How did you overcome THAT sin in your life. You don't have to tell what the sin was, but I am talking about the sins of the flesh.
I had a huge problem to stop smoking and I was drinking a bottle of wine a day for many years. No amount of praying helped . I pleaded and tried, but could not do it on my own.
I read scripture like "not by power nor by might, but by My Spirit, says the Lord"
OK but it did not mean much....how does one jump the chasm into His arms of grace to help ...not in your own strength, but His.
Well I am now free of both and here is how it happened.
Both habits I stopped after midnight for some reason.
I had my usual wine for the night and went to my room. My heart was crying out to God again, because I could not spend time with Him, as I was not in a sober state. It was a GENUINE heartfelt cry for deliverance. Now here comes the part I cannot explain. This time God answered.
A scripture came into my heart Proverbs 25 :4
I did not know it so I looked it up.
"Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth [the material for] a vessel for the silversmith [to work up]
Somehow the Holy Spirit gave me the word dross here to mean the dross that comes off the wine making and not the silver. He gave me a "live" word to my spirit. A Rhema. I knew God had spoken. I immediately responded with repentance and said "God I will stop as from now" I closed the OPTION to drink again in my heart and somehow joined my commitment with His Word (Rhema) and his promise of strength.
Now the funny thing was, the next day my HEART was made up not to drink again.I closed the BACKDOOR that said "If I sinned again, God will forgive me again" I did not want to use that option again, thought its true.My focus changed from "how do I stop" to "I have stopped by His grace" and now my eyes had to be on Jesus and not the problem.
As this thread goes along, I will share more about shifting our focus. Maybe you can add to this concept as well. WHAT is it that made the difference in setting you free.What ONE point can you lift out that will help others.
I was staying with people at the time who were party animals. Eating and drinking till all hours of the night. I ate with them and made tea. They laughed , but somehow I knew that my battle was won by Jesus.
I had little waves of the old feeling to drink, but today I can really say that I am free.It does not cross my mind to buy drink, it has left me by the grace of God.
Smoking , well almost the same. I had that "dross scripture" in my mind to clean up my life. I woke up about three in the morning, totally disgusted at myself for smoking.I had this little weeez going and said: God help me, I will never smoke again. He did help, it was not as easy as the wine, but I cold turkeyed for about a month...also with people smoking around me. Today I hate the smell of smoke , I cannot believe I ever smoked.
But now, this is all God and His grace. Be careful to say you are standing lest you fall.
I want to know about your experience....how do you see God's hand in setting you free.
Let this thread be for us helping others to come to freedom, so try and share everything that will make it clear in "how it happened"
love you all
Cornelius
Praise be to our Lord and God, for He is worthy and great and wonderful. He came to set the captives free. He will never leave us not forsake us. He is making us whole and renewing us . We are standing through His grace and love.
He did it all through love....He did not have to save us, but He did.
Full Version: How Did You Overcome?
Cornelius,
There's a whole lot to be said about that personal rhema word. He let's us fail a few times first though. He gave me rhema words as well but public confession played a huge part too. So many times people have 'secret sins.' But tell somebody. Not a personal friend who will pat you on the back...but someone who you know will hold you accountable.
Rhema word in due season...Oh what a help!
There's a whole lot to be said about that personal rhema word. He let's us fail a few times first though. He gave me rhema words as well but public confession played a huge part too. So many times people have 'secret sins.' But tell somebody. Not a personal friend who will pat you on the back...but someone who you know will hold you accountable.
Rhema word in due season...Oh what a help!
Right Miki, I did confess my sins to a friend. Well, she is my spiritual mother and I repented in front of her as well. She forgave me and set me free in His name.
Thanks for reminding me. Important point.
C
Thanks for reminding me. Important point.
C
QUOTE(Cornelius @ Jan 23 2006, 11:22 AM)
How did you overcome THAT sin in your life. You don't have to tell what the sin was, but I am talking about the sins of the flesh.
I had a huge problem to stop smoking and I was drinking a bottle of wine a day for many years. No amount of praying helped . I pleaded and tried, but could not do it on my own.
I read scripture like "not by power nor by might, but by My Spirit, says the Lord"
OK but it did not mean much....how does one jump the chasm into His arms of grace to help ...not in your own strength, but His.
Well I am now free of both and here is how it happened.
Both habits I stopped after midnight for some reason.
