smoking cigarettes

[irishcowboy]

Does anyone smoke cigarettes? I started at age 13, quit at 26. Had back surgery at 36 and started smoking again and currently still smoke.

in Him;

-c-

use to, not since the Lord took them from me 24 Oct 2003.......

i hated everything about them.... when i was in High School, was running all the time, a five mile course was down to just under 21:15.... started in bootcamp, was hooked before i ever lit one up..... faught it from nov of 1977 until oct 2003.... had quit for almost 4 years once, patch method, cold turkey several times, gum once, candy manytimes..... a month here, two months there. a year one time... could never beat it....

had spent many hours in prayer over it.... litterally laid them on the alter the first week of september 2003, and was in prayer about it lots during the next month plus.....

friday afternoon, at about 4 i lit one up, took one drag, it tasted horrid, i threw it out the window of my truck, and threw the pack up on the dash (new pack) and that is where they stayed for a couple weeks...never to touch them again...... the following monday evening, while bowling, the snipes in the ashtray looked good...... other peoples snipes...... yuck..... that is down right sick..... i said that out loud.... no, i did not smoke any that night....... the following week was much easier..... and the next monday night, towards the end of the third game, i started feeling ill to my stomach...

this ill feeling started increasing to where i was getting illl in the first half of the first game.....that was the only night of the week i woud feel this way..... and that was my last season bowling..... i have only bowled one time since, during open bowling with my boys....

i no longer hang out where smokers hang out, i have my coffee at home, not at the coffee shop, not at the bowling alley, o pool hall.... I do not eat in a cafe or restaraunt where it smells like smoke when i walk in (have walked right out as soon as i smell smoke, even if i have already ordered, i let the waitress know, it is because of the smoke i can not stay.....

anyways.... the Lord did it.... i had nothing to do with this quit..... YIPPPPPPPPEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY

mike

[Guest Thomas I Believe]

Instead of smoking that cig, pray instead. Works everytime !!

[mrcorey]

I had got a real good idea given to me, but it wouldn't work for me. But put a picture of your kid or kids on the front of the cigarette pack and every time you have a cigarette you'll have to think of what you're doing to them. It matters not for me as I don't have any kids, but I thought it was a good idea.

in Him;

-c-

[Adarian]

I quit just over eight years ago. The Lord told me point blank, many times: "stop smoking". It was really hard, but after many attempts I confessed that if He didn't intervene I was not going to be able to obey Him in this matter. I had my last smoke at 11:15 am the following morning. I used the gum, and prayer. I believe I was delivered, because I simply couldn't quit of my own accord or will, I loved it too much.

Edited September 12, 2006 by Adarian

[mrcorey]

I quit just over eight years ago. The Lord told me point blank, many times: "stop smoking". It was really hard, but after many attempts I confessed that if He didn't intervene I was not going to be able to obey Him in this matter. I had my last smoke at 11:15 am the following morning. I used the gum, and prayer. I believe I was delivered, because I simply couldn't quit of my own accord or will, I loved it too much.

Well, Praise the Lord! I love hearing such testimonies. I sure hope the Lord intervenes to help me out to. It seems a bit of a stumbling block to be a Christian and smoke. Almost feel like I'm a hypocrate.

in Him;

-c-