggest turning to the Lord in prayer over your frustrations instead of turning to cigarettes...as the Lord says to make all your requests known to him...and not seek consolation in anything else in this world...it helped me with everything I have struggled with in the past, and have been set free from...
I know in my life, there were times when it seemed everything came down to me versus some addiction or other--at one time it was me versus wanting to hurt myself to make the hurt go away...and I just sat before the Lord in prayer, depraved...and I learned perserverance...grave...and many other things...I pray the same for you.
The Lord be
Also, I would suggest turning to the Lord in prayer over your frustrations instead of turning to cigarettes...as the Lord says to make all your requests known to him...and not seek consolation in anything else in this world...it helped me with everything I have struggled with in the past, and have been set free from...
I know in my life, there were times when it seemed everything came down to me versus some addiction or other--at one time it was me versus wanting to hurt myself to make the hurt go away...and I just sat before the Lord in prayer, depraved...and I learned perserverance...grave...and many other things...I pray the same for you.
The Lord be
Thankyou fighting lamb. The thing is I turned to ciggs 30 years ago because I was teased for being to good of a person. I was so isolated by my family and others. So I turned to smoking in hopes of acceptance by others. Foolishly I thought it would help. I learned over time that sin wants company and always wants more. I took a hard look at those I wanted to be friends ands realized my mistake. It was a humbling time in my life. Just when we think we are running away we realize that we were running toward Jesus the whole time. I am giving this to Jesus, I just need all the prayer power I can get. It streangthens the concious when you ask others for prayer. God bless, pickles