I had my usual wine for the night and went to my room. My heart was crying out to God again, because I could not spend time with Him, as I was not in a sober state. It was a GENUINE heartfelt cry for deliverance. Now here comes the part I cannot explain. This time God answered.
A scripture came into my heart Proverbs 25 :4
I did not know it so I looked it up.
"Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth [the material for] a vessel for the silversmith [to work up]
Somehow the Holy Spirit gave me the word dross here to mean the dross that comes off the wine making and not the silver. He gave me a "live" word to my spirit. A Rhema. I knew God had spoken. I immediately responded with repentance and said "God I will stop as from now" I closed the OPTION to drink again in my heart and somehow joined my commitment with His Word (Rhema) and his promise of strength.
Now the funny thing was, the next day my HEART was made up not to drink again.I closed the BACKDOOR that said "If I sinned again, God will forgive me again" I did not want to use that option again, thought its true.My focus changed from "how do I stop" to "I have stopped by His grace" and now my eyes had to be on Jesus and not the problem.
As this thread goes along, I will share more about shifting our focus. Maybe you can add to this concept as well. WHAT is it that made the difference in setting you free.What ONE point can you lift out that will help others.
I was staying with people at the time who were party animals. Eating and drinking till all hours of the night. I ate with them and made tea. They laughed , but somehow I knew that my battle was won by Jesus.
I had little waves of the old feeling to drink, but today I can really say that I am free.It does not cross my mind to buy drink, it has left me by the grace of God.
Smoking , well almost the same. I had that "dross scripture" in my mind to clean up my life. I woke up about three in the morning, totally disgusted at myself for smoking.I had this little weeez going and said: God help me, I will never smoke again. He did help, it was not as easy as the wine, but I cold turkeyed for about a month...also with people smoking around me. Today I hate the smell of smoke , I cannot believe I ever smoked.
But now, this is all God and His grace. Be careful to say you are standing lest you fall.
I want to know about your experience....how do you see God's hand in setting you free.
Let this thread be for us helping others to come to freedom, so try and share everything that will make it clear in "how it happened"
love you all
Cornelius
Praise be to our Lord and God, for He is worthy and great and wonderful. He came to set the captives free. He will never leave us not forsake us. He is making us whole and renewing us . We are standing through His grace and love.
He did it all through love....He did not have to save us, but He did.
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I had a huge problem to stop smoking and I was drinking a bottle of wine a day for many years. No amount of praying helped . I pleaded and tried, but could not do it on my own.
I read scripture like "not by power nor by might, but by My Spirit, says the Lord"
OK but it did not mean much....how does one jump the chasm into His arms of grace to help ...not in your own strength, but His.
Well I am now free of both and here is how it happened.
Both habits I stopped after midnight for some reason.
I had my usual wine for the night and went to my room. My heart was crying out to God again, because I could not spend time with Him, as I was not in a sober state. It was a GENUINE heartfelt cry for deliverance. Now here comes the part I cannot explain. This time God answered.
A scripture came into my heart Proverbs 25 :4
I did not know it so I looked it up.
"Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth [the material for] a vessel for the silversmith [to work up]
Somehow the Holy Spirit gave me the word dross here to mean the dross that comes off the wine making and not the silver. He gave me a "live" word to my spirit. A Rhema. I knew God had spoken. I immediately responded with repentance and said "God I will stop as from now" I closed the OPTION to drink again in my heart and somehow joined my commitment with His Word (Rhema) and his promise of strength.
Now the funny thing was, the next day my HEART was made up not to drink again.I closed the BACKDOOR that said "If I sinned again, God will forgive me again" I did not want to use that option again, thought its true.My focus changed from "how do I stop" to "I have stopped by His grace" and now my eyes had to be on Jesus and not the problem.
As this thread goes along, I will share more about shifting our focus. Maybe you can add to this concept as well. WHAT is it that made the difference in setting you free.What ONE point can you lift out that will help others.
I was staying with people at the time who were party animals. Eating and drinking till all hours of the night. I ate with them and made tea. They laughed , but somehow I knew that my battle was won by Jesus.
I had little waves of the old feeling to drink, but today I can really say that I am free.It does not cross my mind to buy drink, it has left me by the grace of God.
