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Marlene:
Roy, I believe God has put it in your mind to want to stop. But, now it is up to him to help you do it. I battled with eating problems because of depression. I dealt with that 10 years. Eating had become my life. I had depression cause I could not have children so I thought all I had was food. My Husband was ok with not having children, he was a Boy Scout Leader and helped many boys who had problems. Also, I helped many children that I helped to take care of in the family. If, I had my children I may have not had time for others. So, I know longer held eating as my only Hope. God became my hope.
To this very day I fight wanting to eat the correct things. I have to take medications for pain that makes you crave sweets and food. Only, things they make me crave is sweets. It is a constant battle that. I face. Just like cigarettes, medications can affect us. It is like a two-edged sword. Some days, I over come some are harder. But, the want is in there and I know he is able. Try not to focus so much on it. When, I stopped that God helped me. Even cereals they say are healty have lots of carbs. Carbs are a killer to me. I have diabetes. It makes you hungry. I feel like Ray. Its a battle. I have to read all the labels, however I try and only eat raw foods and cook at home. My Husband likes that better anyways. Eating out is a treat once in a while
But, our God is able. When, he is ready it will help. I will keep you in my prayers.
In His Love,
Marlene
smeacham:
--- Quote from: Roy Martin on March 04, 2009, 10:57:09 AM ---It is amazing how we do things that we know will kill us and the tobacco company gets rich off of it. That alone should make us quit. Yes, we have to hate it with a passion to overcome it.
God took it out of me over night of smoking pot. Now Im saying, God please make me hate this with a passion.I just hope I dont get cancer before I hate it the way I need to. Its very scary.
Is there never a time that God expects us to give something up rather than expecting Him to take it away? I think I know that answer already from Rays teaching and scriptures. I just dont feel right in getting comfortable about smoking. I want to fight it with all Ive got in me even with it being in Gods timing and hands. I know that I cant do anything on my own but Ive still got some carnal stuff going on with this. Smoking is of the flesh. Excuse me but I just had a thought from my last sentence that I have to pray about and dwell on.
Thanks for all the input and support.Its all been very helpful.
Peace and love
Roy
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I started a thread on just that - how to hate sin, a little while ago: http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php?topic=9138.0. Maybe God can use it to help you.
Steve
Roy Martin:
I felt kind of self centered when I first started this post but now its something different because of something all of you made me feel about all of us. I started to see more into you than I did myself.
Does that make sense to anyone? Its a good thing I feel towards all of you,just dont know how to explain it. Hey Mark,I agree with you, not something to take on the chin w/o a fight.
Anyway, all of you have left me with much to dwell on about others but cant quite put my finger on it.
Oh and Mark I believe your reply is very accurate, at least I hope so. God bless every one of you.
Peace and love
Roy
jg:
Roy, hope you don't mind if I continue this thread.
As you know, I'm scheduled for my lung scan this afternoon and I've been doing some thinking. Those thoughts I'd like to post here for your consideration. Your meaning all who read...
I know something is wrong, but I don't know yet what it is, maybe the scan will show what it is, thus the reasoning behind having one, duh...
Doc wants to rule out spots on the lung. All this has me mulling it over.
First of all, the scripture comes to mind about turning a person over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, yet his soul would be saved in the end. Wow! Is that happening to me?
I feel that if there IS a problem, it's my own stupid fault for doing something I've always known might end up killing me. I don't feel I could ask for prayer to be healed, at least in my mind that would be totally two faced of me. Is that a thought way off the mark???
I'm not worried,,well, not much anyway. I just feel that if there is something wrong I did it to myself, so take what comes and pay the consequence.
Another thing. Judgement begins in the house of God. I'm wondering, should I sort of look at this as God's fire burning this out of me, even if it kills me. (lol, a bit of irony there if you will.)
Thoughts?
I hope I'm not out of line here, just expressing what's going on with me about all this. I'm not boo hooing either. You know, if it IS God's judgement, you might think it odd of me, but I welcome it with open arms. Mainly because deep down my greatest desire is to please my Father.
Gee, do I post this or not?
Yes, I will, I want to see what others, my brothers and sisters in Christ might say...
And thanks.
Roy Martin:
Joe, I want to hear everything you have to say. Say what you feel, as you have done.
I hear what your saying, I just am too immature to give you an answer, but we're in the same boat. Im not going to see a doctor yet but its sure to come if Im not delivered soon.
Is there no way that we can be disobedient to God? Why is there something weighing heavy on me to do something on my part.
Joe let me know how your test comes out. Ill pray for you for sure.
This is very confusing to me too Joe. I find it so hard to just lay down and not fight this with all Ive got. Like you said, do something that kills us and as we are dieing we ask God to heal us. So many people out there that are sick and crippled that didnt have a choice, and we choose to go from healthy to cancer, but theres a reason for that beyond my carnal mind. I cant keep from almost hating myself but I know its Gods will and we cant change that. We definitly are being tested by this deadly habit. What are we to learn from this?
Roy
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