Here is my story with smoking.
I did it for thirty years. But, in those years, I watched and held the hand of my mother, sister and love of my life while their lives were slowly ebbing away from lung cancer.
I also lost a grandmother, grandfather and an aunt to smoking.
I am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict.
I can say this......smoking is NOT given to us by God!
The destruction it brings to lives can only come from one place....the one who came to KILL, ROB (your health, money and right standing with God) and DESTROY! The destroyer is a LIAR and it's NOT ok to smoke in my opinion.
I wanted to quit for many years before I was able.
When I really asked God to help me quit......
He showed me two hands. In one was all my dreams, hopes and "future" and in the other was a pack of smokes.
He very FIRMLY and DIRECTLY (almost with anger) said, "You may have the contents of ONE of these hands but you may NOT have both. YOU CHOOSE!"
That was that.
I used patches, prayer, mints, gum and then every single time I wanted a smoke which was a LOT, I would simply DO something else..
Haven't smoked in two years.
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