Is smoking against god? - Page 10

Boanerges · 01-22-2008, 10:48 PM

Denial is a defense mechanism in which a person is faced with a fact that is too painful to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence.

I am praying for you Mike.

Fluffy · 01-22-2008, 11:59 PM

Oh, FaithWoman! Please dont get discouraged! Keep on trying! It will happen. And having a game plan set up for stressful moments is always a good thing. One thing that helped me was to remember that I was a Non-Smoker at one time. And tried to remember the things I did as a non-smoker in stressful situations. That helped.

If the Holy Spirit has not convicted someone of quitting smoking, then ok, so be it. But lets encourage those who have been! Its a tough road, but not impossible. And they will need as many people to come along side them as they can get.

Faithwoman · 01-23-2008, 12:29 AM

Thanks for your encouragement and prayer!

Faithwoman

thisgirlsays · 01-24-2008, 11:08 PM

I did them for a little while until my pastor say me one day and advised me to stop. Though it was I hard, I took his advice. I am very glad that My pastor was able to convince me to stop

Fluffy · 01-25-2008, 02:43 AM

Yay for ThisGirlSays!

Faithwoman · 01-25-2008, 03:30 AM

Alrighty then... I still have to plan for stressful times.
Just got home from work.. went in at 8 am .. and now 11:30 pm..

Had not had one all day.. was just a frantic.. (so i thought anyway.. )..
I did not stop and buy any.. Kept telling myself that would be spending God's money on something that was not good for me..
But then I remembered .. I had bought these gosh awful things for when I was trying to quit before.. and had not gotten rid of them.. had one ..
Ok so I am not beating myself up..
One is better than 20..

Faithwoman

Boanerges · 01-25-2008, 03:35 AM

Remember these words- Jesus give me strength- use them often and cling to the power He sends walking and trusting Him to deliver you!

Fluffy · 01-25-2008, 03:51 AM

Proud of you, FaithWoman! You made it thru the day with only one!

yay! You can do it!

Tomorrow is a brand new day. Keep your "stress plans" in mind and like Boanerges says draw on His Strength.

Faithwoman · 01-25-2008, 04:07 AM

OH believe you me.. I kept on drawing today.. I could feel it at a meeting.. and when I wanted to give in to cleaning up my office tonite.. I said this is the Lord's office .. not mine.. I said that to my body when I stared at the candy machine tonite too!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the Lord's body and it does not need or want that junk..

Funny how when speaking with my boyfriend via phone and I was telling him I was stressed and such.. Then I remembered what Joyce Meyer said about worry.. we can get so caught up in worrying about tomorrow, the next month, the next year.. that we miss what God wants us to be doing today..

He told me that maybe I was getting to worked up on wanting to be in God's will

in so many areas at once...

Well hey if Jesus comes tomorrow.. I want to be ready..

Faithwoman

Fluffy · 01-25-2008, 04:19 AM

Oh Yeah! Ready and waitin! With hands full of our crowns that we can lay at the feet of Jesus!

Makes ya wanna stand up and shout, dont it?

But quitting smoking is stressful all by itself.

Try not to put too much on yourself at one time. Making your office clean is one way to cope with the stress, gives your hands something to do! hey!
I like Joyce Meyers. She has a lot of good things to say about worry, stress, and seeking the Lord. Did you know she was a smoker, too? I forgot what made her quit. She started out doing her teachings at home, standing at a podium, wearing short shorts and smoking cigarettes! Just goes to show how the Holy Spirit can work in someone's life and change them, huh?

Hang in there! We are behind ya, all the way!

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