Stop Smoking praise thread!!

[treasures]

Thank you so much for the prayers everyone, it's been such a blessing to me that 2 days became 2 weeks and it seemed as if hardly any time had passed at all. Much love! :hug

[mary]

Congratulations treasures!

treasures has been a smoke-free winner for 2 weeks!!

Praise the Lord!
Thanks for your prayers for treasures!

We are so proud of treasures!!

It is cool to be smoke-free!!

[mary]

:yeah:yeah:yeah

We have a new smoke-free winner!

Let us welcome and congratulate treasures!!

treasures has been a smoke-free winner for 2 weeks!!
Glory to God 4 years
American Spirit 2 years
cat 3 years
petsforpeggy 1 year and 1 month
MrsBri 2 years
Butterflies 5 days
Tarvan 2 year
jadbad2004 1 year
mercyandgrace 4 days
Christina 1 year
bghtnpd4 2 years
princesstiki 8 months
Love4JC 1 year and 5 months
jacey 9 months
Jacinth 1 year and 1 week
Vickimac 5 years
LivnForChrist 21 days
like2opr8 3 years
yogi3939 22 years and 6 months
BevDan 28 days
Andy37 6 years
caroljo 1 week and a half
HugsFromJesus 14 and 1/2 years
Cherished 23 months
HearItAndKnowForYourself
Twin Diddy over 2 years
mdeming 16 years
waiting1 12years
john0730 7 months
ChristIsKing2008 2 1/2 weeks
graybeard 30 days
nanny 1 day
heart_changed99 1 day
Lynn197235 8 weeks
Lynn197235's husband 8 weeks
davidswife over 3 years
bohdan over 15 years
turtle 3 1/2 months
RaptureReady_7 9 years
Isaiahsword 3 weeks
treasures 2 weeks

[mary]

Thanks for taking the time to pray for:


Joyfulnoise
Mopsie
Butterflies
PSK
Twinklr

Glory to God
Mrs. Bri
LAURIEH
LRock
Katiemom07

cat
iminchargeof4111
Love4JC
No2Flesh
Angelita

HooahWifey
christine 21
waiting1
ryn8a and her dad
ForeverHis

Hope In Him
gooderguy
bghtnpd4
jnjrydrs
Blood Covered

john boland
topekaclark
steve53
jenniferguson
JoyfulSister

rnman99
Cherished
BlessedinHim
directorfitzy316
r2ks

ruth
LovinGrace
petsforpeggy
iwillnotstumble
Heartstorm

cbressler1976
George
forgiven_sinner
savedatcamp
savedatcamp's hubby

Not Perfect, But Forgiven
Bering Sea
HoneyBee777
Holding Pattern
Christina

HyperX
faith 77
like2opr8
Kays
peaceseeker

apachemuleshoes
caroljo
EarsToHear
Bookmaker
Michael at SpiritualOutpost

jimbo
linda
jadbad2004
MePlus6
imhobsonschoice

rereJC and her husband
Precious
LittleLadyLovinGod
jbo
Mishkins

graybeard
forgiven_sinner
6stringedsignseeker
SavedByGrace!
SaveTheTurtles

beka
Sara's Fisher's fiance's dad
Windsong
so-blessed
jackson64

Kvat3r
tele0507
Tarvan
llindsey
Meg

princesstiki
mercyandgrace
Jacinth formerly was (ShowUsTheFather)
TheKingsDaughter
LivnForChrist

Lisababy
yogi3939
BevDan
Andy37
davidswife

Jesuschangesall
HeartReadyFleshWeak
Twin Diddy
HearItAndKnowForYourself
mdeming

violette
john0730
ChristIsKing2008
nanny
heart_changed

Lynn197235
Lynn197235's husband
vinkrott
Bohdan
turtle

katypete
Praying
meshee
David
treasures

[John0730]

Hi everyone! :wave

I passed the 7 month smoke-free mark this past week.

Praise God! And praying for all those struggling to quit that they will eventually find success. :pray

[mary]

John0730 That is good news!!

John0730 has been a 7-months smoke-free winner!

Praise the Lord!

Things smell better!
Your finances will be better too!

Keep up the good job!
And thanks for your prayers!

[Titus2]

:pray Praying for everyone who is in the process of quitting. I wanted to share my quit story.

When we lost my MIL to a heart attack back in October of 2009, it frightened my husband. He decided, after decades of smoking, that he was going to quit cold turkey on New Year's Day 2010. He said he didn't expect me to quit with him, but he hoped I'd support his decision. Well, I figured the best way to support it would be to quit also. And I did, for three months. I started back Easter weekend. My husband did as well, but he found that he had developed an intolerance to nicotine. It made him feel really sick and achy, so he was able to only smoke a few cigarettes and go right back to his quit. So, we didn't count his little slip-up and he's been smoke-free for nearly a year and a half.

I continued to smoke, but hated the way it made me feel. When my sister found out she was pregnant in September she quit smoking and tried using an electronic cigarette with the zero nicotine cartridges. She said it helped her get past the rough times, so I looked into it. Since I knew from quitting in the past that I could get through the few days of nicotine withdrawal, but it was the actual habit of the act of smoking that I'd missed, I figured using a nicotine-free liquid and an e-cig would help. My kit arrived the week of Thanksgiving and I never smoked a cigarette again.

Back in February I got the flu and didn't use my e-cig at all during that time. After that it got to where my uses were few and far between and I've actually gone weeks not having to use the e-cig as my crutch. :)

ETA: I wanted to add that I ordered my dad a kit for Christmas last year and he's been smoke-free since Christmas day! My cousin also quit using one. My grandfather has emphysema. Please pray for him. His doctor prescribed Chantix and he was smoking while taking the medication, but he never quit smoking. He just kept taking the pills and smoking two packs a day. He has expressed interest in the e-cigs, and I gave him a business card for the site I ordered my kit from. We're praying this will work for him.

[bghtnpd4]

:yeahAs of June 24, 2011, I have been smoke-free 3 years!!!!!! Thank you, Jesus!!!:yeahThe best advice I have to those just starting out is to do what I did. Every time I wanted to smoke, I prayed. Sometimes they were long prayers, sometimes they were quick, desperate ones. He heard and answered them all. During each prayer I said, "Lord, don't let me smoke today, because you know I am planning to." and each time He kept me from smoking!!! Good luck, everyone, and know I am praying for your victory over this horrible addiction right now!:hug to each of you!

[mary]

:welcomesign Titus2 and Congratulation to both you and your husband for being

smoke-free winners!!


Would you like for us to add you and your husband to our prayer list?
Also we would like to let us know how long you, Titus2 and your husband have been smoke-free winners?

We are so proud of both of you!


To God be the glory!!

:lol2

[mary]

Congratulations!! bghtnpd4 who has been a smoke-free winner!!

Praise the Lord! :yeah:yeah:yeah

Thanks for sharing your testimony,
bghtnpd4 and for your
prayers for others who are desiring to
smoke-free winners !!

Prayer is talking to God!
God is able to give each one of us deliverance!
Let us all lean on Him for help during our struggles!