Humility

'Humility comes first. The hardest task we face in sadhana is to let go of our pride, the ego, because no matter how much we think others are manipulating us, it is always just our own ego. Everything that we say or do is to please our ego. We are constantly trying to make it feel good, we are completely at its mercy. You cannot serve two masters in one house (ie. ego and God). The greatness of humility is that a humble person does not even know he has it. True humility takes no account of itself. He knows that everything happens by the grace of God, the Guru, and the inner Self. When you are truly humble at all times, you see whatever happens as a great lesson' - A sage.

Smoking

I started reading the Bible in 1995 when I received a copy upon request from the Gideons.  For some time I had tried to stop smoking but was unable to.  In the end I was only able to with the power of prayer, and fellowship and encouragement with non-smoking Christians.  Mind you, I started eating biscuits instead.  I thought it was the lesser of two evils. 

I was baptised in 2001 and saved by my heavenly Father.  A sin is something we do that lacks love.  Smoking is a sin because it lacks love towards our body, which is a temple of the Holy Spirit.