It's been 12 days since I've decided to quit smoking cigarettes and I have held on to my goal! I have been doing a lot of praying in order to stay free of the nicotine. So far the power of the good Lord has helped me through this.
I can hardly believe that I've been able to hold up, but I felt like giving a small update with my message of the day. I haven't been doing them as of late because I've been having a bit of a block and didn't want to just provide the verse, but todays verse helped me calm some anger that I have.
Why am I angry? Well, mostly because people make me angry when they do ridiculous things, but I feel most of my anger comes with the lack of nicotine.
Be ye angry, and sin not:
let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:26-27
This really made me think. I'm being told that it is ok to be angry. Like I've had a misconception that anger is a sin when it is not. Righteous anger is okay, as long you don't hurt anyone. Those who have angered me yesterday have already been forgiven. What I lost has been regained in confidence.
The next line explains that you shouldn't go to bed angry. A lot of life advice comes straight from the Bible as I have heard this many times, but I've never read Ephesians before. Give that anger to God when you go to bed. Let him deal with it. This lets us have a better rest.
I must work on any unnecessary anger during these times, as my lack of nicotine makes me really edgy. I must also work on making experiences that anger me a positive experience. Hopefully this nicotine anger doesn't last too long. I feel I've been able to maintain a very level head since I've quit, and am still feeling more energized than ever.
In Jesus name I pray, Amen
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@trogodactyl the stalwart flag hero. Keep on keeping on.
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