Stop Smoking praise thread!!

[mary]

I want to encourage to pray for these who desire to quick the habit and never start it up again!
Thank you for your prayers!



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

Titus 2
Titus 2's husband
Mark (bghtnpd4's husband)
No Doubts
Ismaila

twinkle
Mom2ten
Joy,Joy,Joy
Jesusfool
Praying

Boo Boo
IMSAVED
4EverYours
AmazingGrace
Bering Sea

katiesmom07
WCoastBeliever
Karen
pixelpusher
CatChick

[garylee12]

Quiting smoking is the hardest thing I have ever done. Smoked from age of 13 to 52. I quit 2 years ago because my wife has athsma and was very unhappy with the second hand smoke on my clothes and my smoke breath. She started to make me take a shower after every time I smoked and brush my teeth. After a couple of weeks of that I decided I had to quit smoking to make my marriage work. It also brought me closer to god because our body is the temple of the holy spirit. The urge to smoke never goes away for good but it takes discipline and I avoid smokers in front of me. Good luck quiting.

[mary]

garylee12!

Congratulation garylee12!

garylee12 has been a smoke-free winner for 2 years!

That was a fantastic testimony of how God gets the glory for helping your quit smoking!!

Thank you for praying for those who are desiring to become smoke-free winners too!

It was so encouraging to me to read your good news story!!


Let us hear from YOU!!

Yes, we are talking about YOU!!

[mary]

It is the Lord God Whom we serve and He is our Helper!

God is our Helper!
He is willing to help us!
He is able to help us!

PTL!!

[mary]

I will be the FIRST to admit that I can not do anything right without the Lord's help!


This man (woman) cried and the Lord helped him ( her) with All of his or her troubles!!


Do you need the Lord's help....I am on this list to ask the Lord to help me to break bad habits
( food choices and amounts)

[mary]

... where you are!!


I believe in you!
Don't give up!!
Have I failed? Yes, then should I give up? NO!!!

Please share your disappointments....God cares, God understands, God forgives, God can help you!!


We are here for you and praying for you!!


LET US HEAR FROM YOU, PLEASE!!

[mary]

... where you are!!


I believe in you!
Don't give up!!
Have I failed? Yes, then should I give up? NO!!!

Please share your disappointments....God cares, God understands, God forgives, God can help you!!


We are here for you and praying for you!!


LET US HEAR FROM YOU, PLEASE!!

I forgot add that quitting any bad habit is HARD!

Is there anything to hard for the Lord?

I know what you are thinking....Nothing is too hard for the Lord because He is God!
But as His children ,don't you think if we read His Word, pray and yes even fasted that God would help us, give us the strength to say "No" to our bad habits more often than yielding to them.

I am going to try and use my own advice and see if I can break one of my bad habits, no smoking is not one of them....

[mary]

Would you like your name on this list? Feel free to add it to the list.

Let us pray for these who had quit and who have a desire to quit the habit!


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

Titus 2
Titus 2's husband
Mark (bghtnpd4's husband)
No Doubts
Ismaila

twinkle
Mom2ten
Joy,Joy,Joy
Jesusfool
Praying

Boo Boo
IMSAVED
4EverYours
AmazingGrace
Bering Sea

katiesmom07
WCoastBeliever
Karen
pixelpusher
CatChick

garylee12

[mary]

To GOD be the glory, Who gives us all strength to break the habit!

Glory to God 6 years
American Spirit 2 years
cat 3 years
petsforpeggy 1 year and 1 month
MrsBri 2 years
Butterflies 5 days
Tarvan 3 year
jadbad2004 1 year
mercyandgrace 4 days
Christina 1 year
bghtnpd4 3 years
bghtnpd4's husband Mark 3 years
princesstiki 8 months
Love4JC 2 years
jacey 9 months
Jacinth 2 years
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 11months
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 2 days
meshee 40 days
David 40 days
Titus 2
Titus 2's husband
treasures 2 weeks
No Doubts( since May 8th)
Ismaila
Jesusfool 5 weeks
katiesmom07 26 months
WCoastBeliever 25 months
Mom2ten 1 month (e-cig)
Karen 12 years
frankthomson 3 months
Jonshaff 1 year

[mary]

To GOD be the glory, Who gives us all strength to break the habit!

