Hello children of faith, I was born into a Christian family and never tried some habits like drinking of alcohol, fornication, smoking cigarettes and marìjuana, cooking with marìjuana till I got mixed with friends especially during my NYSC even though I've had marìjuana (didn't smoke it) through a friend years before I even went to serve.

My parents have always been the strict type and me and my siblings are the "get inside" type of children. I've always had it in mind to "explore" life during my youth service and I did to an extent.

I smoked weed at a fellow Corp member's birthday party for the first time and last time ever even though I was used to eating it to get the high which is way more wavy than smoking, I smoked 9 sticks of cigarettes the first day I smoked cigarette (I later stopped taking it after the 3rd experience because it was always making me feel sick and vomiting), I was used to alcohol always, I had a Corper girlfriend and we had sex uncountably ( I only had sex twice few months before I went to serve).

I thought I was enjoying life and all but I couldn't keep up with all these after NYSC because I returned to my parents. There's no way I'd take alcohol and they won't perceive the smell, I'd be a dead meat though I didn't really like alcohol anyways because I hate the hangover and feeling I get when it starts to clear off my face so I resorted to eating weed while I was back at home.

I get high and do all sorts, nobody would know because it doesn't smell like alcohol and no one would even know the smell if it does a little. The "highness" I get from weed can NEVER be compared to any other thing I've tasted. It just feels so different, I think on another level, I see things differently, food tastes better, music sounds so much better and a whole lot of vibez I was getting that I can't even explain. I was still fornicating consistently, almost but not every day.

Some things happened and I started praying more than ever before, started reading my Bible, asked God for forgiveness of sins especially the fornication because I don't see taking weed as a sin owing to the fact that its a herb created by God almighty himself unlike alcohol or cocaine, tramadol and others that are man made.

I get high on weed almost all round the clock then I'd take my tolerance break of a week or two every two months or so because I did my research on weed and the lifestyle of stoners as I was a proud stoner.

The last day of August was the last time I fornicated and the first day of September was the last time I took weed. I wanted to stop fornication totally and get serious with serving God, praying every now and then, doing personal vigils, fasting at least twice a week( this has been my habit since I got back from NYSC though) but I only stopped the weed because I told myself I'd be going on a tolerance break of two weeks.

I've been praying, fasting, studying the bible, going to church's Bible study, prayer meetings that I've never been attending and I'm loving my relationship with God more and more but the problem now is I still don't see anything bad in taking weed but I'm praying for the grace to stop fornication totally and I know God has bestowed that grace upon me.

Today makes it two weeks since I last had weed. I still don't feel like taking it for now as I'm having an awkward feeling that it might have been affecting my personal spiritual life but I'm having another feeling that I can't run from weed for long.

I still have a big roll of weed out of the last batch my plug delivered and something is telling me I should stop it forever while another is telling me this is something I love and can't run from for long.

I don't see it as a sin but I'm having a feeling it might not be good for me personally spiritually. Honestly, I don't know the kind of advice I need but I needed to share this with spirit-fillled people and I would love your opinion on this issue.

judgementyard:
I've thought of quitting smoking for a million times but never stopped,only breaks here and there.
My advice to you is,if it doesn't affect your relationship with people,it doesn't affect you in your day to day activities, keep the fahyy burning but if it does,then quit.

I don't see taking weed as a sin owing to the fact that its a herb created by God almighty himself unlike alcohol or cocaine, tramadol and others that are man made.

jchioma:


Hmmm!

This man will not stop marijuana any time soon. No, not with this mindset ...
You are hooked brother.

Kinda remind me of a song:

"I was gonna clean my room until I got high ..."

Rhema04:
Marijuana? Igbo kohun Ni? Omo pau

MarryJuana:
how old are you really

MarryJuana:
maybe I have the wrong mindset? Who sang the song by the way?

budaatum:
If you consider the amount of effort you need to put in to find a place to smoke and get rid of the smell off you once you're done, you'd find its lots of planning, planning, that would be more beneficial if put to better use.

Then consider cost. Its cheap in Naija but the quality is not up to much either. An eight of an ounce (less than 4gm), is ₦15,000 in some countries, and the high is much higher too, and despite your breaks, you'd eventually find you've developed tolerance levels and so need the stronger hits.

I'd very strongly advise you quit, or you'd be looking back one day considering what you could have done with all that time and money you burnt.

evilive:
You are saying this because you have been conditioned to think this way. You think there is a god somewhere who give a f*ck how u run your things? absolute Nah.

However, responding to the requests of our senses alone is equivalent to slavery. Body and its desires has only one goal... DEATH

Your only sin is that, you forgot who you really are. Taking weeds, drinking alcohol, having sex, getting wild... are nothing but struggles with basic instincts; something man need to overcome before his godly nature can appear.

All you need is self realization, once this happened, you will constantly be in orgasm with nature. Consequently, you will no more be a slave to basic instincts, but a master of your own life.

Based on personal experience, the day I dropped biblical God and his redemption plan gave me some kinda control over my senses. I remembered telling God that I was never a sinner and that he should keep his sons and bloods... blah blah.