Smoking , well almost the same. I had that "dross scripture" in my mind to clean up my life. I woke up about three in the morning, totally disgusted at myself for smoking.I had this little weeez going and said: God help me, I will never smoke again. He did help, it was not as easy as the wine, but I cold turkeyed for about a month...also with people smoking around me. Today I hate the smell of smoke , I cannot believe I ever smoked.
But now, this is all God and His grace. Be careful to say you are standing lest you fall.
I want to know about your experience....how do you see God's hand in setting you free.
Let this thread be for us helping others to come to freedom, so try and share everything that will make it clear in "how it happened"
love you all
Cornelius
Praise be to our Lord and God, for He is worthy and great and wonderful. He came to set the captives free. He will never leave us not forsake us. He is making us whole and renewing us . We are standing through His grace and love.
He did it all through love....He did not have to save us, but He did.
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1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
I was delivered of a "basket" of sins at the time of my Holy Spirit infilling. They simply left. I was aware of a newness of being. But the Lord over time showed me the reality of how He works in us.
Isa 51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged.
I realized instantly I was forgiven of my sins. But sins are addictive. The devil has tried to throw things back on me here and there, and according as I allowed the weakness of my flesh to have the ascendancy, I have come to realize there is a thin line to walk. If one has had trouble in an area, it becomes a stronghold of the will, and although the spirit within one wants to obey, it is much like Paul in Romans said...Rom 7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
I know my weak areas all too well. Like an ugly, but comfortable old slipper that fits well but is not presentable to the public. My time of biggest trial and test comes when I am weakened by rejection. It seems to open a flood gate of soulishness. I die daily.
Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Rom 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
God is faithful.. He once told me, "I know you are flesh, and I love you all the more."
1Th 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1Th 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Th 5:24 Faithful [is] he that calleth you, who also will do [it].
Praise God!
I am delivered when my heart becomes totally focused on the Lord. He takes me to a point of decision.
I used to smoke, next month will be 6 years free of that habit. I had tried many times over the 17 years that I smoked to quit. I would quit for a year then all of a sudden something would happen and I would start right back up as if I never left. During the "off" years I would crave it somewhat but was able to over come it unti a big thing happened. One day, my brother in law gave me a book on generational curses. I had just gone to the store bought 2 packs and settled down to read this book. I was half way through it when my word came. To the next generation and so on....I picked up those 2 packs, ashtrays, lighters and anything associated with smoking, carried it to my kitchen trash can and threw it in there at the same time declaring myself healed from all the effects of smoking. From that moment and now I have never craved another smoke. Have I been tempted, yes, but since God cleaned this vessel, I have that authority to say NO, get behind me satan....
I believe the times "WE" try to quit something and we fail is a preparation. A preparation for when God finally delivers us. He could do it in an instant, but He knows us so well.....
I used to smoke, next month will be 6 years free of that habit. I had tried many times over the 17 years that I smoked to quit. I would quit for a year then all of a sudden something would happen and I would start right back up as if I never left. During the "off" years I would crave it somewhat but was able to over come it unti a big thing happened. One day, my brother in law gave me a book on generational curses. I had just gone to the store bought 2 packs and settled down to read this book. I was half way through it when my word came. To the next generation and so on....I picked up those 2 packs, ashtrays, lighters and anything associated with smoking, carried it to my kitchen trash can and threw it in there at the same time declaring myself healed from all the effects of smoking. From that moment and now I have never craved another smoke. Have I been tempted, yes, but since God cleaned this vessel, I have that authority to say NO, get behind me satan....
I believe the times "WE" try to quit something and we fail is a preparation. A preparation for when God finally delivers us. He could do it in an instant, but He knows us so well.....
Hello all,
For me, it was the realization that God was real. There were many times in my life that God had showed me that He was real. The times when I was with my Grandmother, God showed me that His power would see us through many situations that we could not handle alone. I struggled with my Grandmother, because it seems to me that the only time I was being good, when when I was sitting with my hands folded in my lap and my mouth shut. There were times when I felt so miserable that I would go into the bathroom and cover myself with all the laundry that was in there and just cry.
My story is long but there were so many, many times that God reached out and saved me from my foolishness. I would not be living today, if it wasn't for God.
I had given my life to him at that camp meeting I spoke about before. But it was after I was married and had all five of my children, that God began to get serious with me. It was His Word and many, many, good loving people that helped me realize that there was indeed a true, living, good, loving Savior. The basket of sins that I carried to him, required three oxen and four elephants to even move. But he accepted them every one. God had put enough markers in my past that when I could begin to see, I was truly amazed that He cared that much.
