My mother smokes..I dont like it..I smell like smoke our house does..and its bad for her..how can I convince her to quit!
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My mom..
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Honestly as a smoker of over 20 yrs I have to say I doubt you can convince her to quit. It is something she has to make up her mind that she wants to do.
However what you can do is pray. Pray that God lay it on her heart to quit. Prayer is a mighty powerful tool.
However what you can do is pray. Pray that God lay it on her heart to quit. Prayer is a mighty powerful tool.
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BabyandMe said:
Yea, must agree here! Nobody could convince me of anything, and finally i got far enough to convince myself...
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The Julikenz
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Dear WD 
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I tried to convince my Mother for 10 years to quite, 10 years i begged and pleaded with her ... 8-9 of those years she ignored me, and continued to unrelentlessly smoke herself stupid.
She was a heavy smoker 6-7 packs a week for 39 years. She always told me she "wanted to" but could not summon the will power to remove the addiction from her life.
Eventually the last 18 months of those ten years, i prayed and interceeded for my unsaved Mother, that she would be released and replenished - she was severly underweight and unhealthy. I knew by her own will, she was not strong enough, and that she would likely fail if she tried, soooo i prayed Jesus would give her the supernatural strength and perseverance she would require. Last March, she quit and went onto the patches, and she has never ever looked back.
Praise Jesus! 
I encourage you strongly, work out your motives first - ask God to make your love for her want her to quit - if your motive is selfish, you can't desire blessings and abundant life for her. What i found really hard, was wanting her to stop for her, but eventually Jesus showed me her life was at stake, and she needed to be freed from the stronghold. I encourage you babe, to get on your knees and pray God releases her, pray for Him to change her mind to WANT to stop, Pray He gives her the strength and takes away the temptation - God sends the rain (and blessings) on the righteous the same as He does the sinners, He can deliver her from this!
Set aside your sin, repent, pray and seek His face - and you will see revival in her life!
[BIBLE]2 Chronicles 7:14[/BIBLE]
[BIBLE]Isaiah 55:6-7[/BIBLE]
,I tried to convince my Mother for 10 years to quite, 10 years i begged and pleaded with her ... 8-9 of those years she ignored me, and continued to unrelentlessly smoke herself stupid.
She was a heavy smoker 6-7 packs a week for 39 years. She always told me she "wanted to" but could not summon the will power to remove the addiction from her life.Eventually the last 18 months of those ten years, i prayed and interceeded for my unsaved Mother, that she would be released and replenished - she was severly underweight and unhealthy. I knew by her own will, she was not strong enough, and that she would likely fail if she tried, soooo i prayed Jesus would give her the supernatural strength and perseverance she would require. Last March, she quit and went onto the patches, and she has never ever looked back.
Praise Jesus! I encourage you strongly, work out your motives first - ask God to make your love for her want her to quit - if your motive is selfish, you can't desire blessings and abundant life for her. What i found really hard, was wanting her to stop for her, but eventually Jesus showed me her life was at stake, and she needed to be freed from the stronghold. I encourage you babe, to get on your knees and pray God releases her, pray for Him to change her mind to WANT to stop, Pray He gives her the strength and takes away the temptation - God sends the rain (and blessings) on the righteous the same as He does the sinners, He can deliver her from this!
Set aside your sin, repent, pray and seek His face - and you will see revival in her life!
[BIBLE]2 Chronicles 7:14[/BIBLE]
[BIBLE]Isaiah 55:6-7[/BIBLE]
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Agree with everything that's being posted.Plus,the addiction is just that strong.My prayer went out to you and her.
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