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Need Prayers to Resist Temptation

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pixie

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I desperately need your prayers. I just recently quit smoking cigarettes and was doing so well..but I got tempted again and started smoking a few. I have to "nip this in the bud" and put a complete stop to my smoking. I promised God I would stop smoking and I really want to. I was so heavily addicted to nicotine and I am weak with temptation when the cravings come right now. I am trying to stop and trying to rely on the Lord. I know it is wrong for me to break this promise to God. Could you please join me in prayer, that I finally quit this awful habit for good and that my focus remain upon Jesus Christ our Lord? Thanks in advance, for your prayers.

Amen and love
Pixie
 
Dear Father, I pray for my sister, Pixie and ask You to give her the power to resist and even to hate the smell and taste of cigarettes. I ask you to take the cravings away and replace in her an extra measure of power, love, and sound mind. For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. II timothy 1:7

You can do this through Christ, pixie. All things are possible, and You have asked Him, now lean fully on Him.

Keep trusting, keep praying, keep believing in His power to rise above temptation.

You have freedom in Christ!
 
Thanx for posting this. I didn't realize my smoking habit was such a big deal until I started reading posts from other Christians who wanted to quit. I know for a person's health that it would be best, after all, your body is God's temple.

I know how addicting it can be, mentally, but also physically. After you have reached up and placed something into your mouth for so many years after eating, on your breaks, or before you retire, you have to think about changing your whole way of life. I quit watching TV because I lit up at every commercial. I couldn't stop eating, but I have started to just put one in my mouth without lighting it. Very hard to do, but it does seem to help a little. I also have tried hanging with non-smokers at work, which seems to help a little also. We sit in the non-smoking areas at restaurants.

I feel a little guilty not feeling guilty about my habit until just recently, after reading about other's struggles with it. I wish you luck on quitting because it sounds like you really want to. As for me, God knows my heart, and I'm going to just put it into His hands for now and He can take it away when He will. I'm tired of the struggle.
 
Not easy with the a demon on one's shoulder

:shock-animated: Not easy when one got a demon on one's shoulder. Especially quitting to smoke is never easy. I'm a lucky one, drugs don't cling to me and I quit smoking one day just by putting it out and saying.."that's enough" and I never smoked again nor even had a craving.

Yes, praying helps but you must also find ways to not be tempted. There are many new things on the market that work and especially one must not hang around with friends who smoke or else you will fall.

:cute-animated:Hang in there...you will master it..if you let the Master help you.
 
Thanks with a smile

Your encouraging words will help. I am determined...though a little weak. HoneyBare yes, it sure is tough. Dancing Feather, yes it is a demon on my shoulder and you are right. You are all so kind to care...I have joined "Smokers Helpline online" and I hope that helps too. Gob bless you and thank you for your prayers. I pray that God intervene. Thank you again.

Love and Amen
Pixie

 
God will interven if you are strong

:wink: We are rooting for you. The important thing is to find ways to trick your craving.

Have you stopped completely? Depending on your cravings it is important to be followed by a physician as quitting too quickly can be dangerous.

What you can do to trick your craving is to drink water everytime you have the urge , eat an apple, no junk food..fruits will help you curb your urge. The urge doesn't last long so with time the urge will be replaced by wanting to eat a fruit.

Also keep busy and start praying out loud. When you pray out loud it works better.

Ask your doctor if you can use the patch or gum to help with the withdrawal.

I was lucky..I quit and that was it. Am like that with anything, my body just says..that's it!

Reward yourself by putting up a chart on the wall and putting gold stars when you do good, black star when you don't, just the fact that you will have to paste a black star on your chart..it will help you not to smoke.

Stay away from friends and family who smoke and don't go visit anyone who does. All who care will help you..this way it will tell you who really cares for you

Write everyday on here how you spent your day..you need to be encouraged..write..read your Bible, call the smoke line call a friend..go take a shower, drink fruite juice, eat a fruit, do exercise, dance around the house ...do anything to keep your mind off and trick your body..