I have promised that I would always praise Him. All Glory belongs to Him. His Grace is unbounded. I also promised that when their was opportunity that I would share His Word with all that can hear. I remain
justaservant
For me, it was the realization that God was real. There were many times in my life that God had showed me that He was real. The times when I was with my Grandmother, God showed me that His power would see us through many situations that we could not handle alone. I struggled with my Grandmother, because it seems to me that the only time I was being good, when when I was sitting with my hands folded in my lap and my mouth shut. There were times when I felt so miserable that I would go into the bathroom and cover myself with all the laundry that was in there and just cry.
My story is long but there were so many, many times that God reached out and saved me from my foolishness. I would not be living today, if it wasn't for God.
I had given my life to him at that camp meeting I spoke about before. But it was after I was married and had all five of my children, that God began to get serious with me. It was His Word and many, many, good loving people that helped me realize that there was indeed a true, living, good, loving Savior. The basket of sins that I carried to him, required three oxen and four elephants to even move. But he accepted them every one. God had put enough markers in my past that when I could begin to see, I was truly amazed that He cared that much.
I have promised that I would always praise Him. All Glory belongs to Him. His Grace is unbounded. I also promised that when their was opportunity that I would share His Word with all that can hear. I remain
justaservant
Dearly loved believers of Christ.
I will tell you the simple and honest truth about overcoming sin, that has made man stumble over the centuries on this very subject.
The Lord will say, "you are done with this, no longer will it be a problem for you. I have used it to bring you where you are now, and no longer is it needed in your life." And like that it is gone.
Remember, the Lord leads us into captivity and then leads us out. That is how he is glorified.
Love HB
I will tell you the simple and honest truth about overcoming sin, that has made man stumble over the centuries on this very subject.
The Lord will say, "you are done with this, no longer will it be a problem for you. I have used it to bring you where you are now, and no longer is it needed in your life." And like that it is gone.
Remember, the Lord leads us into captivity and then leads us out. That is how he is glorified.
Love HB
QUOTE(Humble Bob @ Jan 23 2006, 06:51 PM)
Dearly loved believers of Christ.
I will tell you the simple and honest truth about overcoming sin, that has made man stumble over the centuries on this very subject.
The Lord will say, "you are done with this, no longer will it be a problem for you. I have used it to bring you where you are now, and no longer is it needed in your life." And like that it is gone.
Remember, the Lord leads us into captivity and then leads us out. That is how he is glorified.
Love HB
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I will tell you the simple and honest truth about overcoming sin, that has made man stumble over the centuries on this very subject.
The Lord will say, "you are done with this, no longer will it be a problem for you. I have used it to bring you where you are now, and no longer is it needed in your life." And like that it is gone.
Remember, the Lord leads us into captivity and then leads us out. That is how he is glorified.
Love HB
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I have always kind of wrestled with this scripture...
Joh 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
The door swings both ways. In and out. I marvel at that. I never had the accurate understanding of it. But now I am seeing it like perchance it may be a into sin and out again thing, at least in part. At least there is pasture..(provision...acceptance, guidance, restoration, fear no evil...a table prepared, cup runneth over)
...psalms 23 all the way for me....
Does this make any sense?
Hi Cornelious!
What wonderful advice from you and all our beloved friends! It's awesome to have friends like all of you.
Here's what did it for me but as you can imagine, there's lots of friends and lots of scripture ready to help you.
Lot's wife straightened me out! (There's lots of lots here huh?) Not by what happened to her. The Law is not written on your heart if you obey it in fear of punishment. It is written in your heart if you know that it is good and you accept the authority of the One who made the Law.
No, it wasn't the pillar of salt thing, but the command to "not look back". Our old ways cry out to us. They ask us to long after them. To miss them. To look back on them longingly. When you leave behind that habit or whatever sin, say to yourself "I'm turning my back on you and I'm not looking back." It is then that for me lots of peace and power came and not looking back became so much easier. They sometimes still cry out, but less and less often until they stop.
That's what did it for me!
What wonderful advice from you and all our beloved friends! It's awesome to have friends like all of you.
Here's what did it for me but as you can imagine, there's lots of friends and lots of scripture ready to help you.
