Im trying to quit smoking ciggrrettes. When im doing really good about it, the spirit comes into me and i want to worship god and love god. When i mess up and out of stress just start smoking as much as i want, its very clear the spirit leaves me. ive failed smoking over and over.
I need a godly person to pray for me because in the bible god answers a godly persons prayers.
I do believe it is possible to loose salvation from repeateded sins such as smoking.
Paul lists the sins that will keep believers out of heaven in 1 Corinthians 6 - smoking isn’t on the list.
Here’s the deal - some people try to put smokers under condemnation by claiming it defiles the body, and God says whoever defiles their body, which is a temple of the Holy Spirit, God will destroy.
What’s wrong about that is that Jesus said nothing that goes into the body can defile a man, because it’s what comes out of the body, from the heart, through the lips, that defiles a man.
It’s a bad habit, and very unhealthy, and it might send a born again Christian to heaven early, but it won’t keep them out of heaven.
And no, I don’t smoke, and have never smoked, so I’m not trying to justify myself as a smoker - I’m just telling it like it is, so you wont be in despair over this.
What you do is pray this every time you smoke: Lord Jesus, please deliver me from this unwanted habit.
Blessings