farous:
My friend call your wife and tell her pointblank that you are not comfortable with it and that she should cut off with the guy as simple as that. If you leave this to grow,I bet you,you will regret it. Forget about jovial bla bla,there is every possiblity that the guy use to bed her.

Let me tell you,some woman are smart. Do you know your wife can be calling him or talking about him in your present just to keep your mind off from suspicion but behind your back, they are doing something you can't believe. It's a game because she know when she starts hiding it, you will suspect her the more. This same game also applies to men. Act now before it's too late. It's better you speak out and she still continue and hiding it from you for one day you must catch her and sent her packing than for you to keep quiet and they will be taking you as mumu when another man is secretly connected and browsing your network

you know ball

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captainspear:
I really wanted to read all replies before commenting but I just no get the patience, MARIJUANA IS A TOOL FOR SPIRITUAL UPLIFTMENT AND CONNECTION don't get me wrong, very very many negative things have been attributed to marijuana use but most of them are lies told by people who have zero to no idea what marijuana is, and those who have used it negatively. Here is why I say so, no religious manual has at no time or in any place condemned smoking (check them if in doubt), religiously, substances with psychedelic effects have been used by priests and worshipers for trans and inter realm communication and communion all over the world since before man knew tools that were not bones or stones, if the use of marijuana makes you feel distant from God check your thoughts during trans (high). how to cure your conscience, 1, think about God, heaven and what you have been thought about Christ not about sins or self judgment (mat 7:1). 2, think about what you considered to be confusing teaching and analyze multiple possible explanations. 3, avoid pornography and pornographic thoughts. 4, avoid celebrities and thoughts of them. 5, talk to people with identical ideologies, and those that help you grow in your desired direction. 6, check who you smoke with. Finally and most importantly, if marijuana affects your conscience and relationship with God, give it distance and change your priorities, God over everything else.

Lol, I'm free bro. I was addicted, I know how distant It felt from God, check my modified post on the first page

chumaZ:


You gonna over come bro, I am passing through same thing but with alcohol, it all started early this year maybe because of all I have been through. May God help us

I am free now bro.. check my modified post on the first page?

extremelygolden:


Ask to be connected with Pastor Rapu of The Redeemed Church of God. He'll counsel and tell you what to do. Miracle abound.

I'm free now bro. Read my testimony on the first page

Kobojunkie:
Remember where this all started. And I responded, telling you that regardless of your "experience" , smoking is not a sin as your claim contradicts Jesus Christ Himself.

Jesus Christ is the Law where sin is concerned. No body gets to arbitrarily make up the rules where sin is concerned. That authority belongs to and only to God and since Jesus Christ declared that smoking is not a sin, it is then true that regardless of your experience. smoking is not a sin.

Ok

Kobojunkie:
1. Smoking is not a sin

2. You mentioned in your write up that you struggled with lust and that we know is sin

3. Addiction however maybe rooted in lust or it could be a result of mental illness.

Lmao this man wanna explain my experience for me..
Stop trying bro. You will never make sense

Aguiyi1020:


Dis guy no be holy Spirit dy minister all these things to you. Na highness dy reason give u all diz tynz. Bro u don high like dis. How normal human being go dy think like this? U have lost touch with reality indeed. Ur story is funny. Even Reverend father's dy smoke weed once once.

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Guy shift

Kobojunkie:
Smoking is not a sin at all. Jesus Christ was quite clear on the fact that what you eat or ingest does not cause you to sin, nor does it make you sinful in the eyes of God.

It is instead what you have stored up in your heart that causes you to sin, hence the reason why I suggested it is likely that you stored up lust in your heart that may have started it all for you.

The reason I have for trying to separate your addiction from the lust in your heart is this... mental illness is not an imagined idea. It is real. I too tend to find myself caught in addictive behaviors from time to time, only my addictions tend not to be sinful habits either... just habits I find I have to break when I realize them so I can be free of them and they are not born from lust but instead a brain that tend to settle too quickly into the routine that is sometimes addiction.

Okay. I still can't make sense of what you're Tryna paint. Ciao

Kobojunkie:
I am sorry but all you have stated here is a lie and not according to the Word of God, Jesus Christ, the Law we are called to abide by.

This man struggled with an addiction.... it could have been an addition to food even. And you know this from reading him teling you that he also had other addictions he fought with, even as he fought against this other habit.

Smoking is not a sin as Jesus Christ made it clear in His teachings to us. If there be any sin in this case, it would be the lust in his heart that one could say drove him to making an idol out of mere passing activities. But I hold off on labeling them his sin since he never did get evaluated by a doctor to ensur4 he does not have a mental illness that makes him prone to addictive behaviour.