Glory to God 6 years
American Spirit 2 years
cat 3 years
petsforpeggy 1 year and 1 month
MrsBri 2 years
Butterflies 5 days
Tarvan 3 year
jadbad2004 1 year
mercyandgrace 4 days
Christina 1 year
bghtnpd4 3 years
bghtnpd4's husband Mark 3 years
princesstiki 8 months
Love4JC 2 years
jacey 9 months
Jacinth 2 years
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 11months
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 2 days
meshee 40 days
David 40 days
Titus 2
Titus 2's husband
treasures 2 weeks
No Doubts( since May 8th)
Ismaila
Jesusfool 5 weeks
katiesmom07 26 months
WCoastBeliever 25 months
Mom2ten 1 month (e-cig)
Karen 12 years
frankthomson 3 months
Jonshaff 1 year

[mary]

To God be the glory Who gives us the strength and victory over a bad habit!!

Glory to God 6 years
American Spirit 2 years
cat 3 years
petsforpeggy 1 year and 1 month
MrsBri 2 years
Butterflies 5 days
Tarvan 3 year
jadbad2004 1 year
mercyandgrace 4 days
Christina 1 year
bghtnpd4 3 years
bghtnpd4's husband Mark 3 years
princesstiki 8 months
Love4JC 2 years
jacey 9 months
Jacinth 2 years
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 11months
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 2 days
meshee 40 days
David 40 days
Titus 2
Titus 2's husband
treasures 2 weeks
No Doubts( since May 8th)
Ismaila
Jesusfool 5 weeks
katiesmom07 26 months
WCoastBeliever 25 months
Mom2ten 1 month (e-cig)
Karen 12 years
frankthomson 3 months
Jonshaff 1 year

[twinkle]

I quit smoking May 28, 2011 and I had intended to stop by on the anniversary this year to let you all know that I had succeeded in quitting for a whole year.

Well, as you can see I didn't make it in time but I just wanted to encourage all of you who are struggling.

I had smoked for more than 35 years before I quit last year. I used the patches for several weeks and they did help me quit.

Quite frankly, I'm amazed that I've actually quit and for this long. I didn't think I could/would, but I did. I'm sure the prayers offered by supporters of this thread helped and I want to thank you for your prayers. Glory be to God!

God bless and strengthen you all!

[mary]

I am so proud of you, twinkle !!

twinkle has been a smoke-free winner for over a year!!

All glory goes to the Lord Who enabled twinkle to be winner!!


Do you want to be a winner, over comer, champion through the power and might of the Lord Jesus Christ?

Yes, you can!

Will it be hard? Yes, but I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!
Is there victory if I let the Lord help me? Yes!!
Is it worth the effort? Yes!!


Praise the Lord!!

This post was such an encouragement to me ( and I sure hope to others) when I read your post twinkle!!
Thank you so much for writing, twinkle it means a lot to me!!

[mary]

The battle is the Lord!

Let Him help you win the battle over smoking!!



Glory to God 6 years
American Spirit 2 years
cat 3 years
petsforpeggy 1 year and 1 month
MrsBri 2 years
Butterflies 5 days
Tarvan 3 year
jadbad2004 1 year
mercyandgrace 4 days
Christina 1 year
bghtnpd4 3 years
bghtnpd4's husband Mark 3 years
princesstiki 8 months
Love4JC 2 years
jacey 9 months
Jacinth 2 years
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 11months
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 2 days
meshee 40 days
David 40 days
Titus 2
Titus 2's husband
treasures 2 weeks
No Doubts( since May 8th)
Ismaila
Jesusfool 5 weeks
twinkle over a year!!
katiesmom07 26 months
WCoastBeliever 25 months
Mom2ten 1 month (e-cig)
Karen 12 years
frankthomson 3 months
Jonshaff 1 year

[mary]

Saved for a Purpose
By Paul Chappell


Thursday, Jun 14, 2012

"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."

