Smoking

If I have an addiction, can I still be saved?

Yes! We are not called to perfect ourselves before we come to God. If we could do that, then Jesus could have spared himself the agony of dying of the cross in payment for our sins. He would have simply instructed us to live sin-free lives. He knew, though, that man is utterly incapable of cleansing himself, as demonstrated throughout the Old Testament.

1. Learn what the 12 Steps are
and work them one step at a time.
• Do some 12 Step Bible Studies, group studies etc.
  Check out the Bible Studies on CD
• Worksheets will assist you.
2. Read and Download
Day One: My First 24 Hours in Recovery
View Online or Print out back-to-back and then tri-fold
The Next 24 Hours and the Rest of My Life
View Online or Print out back-to-back and then tri-fold

Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. It is responsible for about 419,000 US deaths each year. Smoking accounts for 1/3 of cancer deaths. It is a major cause of heart disease and cancers of the lungs, mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, uterus, cervix, kidney, and bladder. The average smoker shortens his life by fifteen years!

Nicotine and Addiction to Other Drugs & Alcohol

An allegory of addiction recovery.

This is the first part of the book and workbook "Living Free: Demolishing Strongholds"

Excellent workbooks and study guide for those in recovery and also for group leaders.

1) Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture. Never think of yourself as failing; never doubt the reality of the mental image. That is most dangerous, for the mind always tries to complete what it pictures. So always picture "success" no matter how badly things seem to be going at the moment.

2) Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal powers come to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.