wanting to quit

[lostsoul85]

Sooo.. ive been smoking pot for like 5 yrs now and i smoke everyday even at work all day, after work, on holidays, after church and so on.Ive been trying to quit really for about 2 yrs.Its gotten pretty bad where i dont eat anymore if im not high (ive lost like 20lbs) or not happy about anything if im not high. To make things worse my dad (who i havent seen in 20 yrs) was an alcoholic and heavy heavy drug user. i got into pot by my friends in high school and i became one of the biggest pot heads of our group. Now years later i have no friends cause they dont like me smking, have no gf cause i dont go out at all and lost my confidence. Suffer sometimes from depression and axiety and sometimes feel like i dont want to live. a couple of months ago i turned my life to god and asked for his mercy and asked him to fill me with the holy spirit.It was the greatest thing i did in my life.But still cant stop smoking.Sometimes i smoke like once daily but still cant get over the hump and eliminate it completely.It seems like i quit for weeks or months but fall right back into it smoking more and trying other stuff. I realize that i shouldnt be smoking if im asking god to help me but dont know what to do. I know that its done more damage to my life than pleasure. I want to be successfull and enjoy all that the lord has to offer but i know i cant do it with drugs.please help..

 

[MyHeroIsJesus]

Take any amount of smoke you have right now and flush it, don't smoke it flush it. Find your Christian friends who do not smoke and tell them what you are trying to do. It is up to you, to remove yourself from the influences and your dealers, shred their numbers, remove them from your phone contacts and recents. Become Christ centered instead of self-centered. Get plugged in to your church, find others who can benefit from your experience. If you get the urge to smoke (and you will) look to the Bible and Christ to provide the help that you require. It will benefit you also to have someone you trust to oversee your finances for a while so you will not be tempted to spend any extra money on smoke, or you can give what you were going to throw away to the church or other worthy cause. These are just suggestions, it is up to you to put them into action.
I am praying for you.
Christ will help you, if you will seek Him.

 

[ww2pigeon]

MY question is are you willing to go to any lengths? God is waiting for you to take the first steps, go to some Meetings, make some friends that can help you not pick up. It is your drug that has control right now, and is not allowing you to do what you need too. You can have FAITH but you also need to do some foot work. What are you doing to show God that you really want to stop? There are is Celebrate Recovery Group, A.A., and N.A. all great fellowship with people to help.
I will Pray God gives you the strength to do the foot work in Jesus Name Amen.

James 2:20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead ?

James 2:26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

 

[chilehed]

Sooo.. ive been smoking pot for like 5 yrs now....please help..

http://www.na.org/links-toc.htm

Go to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting and talk to some people.

 

[keeperOFsecrets618]

Sooo.. ive been smoking pot for like 5 yrs now and i smoke everyday even at work all day, after work, on holidays, after church and so on.Ive been trying to quit really for about 2 yrs.Its gotten pretty bad where i dont eat anymore if im not high (ive lost like 20lbs) or not happy about anything if im not high. To make things worse my dad (who i havent seen in 20 yrs) was an alcoholic and heavy heavy drug user. i got into pot by my friends in high school and i became one of the biggest pot heads of our group. Now years later i have no friends cause they dont like me smking, have no gf cause i dont go out at all and lost my confidence. Suffer sometimes from depression and axiety and sometimes feel like i dont want to live. a couple of months ago i turned my life to god and asked for his mercy and asked him to fill me with the holy spirit.It was the greatest thing i did in my life.But still cant stop smoking.Sometimes i smoke like once daily but still cant get over the hump and eliminate it completely.It seems like i quit for weeks or months but fall right back into it smoking more and trying other stuff. I realize that i shouldnt be smoking if im asking god to help me but dont know what to do. I know that its done more damage to my life than pleasure. I want to be successfull and enjoy all that the lord has to offer but i know i cant do it with drugs.please help..

First I want to say how freakin AWESOME it is that you accepted Christ!!! I'm sure you know what it means, but there is a huge thing that I don't think you realize. Now that you have Christ what you are trying to do IS POSSIBLE!!! I don't know about you, but that really excites me! I am a former drug addict and I know its rough. It wasn't until I accepted Christ that my life did a complete 180.

Now I do have an important question for you. How bad do you want this? The outcome of everything depends on how badly you want it. God is going to help you, but He won't do it all for you. You have to meet him half way. You know what I mean? I have a couple of suggestions for you:

• Find a rehab facility. Spend as much time there as you need too. Don't leave until you are sober.
• Find an NA group near you, even if you go to a rehab facility. Go to every avaliable meeting. Make friends. Its great to have friends working towards the same goal. Together those friends, you, and God can beat the addiction.
• Get rid of every bit of your addiction. EVERYTHING. Flush the drugs. Get rid of ever drug dealer phone number you have. Break friendships with those who are using. (Right now I feel thats for the best.)
• Create a list of things you can do when you are tempted to get high. I can help you with this if you want. I noticed it helped me. At the times when you are craving you can find your list and start from the top and go through the whole thing. It'll take your focus off getting high and on to doing better things. MAKE THE LIST LONG!
• PRAY, PRAY, and PRAY somemore. That is the number one thing you need to do. Without God, you will get NOWHERE!

I've given you the best advie I can think of. If you only choose to follow one of those things I gave you, please pray continuously.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, "Pray continually,"

PM me anytime


I'm pray for you


Gods daughter,
keeperOFsecrets

 

[TheMainException]

YOU are weak. You will never be able to do it....that's the fact of life. Alone, we truly are nothing and are very very weak. Our worldly desires destroy us and Satan laughs in our face as we drown. Take hold of the very fact that the only way you can ever stand up and laugh satan back into the hole he crawled out of is by the very grace of God. With God, YOU CAN DO IT. We are weak, but truly I say, HE is strong. Over every evil and darkness of this world and hell He holds power. By God you have more power in your pinky than all the powers of darkness ever thought they had.

By the grace of God, you are a new man. Your old self is gone, and new has come. This is not to say that sin will not still be a part of your life, but you are no longer bound by sin. Just look at how much you have cut back your smoking. That in itself is proof of the power of God. Following God will not always be easy or wonderful because from time to time he will feel far from you. (He isn't, but it feels that way). But as you draw near, your own desires will fade, your urge to sin will fall away and you will want only him. Draw near to Him whenever you feel as though you need pot. You don't need it. God can get you high. There is NO HIGH like the Most High. His drunken glory can cause all desires to fade away forever. Seek his face and he will be with you. Don't allow Satan to trick you. The fleeting desires of today are nothing compared to what is offered to us by God, the things he wants us to experience today and for all eternity.

 

[tartanarmy]

I had to beat an addiction to Heroin. I started years ago with pot. I tried to do it alone. It was very hard, almost impossible. What TheMainException said was harsh "YOU are weak..." but he's right. Alone our chances are almost none. But with others who are clean or trying to get clean, you can support each other, work together.

We all have the drinking/drugging buddies right? Through NA you will make friends and they will become your "sober buddies"
I was scared out of my mind when I went to my first NA meeting. They welcomed me and praised me for being brave enough to take responisibility for my recovery. Only an addict can truly understand another addict. You can help each other.

It seems scary, but yes, you MUST change the circle of people you hang out with. Christian or not they MUST be clean. Right now thats the most important thing. If they are clean AND Christian well jack pot!

Dont be afraid, God will HELP you but He will not do it for you. This is your test. YOU must be willing to help Him help you.

You can do this. I did. Email if you need me