Revelation 12:10-11

Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe said, “In the Christian life you’re either an overcomer or you’re overcome, a victor or a victim. After all, God didn’t save us to make statues out of us and put us on exhibition. He saved us to make soldiers out of us and move us forward by faith to claim our rich inheritance in Jesus Christ.”

Every believer has a place in God’s plan for warfare against the enemy. The world has no power to resist the devil. The Bible tells us that they "are taken captive by him at his will" (2 Timothy 2:26). But that is not true for the child of God. We are no longer helpless against Satan, but that is true not because of our strength, but through the blood of Jesus.

The power of the blood pays the price for our salvation, but it does far more than just that. The same blood that saves us makes us victors—overcomers—by empowering us to win the victory over the temptations and trials that we face. The truth is that our battles are not just for our own benefit. Each of us has a powerful influence on others. Our family members, neighbors, co-workers, and friends at church need us to help them in the battle as well. If we forget the purpose for which God has saved us, we are likely to fall victim to the wiles of Satan. Remain focused today on the calling of God, and rest in His power as you walk with Him.


Today's Rooted Principle:
Find your place in God’s purpose today, and you will be an overcomer.



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[mary]

Have any of you heard of Heather Dorniden's ? (Inspiring 600 meter race - YouTube)
www.utube.comwatch?v=70UF82nysIU

She is in a 600 meter race and she falls, but she gets up and wins the race!!

Isn't this exciting?


Heather Dorniden said,
"I try to tell myself before the start of every race that all things are possible through Christ, and first and foremost I have to send the credit his way, because I certainly didn't feel like I did that all by myself. "


I am sure that all of our smoke-free winners are winners because...

They got up and tried again after failing (falling)!
God gives them the strength to do the impossible!

Are you willing to get up and try again with the Lord?


Let us hear from you!


Oh yes, another reason Heather was a winner!!
She had cheerleaders!
I want to be one of your cheerleaders!!

You can do it with the Lord!!!

[mary]

Have any of you heard of Heather Dorniden's ? (Inspiring 600 meter race - YouTube)
www.utube.comwatch?v=70UF82nysIU

She is in a 600 meter race and she falls, but she gets up and wins the race!!

Isn't this exciting?


Heather Dorniden said,
"I try to tell myself before the start of every race that all things are possible through Christ, and first and foremost I have to send the credit his way, because I certainly didn't feel like I did that all by myself. "


I am sure that all of our smoke-free winners are winners because...

They got up and tried again after failing (falling)!
God gives them the strength to do the impossible!

Are you willing to get up and try again with the Lord?


Let us hear from you!


Oh yes, another reason Heather was a winner!!
She had cheerleaders!
I want to be one of your cheerleaders!!

You can do it with the Lord!!!

[RaptureReady_7]

I am now officially 10 years smoke free!

And! My sister has quit as of last Tuesday! Praise God! She is doing well, not cheating and using the patch. Please keep her in your prayers. I am so very happy she quit, she has a lot of health problems related. But God is faithful.

[mary]

Praise the Lord!!!

We rejoice with you RaptureReady _7 !!

RaptureReady_7 is a smoke-free winner for 10 years!!
and his sister has been a smoke-free winner for a week!! I am trusting that she is still on the patch!!

Let us continue to pray for RaptureReady_7 and his sister to continue to be smoke-free winners!!



Let us hear from you?

Are you a smoke-free winner?
Wanting to quit the habit?
You have failed, fallen, but we want to pray and encourage you to
get up and try again with the Lord's help!

[RaptureReady_7]

Praise the Lord!!!

We rejoice with you RaptureReady _7 !!

RaptureReady_7 is a smoke-free winner for 10 years!!
and his sister has been a smoke-free winner for a week!! I am trusting that she is still on the patch!!

Let us continue to pray for RaptureReady_7 and his sister to continue to be smoke-free winners!!



Let us hear from you?

Are you a smoke-free winner?
Wanting to quit the habit?
You have failed, fallen, but we want to pray and encourage you to
get up and try again with the Lord's help!

Or her sister!