Lot's wife straightened me out! (There's lots of lots here huh?) Not by what happened to her. The Law is not written on your heart if you obey it in fear of punishment. It is written in your heart if you know that it is good and you accept the authority of the One who made the Law.
No, it wasn't the pillar of salt thing, but the command to "not look back". Our old ways cry out to us. They ask us to long after them. To miss them. To look back on them longingly. When you leave behind that habit or whatever sin, say to yourself "I'm turning my back on you and I'm not looking back." It is then that for me lots of peace and power came and not looking back became so much easier. They sometimes still cry out, but less and less often until they stop.
That's what did it for me!
QUOTE(Mazinaw @ Jan 23 2006, 11:27 PM)
QUOTE(Humble Bob @ Jan 23 2006, 06:51 PM)
Dearly loved believers of Christ.
I will tell you the simple and honest truth about overcoming sin, that has made man stumble over the centuries on this very subject.
The Lord will say, "you are done with this, no longer will it be a problem for you. I have used it to bring you where you are now, and no longer is it needed in your life." And like that it is gone.
Remember, the Lord leads us into captivity and then leads us out. That is how he is glorified.
Love HB
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I will tell you the simple and honest truth about overcoming sin, that has made man stumble over the centuries on this very subject.
The Lord will say, "you are done with this, no longer will it be a problem for you. I have used it to bring you where you are now, and no longer is it needed in your life." And like that it is gone.
Remember, the Lord leads us into captivity and then leads us out. That is how he is glorified.
Love HB
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I have always kind of wrestled with this scripture...
Joh 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
The door swings both ways. In and out. I marvel at that. I never had the accurate understanding of it. But now I am seeing it like perchance it may be a into sin and out again thing, at least in part. At least there is pasture..(provision...acceptance, guidance, restoration, fear no evil...a table prepared, cup runneth over)
...psalms 23 all the way for me....
Does this make any sense?
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Here's an excerpt from a study I believe speaks truthfully about this.
And shall go in and out — Shall continually attend on the shepherds whom I have sent; and shall find pasture - Food for his soul in all circumstances.
- Wesley’s Explanatory Notes
Christ is a door that leads to life no matter how you come through it. It is the sorrow of the lost who not even pass through the door, not even once.
Hello family,
Well, I don't know what to do at this moment...maybe just cry, because as many times as I have tried to quit smoking "I fail"!
Could I ask for others prayers added into my own..To be healed of this!
I absolutely hate smoking....once before I did try with great will on my part to quit, and then one day I found a cig in the car, I lit it up and smoked it while I road home from work, very sad about that...but then I cried out to the Lord, and asked a question of Him...I asked "How can You forgive me for every time I do something sinful?" and then this appeared before me on a stupid advertising sign:
MADE FRESH DAILY
I got it, I understood! We ask for forgiveness daily as we pray, He remembers them no more, and then "next day" comes, and we start all over....Amen!
But, this is not a reason for blatant sin, of course, so with that said....Please, pray that my Holy temple be cleaned of cigarette smoke, amen, in Jesus name I pray, any prayers in agreement are already a "thank you" for them!
Now, miraculously HE DELIVERED me from "all the drugs, alcohol and carousing", I used to do, those HE brought me out of by pure MIRACLE!!! I have come a very long way since those days....amen!! YSIC hannah fievel
Well, I don't know what to do at this moment...maybe just cry, because as many times as I have tried to quit smoking "I fail"!
Could I ask for others prayers added into my own..To be healed of this!
I absolutely hate smoking....once before I did try with great will on my part to quit, and then one day I found a cig in the car, I lit it up and smoked it while I road home from work, very sad about that...but then I cried out to the Lord, and asked a question of Him...I asked "How can You forgive me for every time I do something sinful?" and then this appeared before me on a stupid advertising sign:
MADE FRESH DAILY
I got it, I understood! We ask for forgiveness daily as we pray, He remembers them no more, and then "next day" comes, and we start all over....Amen!
But, this is not a reason for blatant sin, of course, so with that said....Please, pray that my Holy temple be cleaned of cigarette smoke, amen, in Jesus name I pray, any prayers in agreement are already a "thank you" for them!
Now, miraculously HE DELIVERED me from "all the drugs, alcohol and carousing", I used to do, those HE brought me out of by pure MIRACLE!!! I have come a very long way since those days....amen!! YSIC hannah fievel
hanna...
God's time is perfect. I completely understand how hard this because l have smoked and other things...
