Breath of Life Testimony: Jim

Hi, my name is Jim and my mentor is Bill Master. Thanks, Bill, for all your prayers and patience. I've successfully quit smoking through the help of Setting Captives Free. I am now 48, but originally quit smoking when I became a Christian at age 17. After ten years of walking close to God, I went through a number of storms, drifted away from the church, and walked with God at a distance (long story). Smoking was among several carnal behaviors I resumed. About two years ago, I realized my distance from God and the resulting behavior exceeded any possible stretch of what would be acceptable for a Christian. I called out to God for help. He heard me, was faithful and many wonderful changes occurred in my life with bad habits/vices falling away. But, I could not quit smoking! No amount of praying for deliverance was doing the job. Maybe smoking wasn't a sin? Maybe it was a problem initiated in my genes? Maybe I'd just have to live with it? I had almost given up on God as a solution to quit and decided to give it one last shot on my own to quit (a new technique). In hindsight, this was just another doomed attempt. Anyway, right before taking this step, I came across the Setting Captives Free website on the Internet. The rest is history. Setting Captives Free not only showed me how to quite smoking (I've been smoke-free more than two months) but also how to walk in the Spirit and not fulfill the carnal desires of the old nature. I've learned how to glorify God with my body and walk victoriously in a more pleasing manner to Him. I used to be so confused about how we obtained victory regarding bad habits. All this, from a strictly biblical approach, is now clear from the courses in the Setting Captives Free Breath of Life program. My wife is also very appreciative of my quitting the biblical way. I wasn't nearly the tyrant I was when trying on my own! Thanks.