No Longer Smoking

I started smoking after I left school. My parents never knew about it and I felt that they would be ashamed of me if they did, as I was of myself. When I was pregnant with my first child, I did manage to quit, but barely three months after I gave birth, I started smoking again. The same thing happened after giving birth to my second child—I stopped smoking only to start again when my baby was a few months old.

I would only smoke at night, when my children were asleep, because in my mind, a mother was not supposed to smoke. So I condemned myself after every cigarette. Sometimes, at night when they were sleeping, I would watch them and cry, feeling so ashamed of myself for smoking. Yet, I was so tired of trying and failing to quit. I felt so hopeless!

When I saw Joseph Prince’s book, The Power of Right Believing, being advertised, I knew I had to get a copy. After reading it, I realized that I never had a revelation of the love of Jesus. I knew Jesus loved us but I did not know that He loved ME. I felt so excited and could not wait to feel hugged and loved by my Daddy God.

I had not even read half the book when I woke up one morning and knew I was freed from my addiction to cigarettes. Oh, how wonderful my Savior is! I am no longer living in bondage. Now, I do not even think about smoking and it all happened effortlessly. Thank You, Jesus! Now that I know how much Jesus loves me, I truly cannot help but fall in love with Him every single day! He is so good!

Thank you, Pastor Prince, for your amazing books, broadcasts, and email devotionals. Thank you for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have been so blessed by it!