.nah I take exception. Smoking is a sin because you will always be addicted to an extent. Trying to separate both the addiction/idolatry is not practical or logical

iamteegee:
I was a chronic smoker, I smoked all Colorado, sk, AZ, weed, all combination if I don't smoke I can't eat nor function well back in school people that smoke fear me because mine is always stronger mixed with things, some called me burna, drogo, exhaust, dragon and many more to show how chronic I was I smoked before going to church, school, work, to meet my uncles but something happened I became a born again, I couldn't stop it on my own so I prayed to God to help me plus my other addictions, I reduced it and some days without untill I stopped it completely, I happened once to be with smokers but wasn't moved and now it irritates me if someone like me can you too can

Check my modified post on the first page
I am free now..

Kei144:

Wash away that addiction by the blood of Jesus Christ.

In the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I wash away from my heart addiction to marijuana. In the name of Jesus Christ.

Say it several times each time, using your imagination to see the blood of Jesus washing your heart.

I'm free now. Check my modified post in the first page

jantman:
@ JahBwoy
You made a wrong choice to smoke. You made a mistake and mistake have consequences. Satan has release millions of demons to lure many youth into smaking and gambling. The devils will not force you, they will only surggest an tell you to do something then you obey and they take possession of you and your life completely.

*Smoking will prevent God from being close to you.

*Smoking will prevent the Holy spirit from possessing you be cos demon has already dwell in you giving you more urge to smoke.

*Smoking will give access to the devils over you and your offspring

*Smoking will prevent you from many good things that will come from God
* You will never be free from spiritual attack as long as you smoke

*Smoking will suppressed your spiritual powers in God

*Smoking will diminish your anoiting within

* Smoking can bring generation curse making your children to smoke

*Through your sin will be transfered into the life of your children through (genetics)

*Smoking will prevent you from financial blessings

*Smoking will stop God purpose from your life.

* Smoking will prevent you from your destiny.

SOLUTION
1) Make the choice and say no more smoking

2) Lock yourself indoor and pray (fire prayer) volently everyday inside your house for just one month ( the fire) that will descend on you will chase the smoking demons away.

The Devil not let you go without a fight

Warning
As you pray dont get angry in any given situation.

Check my modified post on the first page bro
. And check the dates

jimmynauty:


You are condemning yourself.
You are receiving sin -verb- consciousNess.
You don't understand the new civenant

lol, read my modified post on the first page bro.. I'm free now

BePrepared:
I was addicted to masturbation, I tried stopping, make resolutions, all were futile.

And then I turned to Jesus THE WAY IN TO GOD AND OUT OF SIN, he came, set me free and now I stand close to 13 solid years, no masturbation, no pornography no sex, and yet I'm single, basking in the grace of God.

OP don't struggle with smoking, don't even make resolution to stop, like a child simply take it to Jesus, tell him how helpless you are, how u have failed and continues to fail without him.

Finally trust him, I'll be praying along with u.

May grace locate u.
Amen.

Read my modified post on the first page.. bless you

Masterclass32:


The fastest way to quit an addiction is to hate the thing/act you are addicted to. Easier said than done but very possible. I've been there. By indulging in the act continuously, you have created a hunger/need/craving in you for that thing that demands satisfaction/gratification even when you know you indulging is bad for you. The human body/psyche is like a mindless animal. How you train it is how it will go. What you expose it to is what it will desire. One of the reasons the Bible emphasizes on self control. By indulging in the act, you've exposed your body to some 'pleasure' (that wasn't there before and can be uprooted with conscious effort) it has come to crave even against your conscious will. That is why you see a part of you desiring it when you know you shouldn't be doing it.

The question now is: which part of you are you going to listen to? The rational part that knows this is wrong and should be discontinued or the part that is just after immediate gratification. Obviously, the former. You must not only desist from the act, you should also hate the act. You don't long after what you hate. Try training your mind to hate the act. Focus on its disadvantages. At least, this addiction is interfering in your walk with God and delaying your ministry. Try writing down the disadvantages and meditate on them as often as possible, especially when you feel you are about to relapse. Try to remind yourself the heavy toll this addiction is taking on you, how much it is taking away from you, spiritually, emotionally, health wise, in your career, in your relationships, your peace of mind etc. Try to dwell on these. Occasional relapses may happen. Don't let it discourage you. Everytime you relapse, try to find out the trigger and do your best to avoid it next time.

Continue to pray, asking God for grace. But you must find constructive ways to deal with stress, frustrations, boredom, anxiety etc that you use weed to gloss over or distract yourself from. Many addicted people have this problem of using their addiction to soothe/shield themselves from reality. Essentially the fear of facing one's fears. It is part of what makes addictions compelling. Your body will revolt with Withdrawal symptoms when you decide to quit the addiction. Stay steady. It will pass and the body will readjust.

You weren't born with this addiction. You lived without it before you got addicted and can live without it again. It is artificial and can be done away with. Each day you don't indulge it you take a step further away from it. It gets easier as you keep going forward.

read the post again.. check my modified post on the first page

youngllleo:

time nd where exactly? Under brigde wich side? How will i reach u?

