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Ive started to attend Gambling help meetings because im still gambling playing the slots and losing and borrowing more money

My focus has been taken off the Lord because of the desire to make money through gambling

I ask God to help me stop but it seems that i never do stop,so ive even sort of given up on prayer saying to myself whats the use and that God doesnt hear or answer our prayers

I know compulsive gambling is a destructive path and i want to get off it before it gets worse

i dont know how or if i ever will stop playing and being attracted to the casinos and the roulette wheel and machines

Lord have Mercy
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers
God bless
 
Congratulations on attending meetings! Keep up the good work. I’ve battled addiction for a long time, too. I had to work hard at overcoming it. I did. God will steer you in the right direction- don’t forget about Him during the hard times.

In my case, I was lost in my faith when I started meetings for alcoholism. After a few years of attending meetings and working the program and becoming more “spiritual”, I was pushed back to the Catholic Church by the Holy Spirit- it was like being hit with a load of bricks!

He will get you through this- but you have to put forth some effort, too.
 
May God change your “Gambling” habit to “Charity” habit! 🙂
God Bless~ 😃
 
I will pray for you! My experience was exatly that of omegapd’s. Your willingness will take you a long way, of course followed by action. Those who have gone before you will be of great help.

God bless. 🙂
 
I do hope you are getting some good help , your hooked on the high. When your gambling your in another world, maybe change your addiction to something more positive like go to the gym, or take a class. I do hope you can over come this addiction, many people get hooked on gambling so your not alone, but you can quit. I wish you well and God Bless.
 
I believe you can ask the casinos to forbid you from gambling/entering.

Lord, in your gracious mercy, bestow on Paul theApostle the graces for much fortitude and magnanimity in times of temptation. Surround him with your protecting angels, and turn his gaze toward your endless beauty, now and forever. Amen. :harp:
 
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change; the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. God help you with this addiction .
 
I commend you to the Blessed Virgin Mary. May she intercede for you and help you to truly see the destruction towards which you are heading. May she help you to pray and to resist temptation. Amen.

You will be in my prayers.
 
I will be praying for you Paul.

Nothing is impossible for God. Nothing.
 
MarcoPolo said:
I believe you can ask the casinos to forbid you from gambling/entering.

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I have done this with the casino here and many local venues

but there is just too many suburban gaming venues around and they cant forbid you from every single one in this state/city,so i always end up driving further away to play

thanks to everybody

At the meeting people told their stories with some losing alot because of their habit even close to their life,most of them havnt gambled for years after being compulsive gamblers and they say its thanks to the GA group

I resisted going to play easily this morning after i got paid where usually i go to play,so i hope i can keep it up and have the courage to keep attending meetings if its what i need to do.

God bless
 
Paul_theApostle said:
I have done this with the casino here and many local venues

but there is just too many suburban gaming venues around and they cant forbid you from every single one in this state/city,so i always end up driving further away to play

thanks to everybody

At the meeting people told their stories with some losing alot because of their habit even close to their life,most of them havnt gambled for years after being compulsive gamblers and they say its thanks to the GA group

I resisted going to play easily this morning after i got paid where usually i go to play,so i hope i can keep it up and have the courage to keep attending meetings if its what i need to do.

God bless
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They want to build a casion in our town , I pray i doesn’t go thruough. I have a SIL who lost around 70 grand over a few years before her husband found out when he came home from work early and got the mail and credit card bills.
If you win you want to go back and win more, if you lose you want to get back what you lost.
Its a no win situation.
Stay strong you can do it, ask God for help, or make a vow to him. When you make a vow to him you can’t break it.
 
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