Breath of Life Testimony: David

Praise the Lord that I have been free from this bondage of smoking for over four months now. I started smoking when I was 11 years old. I came from a broken home and wanted acceptance and a place to fit in. I thought cigarettes were my friend, companion, and something that I could do to be cool with my new friends. My father smoked, so I wanted to be just like him. I didn't know how much the devil had me fooled into his ways. I look back now and feel so bad for all the wasted years I spent smoking those little sick things. It was over 46 years of wasted money, time, and ruining the temple which God gave me. My spiritual life was like a wild, out of control yo-yo. I quit a million times it seemed and always went back to the habit. I had attended church, taught Sunday School, and all the time was closet smoking. I felt like a stepchild of the Lord. I tried hypnosis, the patch, cold turkey, and failed in all until this past December. I quit for the wrong reasons, trying to save money, but about two weeks into my cold turkey quit, I knew I had to bring God back into my life if I wanted to stay quit...and I did. God was there waiting for me to come to Him with His arms open wide in grace, mercy, and love. I repented of my sins and still had many questions, but was leaving this quitting thing in His hands. I found Setting Captives Free through a support group's notice and thought I would check it out. Between my commitment to God, this Bible lesson of Breath of Life, and lots of prayer, I finally found what I had been searching for in my life. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." While studying the Breath of Life course, I also studied about how all we do should glorify God. I never understood how my not smoking could glorify God, but I know now. I learned about Living Water, feasting, and so many other things which will help me to continue to live a clean, acceptable life to Christ. I am free, yes free indeed of any bondage to my past. I am saved, justified, and daily working on sanctification through Christ Jesus. Glory be to our Father, because I could not have done this on my own. All I pray is for my testimony to maybe touch someone - and to God be the glory for their quitting smoking.