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And finally through the help of the Holy Spirit I am five months free from this habit

MODIFIED

I did not know this will get to the front page... I just came back from church and met my mentions in a mess.

I see a lot of people saying 'weed is good, weed is better than bla bla bla' In the words of stereo man ekwe, if e good for your head... if e no good.... This people won't tell ya the time they've struggled to quit, and of course, it is an addiction that makes you give up, because quitting after years of use is almost impossible, at least with human strength,

I used and abused weed for seven years, from April 2013, till, 2 January 2021. I was not your average weed smoker, Infact one of the reason I was so into the habits was because I was 'fairly successful in academics and career later on. but early 2020, I began to think about my life, I began to think about the habits (I was also masturbating, indulging in premarital sex, alcohol and identifying as a cultist), I began to also experience spiritual attack, and I also tried repairing my relationship with God.

But the more I tried getting closer to God the more the devil used my habits to inhibit me. So I was seeking ways to kill of the flesh and make my body a living sacrifice, first I quit masturbation.. (for those seeking to quit pls join this thread https://www.nairaland.com/5223408/masturbation-quitting-challenge-thread). my journey is well detailed there. by God's grace june this year will be one year since I quit masturbating.
When I quit masturbating, my spiritual life improved, in fact God was answering my prayers and I began to feel his move. From April when I first made this thread, I continued praying and asking him to help me. I recognized that there was a spirit behind it, that was bigger than me.
Infact when the spirit behind weed calls you, you must answer!! mine was really chronic.

To those saying Marijuana is not a sin, let me tell you. Marijuana is an idol! when you start smoking, you wrap all your life around it. it becomes a mini-god. It also opens you up to various vices and influences, opens you up to people that are not your level, makes your mind a fertile ground for thoughts that are not from God.
It defaces you, it replaces your God-given looks and identity with something haggard. Excepct you don't desire to be close to God, then you can continue.


Around October , God gave me a new Job which was prayers answered, and I knew I was beginning to step into the a higher phase in Life, one which would not entertain the habit. at this time I was also a heavy Cigarette smoker. I made a decision to quit by 2020, and not take it to the new year! in fact when I told someone here on NL that I was depending solely on the holy spirit, he made jest of me and asked that I check into rehab. I continued praying. At night I will tell God that I am refusing to be an instrument of the devil, that I wanted him to change me and use me the way he did for SAUL in the bible. I will even challenge him , to see that I have never mudered anyone, but yet he used Paul, an ex-murderer. Then I spoke to Pastor I met here on NL about the habit (WinnersMOG). The man asked me if I was filled with the holy Ghost. I told him yes, but it seems I've lost it all through these months of smoking. He told me , that the thought is from the devil. That, Infact I should start speaking in tongues immediately. I remember his words clearly. 'A body that is carrying Fire of the Holy ghost Cannot smoke'.
I commenced praying in the Holy Ghost! mehn, my spiritual life assumed a newer dimension when I did. I felt connected in the spirit. this was between 18-23 December. Infact I started hearing that still voice of guidance from the holy spirit



By December 31st, I smoked my last weed and cig( or so I thought),. Than January 1st, I invited a guy I met at a smoking joint, who also wanted to quit and he was a Christian too. When he came to my house for the New year , behold he brought 'loud'. the devil is a liar sha. I spoke to myself ' what sort of temptation is this'. Then we smoked actually, and I went to the kitchen to prepare rice, as I was in the kitchen cooking food, the spirit of the Lord ministered to me in a still voice. "When you go into that room , break every bondage of smoking in the name of JESUS' Declare that , that day is the last time you will meet and smoke'

I took the food into the room and we began to eat,just as we were eating, we left the dropped our spoons, I can't explain how it happened, but the food was still plenty, and we broke into prayers. for the next 20 mins I prayed for the holy ghost to come and remove the yoke and brethren, behold it was broken!

From that moment till tomorrow, the urge to smoke completely died!! I am not only someone who is free from addiction, I am now a threat to the kingdom of darkness, I have conquered the vices that the devil use to hold young men down and I am now bringing people to the house of God! Hallelujah!

CC Kobojunkie

youngllleo:
y have u kept mute nd ignored me, pls help me

Nah, you said you're in an academy which academy? If you're serious bring the phone to Ajah under bridge dis evening

NwaAmaikpe:





It's sad he didn't get to enjoy the perks of his office, even sadder that he died relatively young.
I can imagine the pain his friends and relatives will feel knowing they didn't get to use his position to intimidate people just like that barber at Umunneochi who has a business card that reads "Brother of the Councilor Ward 2".

We can only take solace in the fact that, just like Adamu Garba has pointed out, "there are over 200,000 General Attahirus in the Nigerian Army.
Nothing will change. Nothing will stop. Nothing will slack".

And like we grew up saying in 042, "soldier go, soldier come, kpekus remains".
The Nigerian Army should know better and not cancel this ceremony.

Dear NwaAmaikpe , can you pls resume that your diary, the unfettered rambles?

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