my friend's boyfriend

[jul7246]

A girl in church came up to me and asked me to talk to her.(she's my classmate)
So,we sat down and she told me that she recently found out that her boyfriend smokes. She just decided to visit him at work one day and found him smoking. He said he was really sorry for not telling her and when she said that actually she has a rule not to go out with someone who smokes,he got really sad and afraid that she'll break up with him. She asked me what to do. I told her that she should pray. A lot.
And from my perspective i told her that she shouldn't dump him,but help him overcome the problem. Maybe research a bit in that area,but mostly do what God says,cuz HE knows!
The Lord blessed her and after we prayed,we came into the main hall and the message of the sermon was "With God we are stronger than any sin"
Amen! Praise the Lord!
How can a person stop smoking? Besides prayer?
God bless!
jul

 

[Schlutes]

Just tell your friend that first of she needs to be patient, and give him a bit of time because he cant be expected to just give it up all of a sudden. Also tell her to keep praying that he will stop it. I dont know if she needs to dump him because he smokes, by the way is he a christian? also if it is gods will for her to be with him then god will make the way for either her to accept him as a smoker for now or give him the grace and will power to be able to quit. but yeh just keep praying about it and she needs to do whatever god tells her and if that means being patient then its a good idea that she is.

On the other hand the deception of him smoking wasnt really a god thing to do and he should have been more respectful and atleast told her!!

anyway all the best for the situation!!

 

[MaddiesDad]

she cannot make him or pray his smoking away.He has to want to.As sad as this is,people prayed for me and worked on me and it didn't happen until I asked God.Me.I think God helps those that help themselves in these type of situations.
after all,we light up,not our loved ones.

 

[cshaeffer]

i agree if he doesnt want to be help then nothing is going to change.