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NASB | Proverbs 15:22 Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 15:22 Without consultation and wise advice, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they are established and succeed. |
Bible Question:
I'm a having a lot of bad luck or weekness in quitting smoking... I try to quit but the devil is winning that battle, I was a smoker befor i was saved and now I've quit a lot ie..drinking ..bars...the whole sinful life style but I have yet been able to quit smoking..I try give it to the lord in prayer and I try patches..gum.. and the hypnoses....what can I do..because of this i can't be a very good wittness? I know this isn't a bible question but I only hear take it to the lord.. can anyone tell me anything differnt? |
Bible Answer: I was in your shoes and took a weekend off (3 days to be exact) I prayed my heart out to get past the cigarettes. It takes a lot of prayer and will power to get past that addiction. I know, its the hardest thing you will face. An addiction is defined as "Not being able to get enough of what you don't want" Pray Hard and keep on trying. You can make it if you believe you can. As a man thinks so shall he be. I also overcame that by keeping my mind off of what I didn't want and on what I did want. You defenitly have to keep your mind off of them and think on something else. Keep your mind busy with other things. I quit on Feb 11, 2001. I just past a year. I got past the craving in a month or 2 and still had dreams for about 6 months after. I would dream I smoked a cigarette and then when I woke up I would say "Man I'm glad that was just a dream." I smoked for about 20 years. I loved it, but I Love God More. I pray 4 U my friend. The only way you wont succeed is if you stop trying. Never give up, and when you get past it, never look back. God Bless, Gump |