I'm very glad your back and ready to get going with your quit. I also failed a lot when I first began my quit journey however it was when I totally gave it all to God when success began for me.. there's an old saying out there....' You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink'.
Giving it to God is a wonderful start, just remember we still have to do the footwork. I recall when you were 50 days free at one time. Look back and recall those free days you had, what all you can do differently. We are here for you, be strong, lean on Him and us. We all are pulling for you to make it.
Now open your toolbox and start using those tools!
Will be thinking of you and hoping that you will lean on us and use the tools you have...this is a journey and there is no reason that you cannot make it. The only thing in your way is your addiction.
We are all here for you and want you to be successful, believe in yourself and know that you can do this quit, be willing, determined and totally committed to succeed, one precious smoke free day at a time or if need one minute or even one second but you must stick with your quit and keep moving forward.
Nothing wrong with calling on him I thank him every day all day and even more for slapping that taste of nicotine out of my mouth keep being strong and have faith embrace the struggle.
Jesus will help you. Look to him everyday. I could not have quit without His help. Stay close to this site. I could not have quit without all the lovely people here. You can do this!
Couldn't agree with you more about the God part, Missy! Every single major success in my life, bar none, has come from giving it all over to God. And I'm not just talking about giving up addictions. Business success, relationship success, investing success--all of it came from being willing to let God handle it instead of thinking I can do it all myself.
Most people try to convince me otherwise--no, you're smart, you work hard, you never give up, you always come up with the best ideas, etc. But I know better. I know where those ideas and that persistence come from. I just get my ego out of the way and do what I am guided to do, no matter how much better I think my plan is.
But like you said, we have to do the footwork. This is where most people fail. Turning it over to God doesn't mean you sit like a lump and wait for all good to rain down upon you! God will only meet us half way. We still have to follow Her guidance and do the work. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Oh, and a big P.S.--don't for a minute think that I never fail. I don't care how much practice I have had, how good I am at it, how much I've learned--I still fail way more than I succeed!
What I have learned really well, however, is how to minimize or shorten my failures, and how to roll with my successes.
Oh, and that part has everything to do with God, too! Even more so, actually.
Congrats on not giving up on the master plan philly33! You made me think about something that was said in church this morning. I hope I get this right; God has given us everything we need, we just need to ask, recognize and accept His presence inside us. The reverend was talking about affirmative prayer. This was only my second time there, but I think I got it right.
