Stop Smoking praise thread!!

[cat]

February 12 was my 6 month smoke free mark! The encouragement of all of you has been priceless. I know I couldn't have done it without the Lord's help and your prayers.

[mary]

February 12 was my 6 month smoke free mark! The encouragement of all of you has been priceless. I know I couldn't have done it without the Lord's help and your prayers.

I just had to say this since you are doing so great, Cat!
We are praying that the Lord will enable you to become a
forever quitter success!

[I'm all 67X]

Bravo to all of you fighting the good fight! Please keep it up and stayed plugged in to the Source of your victory.

If any of you can relate to me- I was ashamed to admit to being a Christian and smoking- I had to mind my witness!

Keep going and pray, pray, pray for your deliverance! A hearty coach's pat on the back to all!
:thumb

[mary]

Those of you who are quitting,or
thinking about quitting take a
leap forward today. You are
going in the right path.!

Poster I'm all 67X those
are very good encouraging
words for our winning
quitters!

[katiesmom07]

Praise God. My husband and I (both 52) quit smoking in October 2007. I had tried quitting many, many times but always came back. One time I had quit for a year. In October 07, my husband had a stroke, lost his feeling on the right side, but it all came back. We both quit. My husband changed his lifestyle for the better. It is 4 months, and my husband is a bit edgy still. But I have this feeling of peace that I am done with this harmful habit. Quit now, before other things complicate your life. Then you lean on the smoking rather than Christ. Stay quit, and lean on Him. God Bless.

[mary]

katiesmom07! We praise the Lord
with you for the victory!

[BlessedinHim]

This is all great and good news. I am still quit, although there has been a time or two it was a passing thought, emphasis on passing, and a weird thing, sometimes I have dreams about smoking.... I think that is soo weird. I am reminded how hard it was to quit and leave it at that.

As far as nicotine to help with a disease, there are ways to receive nicotine without smoking, so I would think you dont have to smoke. It is a personal decision. Paul said, "all things are lawful to me, but not all things are expedient."

I am glad to be in the rank of some quitters!!!!!!

[mary]

successful quitters!
Good job!

All of you,quitters,
listen up! Keep
quitting!!:)

[Heartstorm]

Okay I quit smoking in January !!! I have had some wonderfull days and then I have had some very very hard and stressfull days, The bad days I want to smoke alllllllll day long and it is wearing me down, I have asked several people who have quit how long does this endless struggle go on ??? And I get answers that depress me, I asked one and the answer was 8years !!! another said 20 years !!!! one said I could still smoke today ! GAK !!! The only thing that helps me is thinking that soon this struggle will go away and I will not spend days thinking about smoking, then when I hear that I have to fight for YEARS I feel like just giving up :( So What is the truth ??? Will it always be this hard?? Will I spend the rest of my life craving cigarettes?? :twitch

[BlessedinHim]

I think it is different for each person. Pray for strength from God. I dream about smoking, and enjoying it sometimes. I hate that, I wake up feeling like I lost the battle sometimes, but then I realize it was just a dream....

My husband smokes, and there are times I think about just getting one of his, and then I remember how hard it has been to finally quit and allow it to be a passing thought. It is a moment by moment struggle. Do not give up, you do not have to give in. this is more about bringing your body into subjection. Self-control. I will be praying for you.