I know you have repented for this and God has heard you. Your deliverence is coming on the wings of a snow white dove...
Hang in there! Wait and watch the Lord move you into victory. Trust in Him not your flesh., He won't fail you.
God's time is perfect. I completely understand how hard this because l have smoked and other things...
I know you have repented for this and God has heard you. Your deliverence is coming on the wings of a snow white dove...
Hang in there! Wait and watch the Lord move you into victory. Trust in Him not your flesh., He won't fail you.
QUOTE(hannah fievel @ Jan 24 2006, 11:36 AM)
Hello family,
Well, I don't know what to do at this moment...maybe just cry, because as many times as I have tried to quit smoking "I fail"!
Could I ask for others prayers added into my own..To be healed of this!
I absolutely hate smoking....once before I did try with great will on my part to quit, and then one day I found a cig in the car, I lit it up and smoked it while I road home from work, very sad about that...but then I cried out to the Lord, and asked a question of Him...I asked "How can You forgive me for every time I do something sinful?" and then this appeared before me on a stupid advertising sign:
MADE FRESH DAILY
I got it, I understood! We ask for forgiveness daily as we pray, He remembers them no more, and then "next day" comes, and we start all over....Amen!
But, this is not a reason for blatant sin, of course, so with that said....Please, pray that my Holy temple be cleaned of cigarette smoke, amen, in Jesus name I pray, any prayers in agreement are already a "thank you" for them!
Now, miraculously HE DELIVERED me from "all the drugs, alcohol and carousing", I used to do, those HE brought me out of by pure MIRACLE!!! I have come a very long way since those days....amen!! YSIC hannah fievel
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Well, I don't know what to do at this moment...maybe just cry, because as many times as I have tried to quit smoking "I fail"!
Could I ask for others prayers added into my own..To be healed of this!
I absolutely hate smoking....once before I did try with great will on my part to quit, and then one day I found a cig in the car, I lit it up and smoked it while I road home from work, very sad about that...but then I cried out to the Lord, and asked a question of Him...I asked "How can You forgive me for every time I do something sinful?" and then this appeared before me on a stupid advertising sign:
MADE FRESH DAILY
I got it, I understood! We ask for forgiveness daily as we pray, He remembers them no more, and then "next day" comes, and we start all over....Amen!
But, this is not a reason for blatant sin, of course, so with that said....Please, pray that my Holy temple be cleaned of cigarette smoke, amen, in Jesus name I pray, any prayers in agreement are already a "thank you" for them!
Now, miraculously HE DELIVERED me from "all the drugs, alcohol and carousing", I used to do, those HE brought me out of by pure MIRACLE!!! I have come a very long way since those days....amen!! YSIC hannah fievel
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Hang in there H.F.
I know it hard but with the help of our Father you will over come.
I still crave once in a while but everyday I don't smoke I feel victory in Christ.
I wish smoking was my only thing I need to overcome. Unfortunetly I have other issues but God is helping me stay steady.
God Bless you
QUOTE(hannah fievel @ Jan 24 2006, 11:36 AM)
Hello family,
Well, I don't know what to do at this moment...maybe just cry, because as many times as I have tried to quit smoking "I fail"!
Could I ask for others prayers added into my own..To be healed of this!
I absolutely hate smoking....once before I did try with great will on my part to quit, and then one day I found a cig in the car, I lit it up and smoked it while I road home from work, very sad about that...but then I cried out to the Lord, and asked a question of Him...I asked "How can You forgive me for every time I do something sinful?" and then this appeared before me on a stupid advertising sign:
MADE FRESH DAILY
I got it, I understood! We ask for forgiveness daily as we pray, He remembers them no more, and then "next day" comes, and we start all over....Amen!
But, this is not a reason for blatant sin, of course, so with that said....Please, pray that my Holy temple be cleaned of cigarette smoke, amen, in Jesus name I pray, any prayers in agreement are already a "thank you" for them!
Now, miraculously HE DELIVERED me from "all the drugs, alcohol and carousing", I used to do, those HE brought me out of by pure MIRACLE!!! I have come a very long way since those days....amen!! YSIC hannah fievel
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Well, I don't know what to do at this moment...maybe just cry, because as many times as I have tried to quit smoking "I fail"!
Could I ask for others prayers added into my own..To be healed of this!