The moment I realized there is no God to offend or from whom to seek forgiveness gave me a sense of responsibility; any request by my physical senses undergoes serious scrutiny, I became more conscious and less wild day in day out.

Don't be a slave to your feelings for any reason, and at the same time, don't repress; most especially sex energy; there is nothing wrong with it. But, each time you finished having sex, ask yourself "what did I gain?" and before every sex act ask "what will I gain?". It doesn't matter Wether it is Youthery or Adultery; sex is sex and it is neither wrong nor right.

For the weed, I will not recommend it for no other reason but "Addiction", not because society or religion say so. I've been using it for years and sometimes I consciously (not compulsively) stay away for over a year. I take it because I want to, not because I feel like.

Seek your god as you believed, but not as a condemned person. Always be in charge of your life. Be conscious of your body, treat it well, it's your vehicle for now.

Too much of everything has no benefit.

OkCornel:
Dear OP, fighting negative addictions is more effective when you channel your focus to something positive you're passionate about, and adds value to others.

If you focus merely on stopping the addiction without substituting it for a positive desire, you will surely relapse.

Keywords: Switch your focus, and substitute the negative desire for something passionate & positive. For nature abhors vacuum.

jchioma:


Okay O...

Afroman - Because I Got High


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYsTmIzjkw

MarryJuana:
This is insightful, thanks. This approach should work quite well for my sex addiction. I'm addicted to sex not weed.

As for weed, I'm not addicted to it. I take it if I want and go on break for weeks or months even when it's readily available. I just want to know that whenever I take it, it's not against God's policy or Christian faith or if it is because I don't see myself stopping it for life.

Honestly I can't thank you guys who have replied enough. This is unusual of Nairaland members to pass their messages across without the insults, curse words and name calling.

I have immensely gained a lot from all the replies here and the bottomline is the decision lies with me, be it spiritually or physically.

Lonelypacifist6 CaveAdullam HappyPagan Maximus69
OkCornel budaatum jchioma Leis evilive judgementyard

MarryJuana:
Pardon the lengthy thread please

Hello children of faith, I was born into a Christian family and never tried some habits like drinking of alcohol, fornication, smoking cigarettes and marìjuana, cooking with marìjuana till I got mixed with friends especially during my NYSC even though I've had marìjuana (didn't smoke it) through a friend years before I even went to serve.

My parents have always been the strict type and me and my siblings are the "get inside" type of children. I've always had it in mind to "explore" life during my youth service and I did to an extent.

I smoked weed at a fellow Corp member's birthday party for the first time and last time ever even though I was used to eating it to get the high which is way more wavy than smoking, I smoked 9 sticks of cigarettes the first day I smoked cigarette (I later stopped taking it after the 3rd experience because it was always making me feel sick and vomiting), I was used to alcohol always, I had a Corper girlfriend and we had sex uncountably ( I only had sex twice few months before I went to serve).

I thought I was enjoying life and all but I couldn't keep up with all these after NYSC because I returned to my parents. There's no way I'd take alcohol and they won't perceive the smell, I'd be a dead meat though I didn't really like alcohol anyways because I hate the hangover and feeling I get when it starts to clear off my face so I resorted to eating weed while I was back at home.

I get high and do all sorts, nobody would know because it doesn't smell like alcohol and no one would even know the smell if it does a little. The "highness" I get from weed can NEVER be compared to any other thing I've tasted. It just feels so different, I think on another level, I see things differently, food tastes better, music sounds so much better and a whole lot of vibez I was getting that I can't even explain. I was still fornicating consistently, almost but not every day.

Some things happened and I started praying more than ever before, started reading my Bible, asked God for forgiveness of sins especially the fornication because I don't see taking weed as a sin owing to the fact that its a herb created by God almighty himself unlike alcohol or cocaine, tramadol and others that are man made.

I get high on weed almost all round the clock then I'd take my tolerance break of a week or two every two months or so because I did my research on weed and the lifestyle of stoners as I was a proud stoner.

The last day of August was the last time I fornicated and the first day of September was the last time I took weed. I wanted to stop fornication totally and get serious with serving God, praying every now and then, doing personal vigils, fasting at least twice a week( this has been my habit since I got back from NYSC though) but I only stopped the weed because I told myself I'd be going on a tolerance break of two weeks.

I've been praying, fasting, studying the bible, going to church's Bible study, prayer meetings that I've never been attending and I'm loving my relationship with God more and more but the problem now is I still don't see anything bad in taking weed but I'm praying for the grace to stop fornication totally and I know God has bestowed that grace upon me.

Today makes it two weeks since I last had weed. I still don't feel like taking it for now as I'm having an awkward feeling that it might have been affecting my personal spiritual life but I'm having another feeling that I can't run from weed for long.

I still have a big roll of weed out of the last batch my plug delivered and something is telling me I should stop it forever while another is telling me this is something I love and can't run from for long.

I don't see it as a sin but I'm having a feeling it might not be good for me personally spiritually. Honestly, I don't know the kind of advice I need but I needed to share this with spirit-fillled people and I would love your opinion on this issue.