I did many lessons this week and could not find the lesson I felt the Lord wanted me to share about. He did make me read all the lessons to help me this week. He guided me this morning about what I should share with you.
I want to be saved. I really wanted to quit smoking when I found my Heavenly Husband and when I came to RMI. My Beloved Husband was patient and full of love with me.
I make the decision that I want to quit now. So time moved on and as my Beloved Heavenly Man worked in me I wanted to stop smoking more and more.
The Lord used 2 dearest women to encourage me as He led them. 1st dearest women has sent me. #10. Testimonies of Healing from Addictions!! , which I then read and every verse that spoke to me, I wrote down and put the paper on the fridge where I can see it all the time. I wanted to quit smoking more and more. I did smoke less, but I continued to struggle to quit completely. Week after week it went like this.
So the 2nd dearest woman tells me it takes 21 days to unlearn a bad habit. And there the Lord continued to work in me. He led me to buy a book and colored pens.
February 7. The Lord leads me to take my book and colored pens and bible and write day 1, and the bible verses he gives me, I write down. The sentences and words that He spoke to me, I underlined or wrote in colored writing.
There were mornings that I just sat all morning and read the bible and wrote down the verses as He led me. So the Lord helped me to climb over the mountain. Yes, it was not a mountain to move, but my mountain that I had to climb over. Today I am one month clean from smoking and I can only thank the Lord for freeing me. He is my strength when I am weak. The Lord's name gets all the glory.
Here are verses and promises the Lord gave me:
“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”J2:12
Create in me a clean heart, O God;And renew a right spirit within me.P51:10
pray continually,1T5:17
On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”L22:4
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. E36:25-27
He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”D6:27
But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.L5:16
“Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.H1:5
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”Z3:17
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.I40:29
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. J8:36
Now I will break their yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.”N1:13
Wow!! Praise Him always!! This praise will encourage a lot of amazing ladies! My dear Kristy what a journey! Our Beloved will always give us the courage to take care of us and make our body His holy temple! I am so happy for you that He broke you free from this harmful addiction and now your life is an open letter for everyone that knows you! Taking care of our body is an important part of our love for Him. I am so happy that you will feel better and that mountain got climbed!
Thank you so much for sharing!
My dear Kristy thank you so much for sharing your journey and how He led you through the process of quitting. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been during the first days, but HE’s strength is perfected in our weakness. Thank you for sharing all the beautiful verses with us!
Precious Kristy thank you for sharing this beautiful testimony as well as all these beautiful promises, our Darling Lord is so wonderful and I am so grateful that He set you free from smoking, He is really the Best ever!
How wonderful Kristy! I know how hard it can be. I was a smoker for many years and have been free from it for 10 years now. I remember He told me that when anything bad happened, for example, stubbing my toe, or having a tummy ache or headache to tell myself that it was the cigarettes fault. 😆 So I would mentally start to loathe them. I also prayed His word constantly. I’m so happy for you. 🥰