I absolutely hate smoking....once before I did try with great will on my part to quit, and then one day I found a cig in the car, I lit it up and smoked it while I road home from work, very sad about that...but then I cried out to the Lord, and asked a question of Him...I asked "How can You forgive me for every time I do something sinful?" and then this appeared before me on a stupid advertising sign:
MADE FRESH DAILY
I got it, I understood! We ask for forgiveness daily as we pray, He remembers them no more, and then "next day" comes, and we start all over....Amen!
But, this is not a reason for blatant sin, of course, so with that said....Please, pray that my Holy temple be cleaned of cigarette smoke, amen, in Jesus name I pray, any prayers in agreement are already a "thank you" for them!
Now, miraculously HE DELIVERED me from "all the drugs, alcohol and carousing", I used to do, those HE brought me out of by pure MIRACLE!!! I have come a very long way since those days....amen!! YSIC hannah fievel
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Dear Hannah, I do feel for you, though I am not a smoker, my sister is, and it breaks my heart.
As for you, you will quite smoking. How will it happen? The same as it was with Cornelius, though it must be understood the Lord gave him the fortitude to do it since that was the day God said, no more.
You see, the Lord will give you spiritual eyes to see in your self, and you will see the face of a voice that has led you to compromised your walk with God all this time. It will be a very distinct person, one that you yourself will say "away from me!" And this voice will cry out to you and say "no take me in, have a smoke, or have a drink, or look upon her or him with desires of the flesh" or any number of falibilities that tempt us into sin. But your mind and spirit will be firm and say "no" no matter how much it cries and calls. No matter how much your body urges, you will be set against it. And you will feel weak but you'll be so set that you'll say "I do not care. If it takes the worse of me so be it, I trust the Lord." Then that voice will diminish and go away, because God will have revealed in you the son of perdition.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Be in peace, Love HB
When I am tempted now I think back on all the Lord has done in my life, and all the miracles. I realize I am a blood bought son of God (in training) and I say it out loud. I have to walk tall and carry a big stick. About then I hear the words in my spirit man, "The word of God is the sword of the Spirit." (Eph 6:17)
Jesus is the Name that is above every name.
Jesus is the Name that is above every name.
Dear Hannah, we all all with you . I am only starting to see how God works. Did you all notice that God does not set you free on one day from everything?(Well I hope its not just me 
)
You receive victory in stages. Some things take longer than others.
What interests me is what are the "freedom factors " in your lives.(what is it that made your freedom final)Like Hannah, she is suffering and freedom is nor yet there. With us all, there are still things that we do not have victory over.BUT something triggers the victory...or am I wrong?
We all have different experiences, but somehow they link. So if we can see a pattern here, maybe it will encourage others to go for freedom.
"...by the power of their TESTIMONY"
)You receive victory in stages. Some things take longer than others.
What interests me is what are the "freedom factors " in your lives.(what is it that made your freedom final)Like Hannah, she is suffering and freedom is nor yet there. With us all, there are still things that we do not have victory over.BUT something triggers the victory...or am I wrong?
We all have different experiences, but somehow they link. So if we can see a pattern here, maybe it will encourage others to go for freedom.
"...by the power of their TESTIMONY"
This link is one of the best I have ever read on getting free. The principles here are not just for smoking, but for all bondage.
I had to get my head around some new concepts, but he backs it with scripture and it works.
http://www.seekgod.org/message/cigarettes.html
I had to get my head around some new concepts, but he backs it with scripture and it works.
http://www.seekgod.org/message/cigarettes.html
Thank you for the link.
I will pray for all on this post, myself included, I hate this thorn in my side, but thank God he has rid me of other thorns....he is working I know.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL, REJOICE IN JESUS
I will pray for all on this post, myself included, I hate this thorn in my side, but thank God he has rid me of other thorns....he is working I know.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL, REJOICE IN JESUS
Thank you C, I will read that site as soon as I get my work done...I will let all know "when I have overcome this addiction", like someone said, and I think it was you, one thorn at a time, or sometimes a lot of thorns come out at once, but some do take time. I did quit "once" for five whole years....but......"just blew smoke at the screen"! I need and want to quit, so I lay this upon His alter and ask for prayers to be released, in the name of Jesus I pray, amen! your sister, hannah 
PS Thank you all for the already sent prayers! hf
PS Thank you all for the already sent prayers! hf
QUOTE(hannah fievel @ Jan 25 2006, 10:48 AM)
Thank you C, I will read that site as soon as I get my work done...I will let all know "when I have overcome this addiction", like someone said, and I think it was you, one thorn at a time, or sometimes a lot of thorns come out at once, but some do take time. I did quit "once" for five whole years....but......"just blew smoke at the screen"! I need and want to quit, so I lay this upon His alter and ask for prayers to be released, in the name of Jesus I pray, amen! your sister, hannah
PS Thank you all for the already sent prayers! hf
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PS Thank you all for the already sent prayers! hf
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Father you are so wonderful and just.
