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freedom07 · 12-20-2007, 08:17 PM

To quit smoking is not easy, but I'm not telling any of you smokers anything you don't already know. I smoked for 35 years, I don't remember how many times I tried to quit and went back. There are so many bad things about smoking, but my main reason for smoking was boredom. Anyway, we will not wuit unless we really want to, no matter what we try.
I quit 6 months ago and I do think about it especially when friends at work are lighting up, but I have to hand it over to God. I want to quit because it does take years off our life and it isn't the greatest smell. Also, it really bothers me that these people are making all this money on a product that contains so many poisons. i don't know how many people have read the package lately, but take a look and see what you are agreeing to let them serve you. Part od Satan's plan? Maybe!
My prayers are with you all.

daperfectmix · 12-20-2007, 08:26 PM

i have to agree, i don't like the smell either.. when i quit before, i was disgusted with those who smoked.. and now look at me, right back where i started.. but with God's help, i'll quit for good. before, when i smoked, i didn't even think about it, but now i have this lil guilty feeling and the bad smell to remind me..

sorry, i feel like i really am taking over the thread.. i'll stop.

Whirlwind · 12-20-2007, 08:29 PM

I know smoking is bad for your health. I'm sorry.

I have tried to quit in the past, and made it for 8 months. Cold turkey, they told me, is the best way to go. It's fast, and it gets the nicotine out of your system ka-plowy!

Lots of water, find a new hobby to keep your hands busy, have lots of carrots and mints around. When I quit for 8 months, it was maddening! My, my - it was maddening!

...maybe this can be my New Year's Resolution. I just hate going through it again. LOL

Boanerges · 12-20-2007, 08:45 PM

I was not implying you are trying to mock God but was focusing the the you reap what you sow part. Forgive me if that was not clear. Smoking is a bondage and I pray for each of you to be free.

daperfectmix · 12-20-2007, 08:50 PM

oh, i'm sorry for misreading. thanks for the prayers.

EndTimeZSouljah · 12-20-2007, 09:35 PM

Thank you all for your advice

smellycat · 12-20-2007, 09:45 PM

God looks after you don,t worry only about his words.

da_man · 12-20-2007, 09:55 PM

I quit chewing tobacco about a year ago. The only way to go is cold turkey. It sucks for about 8 weeks but I found it was the only way I could quit. I actually went to the doc and got some anti anxiety medication to help with it.

smellycat · 12-20-2007, 10:03 PM

if you have a problem ask God.

Fluffy · 12-22-2007, 05:43 AM

Hey, Endtime! I tried to quit smoking several times for all the usual reasons: smells, expensive, dirty(ashes get all over everything!),bad for the health, bad for my children's health,etc....none worked. Until God told me HE wanted me to quit for Him. Then I got prayed over, and now, I am smoke free....um....its been about 4 yrs now.
The thing of it is, you have to decide you are going to do it. I mean, really mean it. God needs to be involved in it. And when you mess up, (fall back into smoking) dont beat yourself up over it. Just try it again. Its a process and takes practice. One thing that helped me was to remember that I had been a non-smoker at one time, I could be one again by acting like one!
The patch helped, but only by taking the edge off. That's where the determination comes in. And pray, pray, pray! (To God, not a dead person.)
God bless you, sweetie!

12-20-2007, 08:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
freedom07 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 1,196 Rep Power: 3	To quit smoking is not easy, but I'm not telling any of you smokers anything you don't already know. I smoked for 35 years, I don't remember how many times I tried to quit and went back. There are so many bad things about smoking, but my main reason for smoking was boredom. Anyway, we will not wuit unless we really want to, no matter what we try. I quit 6 months ago and I do think about it especially when friends at work are lighting up, but I have to hand it over to God. I want to quit because it does take years off our life and it isn't the greatest smell. Also, it really bothers me that these people are making all this money on a product that contains so many poisons. i don't know how many people have read the package lately, but take a look and see what you are agreeing to let them serve you. Part od Satan's plan? Maybe! My prayers are with you all. __________________ Romans 6:4 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

12-20-2007, 09:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
EndTimeZSouljah Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Niles, Ohio Posts: 233 Rep Power: 2	Thank you all for your advice __________________ "Behold, I come quickly"- Lord Jesus

12-22-2007, 05:43 AM	#20 (permalink)
Fluffy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,840 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 2	Hey, Endtime! I tried to quit smoking several times for all the usual reasons: smells, expensive, dirty(ashes get all over everything!),bad for the health, bad for my children's health,etc....none worked. Until God told me HE wanted me to quit for Him. Then I got prayed over, and now, I am smoke free....um....its been about 4 yrs now. The thing of it is, you have to decide you are going to do it. I mean, really mean it. God needs to be involved in it. And when you mess up, (fall back into smoking) dont beat yourself up over it. Just try it again. Its a process and takes practice. One thing that helped me was to remember that I had been a non-smoker at one time, I could be one again by acting like one! The patch helped, but only by taking the edge off. That's where the determination comes in. And pray, pray, pray! (To God, not a dead person.) God bless you, sweetie! __________________ Be transparent before God, He sees right thru you, anyway! http://www.likepreciousfaith.org/testimony_val.htm Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily. Last edited by Fluffy; 12-22-2007 at 05:44 AM. Reason: addition

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12-20-2007, 08:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
daperfectmix Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	i have to agree, i don't like the smell either.. when i quit before, i was disgusted with those who smoked.. and now look at me, right back where i started.. but with God's help, i'll quit for good. before, when i smoked, i didn't even think about it, but now i have this lil guilty feeling and the bad smell to remind me.. sorry, i feel like i really am taking over the thread.. i'll stop.

12-20-2007, 08:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
Whirlwind Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 2,964 Rep Power: 3	I know smoking is bad for your health. I'm sorry. I have tried to quit in the past, and made it for 8 months. Cold turkey, they told me, is the best way to go. It's fast, and it gets the nicotine out of your system ka-plowy! Lots of water, find a new hobby to keep your hands busy, have lots of carrots and mints around. When I quit for 8 months, it was maddening! My, my - it was maddening! ...maybe this can be my New Year's Resolution. I just hate going through it again. LOL

12-20-2007, 08:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
Boanerges Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St Rose LA Posts: 16,835 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 18	I was not implying you are trying to mock God but was focusing the the you reap what you sow part. Forgive me if that was not clear. Smoking is a bondage and I pray for each of you to be free.

12-20-2007, 08:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
daperfectmix Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	oh, i'm sorry for misreading. thanks for the prayers.

12-20-2007, 09:45 PM	#17 (permalink)
smellycat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Posts: 5,577 Rep Power: 7	God looks after you don,t worry only about his words.

12-20-2007, 09:55 PM	#18 (permalink)
da_man Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 771 Blog Entries: 5 Rep Power: 2	I quit chewing tobacco about a year ago. The only way to go is cold turkey. It sucks for about 8 weeks but I found it was the only way I could quit. I actually went to the doc and got some anti anxiety medication to help with it.

12-20-2007, 10:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
smellycat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Posts: 5,577 Rep Power: 7	if you have a problem ask God.