THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE BODY IS WEAK!

” KEEP WATCH AND PRAY, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT GIVE IN TO TEMPTATION. FOR THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE BODY IS WEAK.” MARK 14:38

There were many years during the time I was in the service and years afterwards that began and continued to smoke. I remember my son begging me and telling me how bad it was for my health and that I should quit. I tried. I prayed and asked the Lord to deliver me from this terrible habit, but it didn’t work. I would quit for a short time and then start in again. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to quit because I did. It wasn’t because God didn’t answer my prayer and give me strength, because he did. My spirit was willing, and I tried very hard, but I struggled every day. I craved the cigarettes and, even though my spirit was willing to quit, I soon found out that my body was not. I continued to be persistent in my prayers, begging the Lord to help me and deliver me from this terrible habit. Then one day as I was reading my bible, I ran across the scripture that said that our bodies are the temple of God. I suddenly realized that I needed to take better care of my body and dedicate it to the Lord. So, I did. Shortly thereafter, I was able to take a newly purchased pack of cigarettes and throw them in the trash and not look back. The Lord had a plan. He used my family and his scriptures to get to me. My spirit always wanted to quit but my body was always rebellious, and I would always give into temptation as I was always surround by the world and others who smoked as much or more than I did. It doesn’t matter the troubles we are going through we must stay persistent in our prayer life. We must stay in communication with our Lord and never leave the door open for the devil to get in. We must continue to watch and pray and stay filled with the word of our God in heaven. PRASIE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!