PS: I'm not sure a thread about the age folk started smoking would be a good idea. Some people do start early. But I guess the whole point is to encourage people to quit.
Managed to quit smoking?
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The same happened to me, that is the age I had started too. I sought from God how to quit and did a couple of times before this last time, and there was and is a learning lesson to me inm each time I quit and went back.
God sister is trying to show you something too. If you take everything as a learning lesson to see and understand truth, you will see as long as you are willing to look past that cloud Christ was taken up on back to Heaven, where that is our true home now by belief
Citizens of heaven we are by Faith in Farther through Son's finished work for us. When Father showed me this, it made no sense to me to smoke anymore.
I also saw this I do not even ponder smoking in a Church building, do you entertain that thought at all? Neither did I or do I, then I saw me from God as God's representation of Gods temple and decided to quit no second thoughts, just agreed with God that it is not good for me and walked away as Lot walked away from Sodom and Gomorrah, and did not look back.
pray this helps and for you to see it is permissible for you to smoke, yet not a good testimony (beneficial)
Your choice as you grow in Father's grace to you given to you by Son, Christ
It is beyond sounds good at least to me anyway., knowing to this very day I do not deserve Mercy, I deserve death.
Not claiming by any means perfection of self, only of Father through Son Christ
No one has any righteousness of their own ever before saved or after. Yet those saved do have righteousness, not their own ever. Only those saved participate in Father's righteousness as Christ did.
Something to think deep about. while we were yet failures in perfection, Christ went to the cross for us to present us to Father as Holy, why? So once we see this in spite of self, we can see the new life and walk that way in Spirit and truth, thanksgiving and praise unto Father able to enter Father's courts this way, thanks to Son alone
Truth is truth and error is error, truth sets one free and error keeps one in bondage
True or false?
Yes encourage each other as to how?
Galatians 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Maybe to see the difference in flesh and the Spirit of God?
Just treat it in a matter of fact way; if you quit, you quit, if you don't for now, well, in any case concentrate on your prayer life and Bible studies.
Some people treat it as a 'taboo', but it's better to be matter of fact about it, one way or another.
Blessings.
You will to your amazement, God is speaking to you in your heart on how this is done knowing you personally to be able to do this and giving God not you or anyone else the credit for this is done as you now see it done
Love from God the Father to you and Christ your savior
When you see what is said, it is not ahrd when you give up the trying and just trust to be shown, I remember when God showed me and wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not bragging either
Acceptance is amazing in healing, trying stops us short, and when we accept it is what it is whether we like it or not, amazing how things turn different than what we ever imagined, Just saying know that god just love you Sister whether you quit or not, People don't and those that don't create a rift between God and you, when in reality there is not one. Christ went to the cross for you in redeeming you and you are free to smoke or not. You decide and quit the try that keeps you from doing
Praying God reveals this truth to you as I know God will and you will be free to smoke or not
Praying God reveals this truth to you as I know God will and you will be free to smoke or not
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Cairparavel
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I quit 4 years ago. I did the taper off thing first till i had a few a day. Then when I actually did quit, lots and lots of gum. Always had gum handy...in my purse, at home, whatever. I'd also have a tiny treat after each meal when i had that "after meal cig" craving. But be careful not replace cigs with food...you need to find other productive things to do with your hands and mouth. Bouncing a ball and squeezing playdough too helped me.
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Teagan
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Nancyer
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My mom quit with a kit called Kick The Habit - a series of filters, use 1 for an entire pack then go to the next filter for the next pack, etc. She never finished the kit but quit completely. She could even be around smokers and not want one. Very proud of her.
Decades ago, my grandmother quit cold turkey. She started smoking in the era where glamorous movie stars did and people did not know it was harmful. Cold turkey worked. She never smoked again.
My mother briefly picked up smoking and about a year later she quit cold turkey as well, praise God for that.
My father has been smoking for 40 years. He tries nicotine gum but he only reduces his number of cigarettes. He doesn't seem to desire to quit cold turkey.
My mother briefly picked up smoking and about a year later she quit cold turkey as well, praise God for that.
My father has been smoking for 40 years. He tries nicotine gum but he only reduces his number of cigarettes. He doesn't seem to desire to quit cold turkey.
I tried a prescription medicine for smoking cessation. After 3 weeks, I felt as incapable of breaking the addiction as ever. The only difference I did notice were the medicine’s side effects. One such side effect was the onset of severe anxiety attacks. During a panic episode, my heart would beat rapidly along with the horrifying sensation I could not breathe.
After one unusually long panic attack, I felt I could no longer endure it and begged the Lord to make it stop. The Lord spoke to my heart, “I will do this for you if stop smoking.” My heart must have responded with a “yes” because my panic attack stopped instantly and completely. Since then, I have not lifted a single cigarette to my lips. Although getting through the rest of the day without a cigarette was uncomfortable, I made it.
The following day, something had drastically changed. It was inexplicable how the compulsion to smoke was just gone. I was completely healed of the tobacco addiction.
Keep praying!
After one unusually long panic attack, I felt I could no longer endure it and begged the Lord to make it stop. The Lord spoke to my heart, “I will do this for you if stop smoking.” My heart must have responded with a “yes” because my panic attack stopped instantly and completely. Since then, I have not lifted a single cigarette to my lips. Although getting through the rest of the day without a cigarette was uncomfortable, I made it.
The following day, something had drastically changed. It was inexplicable how the compulsion to smoke was just gone. I was completely healed of the tobacco addiction.
Keep praying!
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MidniteWelder
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Well yes, that's how those medications work.
If ya can't breathe ya can't smoke.
I'm glad God answered your prayer and freed you from the addiction
