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The 99%

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      timcia
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        1% of people reading this article will attack quitting with 100% force. What is happening with the 99%?
        #1 Confusion. God told Eve: Don’t eat the apple. Satan told Eve how great the apple was, how great life would be, how she would be empowered. She was confused.
        What really happened in the Garden? God said no, then Eve made her decision after satan tempted her. Then, disaster.
        My fav quitting habits story is Joseph. God said no. Satan presented a beautiful woman who tempted him, but Joseph last listened to what God said, and he ran from temptation. In fact Joseph listened to God first, in the middle, and last. He listened to what God said about his potential sin because he studied, and knew what God said about it. Then, he become the 2nd most powerful man in the world.
        #2 Rebellion. I have quit my main habit with these methods, but now I am attacking a secondary issue. I still have some love for this issue. But, God says no, and I believe God, but… I also believe that my joy would be greater if I continue to chase this thing the way I always have.
        Of course, my chasing has never brought joy in the past. Sometimes some excitement, thrills, short-term pleasure, but never joy.
        So, instead of pounding this issue out with verses about it, I am praying about it. Should I be praying about it? Of course. But… In addition to praying about it, I could also pound it out with scripture.
        Finally, it is a fact that I can increase my joy if I pound it out with scripture. It is a fact that I can have an even better life if I do even more things God’s way. Okay, writing this down has made me a lot less confused, now I just have to work on my rebellion part of the equation.

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