There are things we all are struggling with. Some may seem easier than others to get a handle on. What about those things we can't shake no matter what we try? I was addicted to tobacco for twenty years. From age 14-34, I was a smoker. Ten years into my habit, I continued finding ways to quit. Nothing worked. It wasn't until I surrendered to Christ and trusted in His power to do what I was powerless to do. As I focused on Christ and believed He was able to deliver me, I stopped trying to deliver myself. I made the decision not to pick up a cigarette and to focus on what God wants for me. Today I still can't completely understand how it happened. I do know that as I focused on Christ and the healings and deliverance He did in the bible, I started believing He wanted to do the same for me. As I focused on that, my desire to smoke was gone. Today, it has been just under seven years of me being smoke free. Praise God. I want to encourage anyone struggling with anything to place your trust in the power of Christ to heal you. Believe in His power and focus on and pursue that. Jesus will deliver you.
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