Smoke addiction is hard to get rid off but with :star:God all is possible and nothing impossible...remember that..
 
pixie said:
I desperately need your prayers. I just recently quit smoking cigarettes and was doing so well..but I got tempted again and started smoking a few. I have to "nip this in the bud" and put a complete stop to my smoking. I promised God I would stop smoking and I really want to. I was so heavily addicted to nicotine and I am weak with temptation when the cravings come right now. I am trying to stop and trying to rely on the Lord. I know it is wrong for me to break this promise to God. Could you please join me in prayer, that I finally quit this awful habit for good and that my focus remain upon Jesus Christ our Lord? Thanks in advance, for your prayers.

Amen and love
Pixie
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Hi again Pixie! When you are tempted take one moment and call on the Lord asking for strength to overcome and then walk away believing you have it- you will see the power of God in your life.
Also, think about this:
Would you want to do anything destructive to yourself or others while standing in the presence of God? The answer is obviously no so the solution may be as simple as learning to walk in the reality of the knowledge that God is ever present with you. This has been a real help for me.
You are in my prayers.
Many blessings in His Name,
your brother Larry.
 
Thanks so much

Dancing Feather...I did quit, but I fell back again. Boanerges, I am trying to quit partly because I made a promise to God and I don't want to fail. I am starting right now to quit again. Thanks to the encouragement here, I will write in daily with my progress...that way I have a goal and will be a bit more accountable to the ones that pray for me too.

Thanks a whole lot...I will give daily progress and say prayers to God, drink that water and eat healthy food. Thank you too Dreamer, your prayers are needed and appreciated. It is the only substance abuse problem I have, although I have and though I have beaten substance abuse of a different nature..this is the hardest habit to quit.

Lord Jesus, with a grateful heart..I thank You for Your love and the love and prayers of the members at TalkJesus. God please bless them all.

Love and Amen
Pixie


 
You Will Make It

:groupwave: GREAT..MY FRIEND..YOU WILL MAKE IT IF YOU TRY.
REMEMBER..it is written that one must not make a promise to God if one cannot keep it.
Therefore, you will have to keep your promise if you are going to quit. You cannot renege on your promise because it is absolutely something God doesn't look lightly upon if you make a promise.

Get medical help - try all we suggested - keep a daily log in here - once you will start you have to be reallllllllllllly sure.

:hands:We will all help you in our way and pray also to help you quit - but remeber - God helps only if we help ourself.
 
Day One Dancing Feather

I have not only made a promise to God which is great in itself..I have come before my fellow Christians' like you Dancing Feather, to hold me accountable too. I stopped yesterday and it is one in the afternoon today.

I did write my accountability to all of you..so that I would keep my promise to God. I love Him Dancing Feather and I am pretty sure He wants me to quit.

Thanks again for the encouragement.

Love and peace
Pixie

:star:
 
Your temple (body) must be clean

pixie said:
I have not only made a promise to God which is great in itself..I have come before my fellow Christians' like you Dancing Feather, to hold me accountable too. I stopped yesterday and it is one in the afternoon today.

I did write my accountability to all of you..so that I would keep my promise to God. I love Him Dancing Feather and I am pretty sure He wants me to quit.

Thanks again for the encouragement.

Love and peace
Pixie

:star:
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yOU HAVE TAKEN the right steps. When you feel the urge..write immediately in here, keep yourself busy and pray until the urge passes. Our bodies is like God's Temple..what did Jesus do when He arrived at the temple and saw all the things going on? He chased everything that wasn't supposed to be done out..same thing with our bodies. It is His Holy Temple and we are made in His image..so does God smoke?
Every time I think of doing something..I now ask myself..What would Jesus do? You can't imagine how my life has changed and how I keep myself out of trouble. :wink:
 
I think your answer lies in how determined you are to stop smoking. If you slip, start again! As Mark Twain said about quitting smoking, "Quittin's easy. I've done it a thousand times." Many people have problems quitting addictive behaviors.

"'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered. 'I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go throw yourself into the sea' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.'"(Mk 11:22-23 NIV)

SLE
 
SpiritLedEd said:
I think your answer lies in how determined you are to stop smoking. If you slip, start again! As Mark Twain said about quitting smoking, "Quittin's easy. I've done it a thousand times." Many people have problems quitting addictive behaviors.

