Let Freedom Ring

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  If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 WEB
  
  I took one last draw and put the cigarette out. That was over twenty years ago, and it was the last time that I ever smoked. Not long before this, I had thought that smoking was a great pastime. Growing up on a farm in the South and working in tobacco, everyone that I knew smoked. Well, except for one guy who was pretty weird, and no one wanted to be like him. By the age of ten, I was smoking regularly, just like the rest of my family.
  
  Years later, while smoking about three packs a day, the Lord suddenly took the desire to smoke away from me and replaced it with the desire to quit. It is not that smoking was a sin, but I was in bondage to it and I wanted to be free, I just couldn't seem to break its power until He helped me.
  
  He delivered me from smoking, and I have never wanted another cigarette. They make me nauseous when I am around them now and tend to give me a headache. He reversed my thought pattern and changed my desires. Something I had once thought great was now sickening to me. The Lord set me free.
  
  So don't get stressed out when you fail while trying to quit something. Instead of struggling with it in your own strength, pray for the Lord to remove your desire for it. Ask Him to set you free from it. Pray something like, "Lord I want to stop this, please take this desire away from me in Jesus name." Then give it time. The Lord can set you free from any bondage if you are serious about it, and when He sets you free, you are free indeed.
  
  Prayer: Heavenly Father I pray that You deliver me from the things that bind and control me. Break the shackles off of me and sever the ropes that hold me captive. I want to be completely free of the bad things in my life, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
  
  Note: For those who are participating in our Creation Photographers theme of the week: Genesis 9:13 "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth." ~ 'All the Colors of March' will be our next fun theme Our themes are always open wide for creative interpretation and you are encouraged to post anything else that inspires you as well. My photos this week show my new car!!! and some of the beautiful colors of Spring popping up a bit early this year. Have a fabulous week everyone! May you be blessed with so many rainbows and so much colorful growth! Here is the link: Creation Photographers
  
  
  

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