It's been about ~9 months now; praise the Lord! [cold turkey]
Being in LA, it's a common thing to find a dispensary on every corner;
most of my acquaintances also being shop owners, weed is passed around as candy.
cops rarely care... neither did I care
But the Lord cared, and I'm glad he pulled me out of it. It was the hardest thing, I'm not gonna lie, but so worth it! The first 3 weeks was hell, but I thank Christ Jesus and his gospel which I meditated on each day.
I have many friends who would argue cannabis is a plant and God made it blah blah blah, and I'd always argue, "He also made poison ivy, should we smoke it?" Lol
Here are some things about smoking i've learned in the bible...
[ φαρμακεία ] pharmakeia...
the bible renders this Greek word as sorcery / witchcraft
and it means drug enchantment, the use and administering of drugs.
Isaiah 47:12
Stand now with thine enchantments,
and with the multitude of thy sorceries,
wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth;
if so be thou shalt be able to profit,
if so be thou mayest prevail.
Revelation 9:21
Neither repented they of their murders,
nor of their sorceries (pharmakeia),
nor of their fornication (inappropriate contenteia),
nor of their thefts.
Be sober, be vigilant
— 1 Peter 5:8
BENEFITS OF NOT SMOKING
1. No dependency / addiction
2. Enhanced cognition
3. Improved respiration
4. Increased energy
5. Increased dream recall
6. Save money
7. More social
8. etc.
Esoteric Bible Dictionay
by John Paul Scott
SMOKE.
The smoke of burning incense is said to be pleasing to God, but this depends upon the source of the incense. The smoke of incense made from the wax of bees is of a high vibration, but the smoke made from tallow is low. The smoke of tobacco has a tendency to attract to the person the low, earth-bound entities who like this atmosphere which they have been accustomed to on Earth. Thus we can surround ourselves with higher spiritual powers or we can attract low spirits in this way. The fumes of liquor also attract evil spirits which surround us and try to influence us, almost always to our detriment.
Being in LA, it's a common thing to find a dispensary on every corner;
most of my acquaintances also being shop owners, weed is passed around as candy.
cops rarely care... neither did I care
But the Lord cared, and I'm glad he pulled me out of it. It was the hardest thing, I'm not gonna lie, but so worth it! The first 3 weeks was hell, but I thank Christ Jesus and his gospel which I meditated on each day.
I have many friends who would argue cannabis is a plant and God made it blah blah blah, and I'd always argue, "He also made poison ivy, should we smoke it?" Lol
Here are some things about smoking i've learned in the bible...
[ φαρμακεία ] pharmakeia...
the bible renders this Greek word as sorcery / witchcraft
and it means drug enchantment, the use and administering of drugs.
Isaiah 47:12
Stand now with thine enchantments,
and with the multitude of thy sorceries,
wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth;
if so be thou shalt be able to profit,
if so be thou mayest prevail.
Revelation 9:21
Neither repented they of their murders,
nor of their sorceries (pharmakeia),
nor of their fornication (inappropriate contenteia),
nor of their thefts.
Be sober, be vigilant
— 1 Peter 5:8
BENEFITS OF NOT SMOKING
1. No dependency / addiction
2. Enhanced cognition
3. Improved respiration
4. Increased energy
5. Increased dream recall
6. Save money
7. More social
8. etc.
Esoteric Bible Dictionay
by John Paul Scott
SMOKE.
The smoke of burning incense is said to be pleasing to God, but this depends upon the source of the incense. The smoke of incense made from the wax of bees is of a high vibration, but the smoke made from tallow is low. The smoke of tobacco has a tendency to attract to the person the low, earth-bound entities who like this atmosphere which they have been accustomed to on Earth. Thus we can surround ourselves with higher spiritual powers or we can attract low spirits in this way. The fumes of liquor also attract evil spirits which surround us and try to influence us, almost always to our detriment.