"'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered. 'I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go throw yourself into the sea' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.'"(Mk 11:22-23 NIV)

SLE
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But, that's just the thing, Spirit, how does that kind of belief come about? I think a lot of people who can believe that easily, have not had trust issues. It's really hard to just believe when you have learned not to trust anyone as a child. When you have not been allowed to be a child, have grown up too fast, then you have to learn that you can trust, really trust someone. I think getting to know Heavenly Father is a start. Learning that He will be there for you and your renewing of your mind. That brings faith. I've had to do that. Faith did not come easy for me.
 
I Am Determined

I thank you all for caring...I am so determined and I am doing it! I haven't one and though I get cravings, I occupy my thoughts with other things. I love God and as I said..He has asked me to do this and I must be obedient and thankful that He cares.

Honey Bare..I had a tough life too. Trust issues are hard, when a hard life has been lived. Stay here at Talk Jesus, because there is so much tender nurturing.

Right now you are in my thoughts Honey Bare and I pray that both us will come closer to the Father, through our redeemer ..Jesus Christ.

Dancing Feather..I will keep an account and you don't know how much this means to me. I have been smoking many years too long and it is the hardest habit to ever quit.

Peace in Jesus Christ

Love and Amen
Pixie
 
Thanks for your prayers

I thought a lot about the ease at which I am quitting. It has always been so difficult. This is a testimony to prayers. I thanked you yesterday for your encouragement all of you, however I chastised myself, because I should have thanked you for your prayers, because it is not just the encouragement..it is the prayers that a so important. Thank you for your prayers. I still get cravings, but I think through
them and I do relax and night and reflect on Jesus as I am accomplishing this difficult task.

This will be the greatest success for me. I have smoked since I was a teen and I do want to live a little longer.

You don't know how much your prayers mean to me, once I recognized the power in which they were working in me. Thanks a million. I haven't touched one cigarette since I stated I wouldn't.

Love and Amen
Pixie
 
That is the christian way..:)

pixie said:
I thank you all for caring...I am so determined and I am doing it! I haven't one and though I get cravings, I occupy my thoughts with other things. I love God and as I said..He has asked me to do this and I must be obedient and thankful that He cares.

Honey Bare..I had a tough life too. Trust issues are hard, when a hard life has been lived. Stay here at Talk Jesus, because there is so much tender nurturing.

Right now you are in my thoughts Honey Bare and I pray that both us will come closer to the Father, through our redeemer ..Jesus Christ.

Dancing Feather..I will keep an account and you don't know how much this means to me. I have been smoking many years too long and it is the hardest habit to ever quit.

Peace in Jesus Christ

Love and Amen
Pixie
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:groupwave: My dear, that is what we are supposed to do and keep posting to let us know your progress..everyday is a step more and soon you will conquer. But, be careful, as it will happen to you to get cravings even if you have quit a long time. The main thing..is not to trip.
:cute-animated:KEEP- IT UP..ANGELS ARE PRAISING..GOD IS SMILING AND SATAN IS :cry-animated:
 
Scriptural Quote of Today

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 1:12 (KJV)

It is a rough road to quit..but I am still succeeding. Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement. Thank you Dancing Feather, for your latest comment.

Love and Prayer
Pixie

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pixie said:
I desperately need your prayers. I just recently quit smoking cigarettes and was doing so well..but I got tempted again and started smoking a few. I have to "nip this in the bud" and put a complete stop to my smoking. I promised God I would stop smoking and I really want to. I was so heavily addicted to nicotine and I am weak with temptation when the cravings come right now. I am trying to stop and trying to rely on the Lord. I know it is wrong for me to break this promise to God. Could you please join me in prayer, that I finally quit this awful habit for good and that my focus remain upon Jesus Christ our Lord? Thanks in advance, for your prayers.

Amen and love
Pixie
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As the advert says......Smoking Kills

Don't buy them. You are buying bondage, and health problems if not now later. If you stop....Jesus will clean your lungs.

I have seen and know its truth

Praying .........
 
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