I ask you now, Please let everytime hannah inhale a cigarette let it taste like a sweat of a mule so she will NEVER crave that cigarette again.
In your SONS name I pray
I know the answer is in the giving up . Its in putting up the white flag and saying "OK God , I give up! If you don't do it, this is going to stay in my life..please have mercy on me and help me"
QUOTE(Cornelius @ Jan 25 2006, 07:29 AM)
Dear Hannah, we all all with you . I am only starting to see how God works. Did you all notice that God does not set you free on one day from everything?(Well I hope its not just me )
You receive victory in stages. Some things take longer than others.
What interests me is what are the "freedom factors " in your lives.(what is it that made your freedom final)Like Hannah, she is suffering and freedom is nor yet there. With us all, there are still things that we do not have victory over.BUT something triggers the victory...or am I wrong?
We all have different experiences, but somehow they link. So if we can see a pattern here, maybe it will encourage others to go for freedom.
"...by the power of their TESTIMONY"
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)You receive victory in stages. Some things take longer than others.
What interests me is what are the "freedom factors " in your lives.(what is it that made your freedom final)Like Hannah, she is suffering and freedom is nor yet there. With us all, there are still things that we do not have victory over.BUT something triggers the victory...or am I wrong?
We all have different experiences, but somehow they link. So if we can see a pattern here, maybe it will encourage others to go for freedom.
"...by the power of their TESTIMONY"
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Cornelius yes I agree with you. It is in stages for our Father knows what is best for us. When "I" tried to quit in my own will and in my own time I failed. When I turned it over to the Lord, I had already gone through many times of trying and on that final day, when my heart was right and my heart was set on giving up that habit, that is when my victory came, He set me free, I didn't set myself free. He is the Master Teacher and He taught me how to quit and give it up for good...So Hanna we stand with you and will help you through this time...God Bless you....
We walk into sin, but He is so faithful He will teach us how to walk out of it as to be set free once and for all from that sin, if we reconize that it is sin and we are willing to be changed.....Praise you Jesus....
Hannah,
I'm going to say a special prayer for us both tonight...and I know God is working, he won't take no for an answer.
And yes, lately I cannot even inhale...because my cigs are starting to taste horrible..I've even considered someone just locking me up and throwing away the keys...because I beleive if I can just get through3 days and drinking lots of water that God will HEAL me...AND YOU TOO..
That's what I am going to pray tonight, that God will make every single cig we try tast so horrible that we won't be able to smoke them OK?
GOD BLESS YOU, although I've never tasted the sweat of a mule,
I'm beleive God will reveal it to both of us 
. Where two or more are gathered in his name...it's powerful...Beleive it and receive...PRAY FOR THE BEST
I'm going to say a special prayer for us both tonight...and I know God is working, he won't take no for an answer.
And yes, lately I cannot even inhale...because my cigs are starting to taste horrible..I've even considered someone just locking me up and throwing away the keys...because I beleive if I can just get through3 days and drinking lots of water that God will HEAL me...AND YOU TOO..
That's what I am going to pray tonight, that God will make every single cig we try tast so horrible that we won't be able to smoke them OK?
GOD BLESS YOU, although I've never tasted the sweat of a mule,
I'm beleive God will reveal it to both of us . Where two or more are gathered in his name...it's powerful...Beleive it and receive...PRAY FOR THE BEST
How do you feel about the practise of "inner healing" where people pray for you, so God can heal those emotional scars from childhood.
Some pray and break the family curses, some use a word of knowledge and tell you there are for example Freemasons in your background or some occult practises, and they come against it in prayer.
Has anybody had such an experience and did it help you?
C
Some pray and break the family curses, some use a word of knowledge and tell you there are for example Freemasons in your background or some occult practises, and they come against it in prayer.
Has anybody had such an experience and did it help you?
C
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