God is truly who He says He is. When the Holy Spirit lives inside you by surrendering your sinful ways and choosing the ways the Bible says to behave then you are being led by the Spirit. It is very difficult to get rid of some behaviors such as addictions. I have been a smoker since I was a young g teenager and I’m nearing 50. I’ve always been able to stop smoking at the drop of a hat for months but as soon as someone I know is smoking around me, I cave in and begin smoking again or if I get a bad case anxiety about something I will start smoking. So after all these years, I just verbally called out to the Holy Spirit and said I can’t do this on my own. Look how many times I’ve tried on my own and failed. If you want me to surrender you will have to do the work for me because I don’t have the strength to do it. I had actually admitted something out loud and I meant what I said. The very next day I went into the kitchen to get a cigarette and as I was pulling one out I felt a repulsive feeling towards them. So I put the cigarette back and the more I thought about it the more I wanted to just thru out the pack of cigarettes. And then I thought, do I really want to do this? Don’t I want to finish this pack first?? Cause that’s what i usually do. I felt determined that I really didn’t want to smoke so I threw them in the trash. I never gave them another thought to dig them out or anything like I usually do. And then my daughter came over and lit up a cigarette and I sat outside with her but I didn’t even reach for one. A few minutes later we went inside and she said, you can go back out and smoke if you want. I said no, I don’t feel like it. And a month went by and it was an occasion to go see friends and family and my weakness was always that scenario. When I got there I went out to the garage where everyone smokes and I sat with them but I didn’t even reach for a cigarette. And still don’t til this day though I’ve had temptations, He’s helped me through.