Need prayers please...Losing the plot gambling

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Pray for me ,my life has changed since ive been gambling alot lately,it seems i cant go one day without gambling,i cant spend good time with my family or with God anymore and even when i do my mind is all muddled and stressed from playing and many times losing alot of money

Ive stopped going to church and stopped praying and gambling has been taking over my thoughts and desires

i hope this all stops soon

Bless you
 
You cannot fight this curse by your self. Please seek professional help, and also seek out your local chapter of “Gamblers Anonymous”. They can and will help.
You should be able to find GA through your Pastor, or through a chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous.
 
George_Stegmeir said:
You cannot fight this curse by your self. Please seek professional help, and also seek out your local chapter of “Gamblers Anonymous”. They can and will help.
You should be able to find GA through your Pastor, or through a chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Also - please go to confession. Even if you feel you are not sufficiently repentant. Go anyway…pour it all out to God through your confessor. You may find it very helpful.

Peace
James
 
Absolutely contact GA or contact an AA group in your area for a referral. These 12 step groups are wonderful. Like other addictions, gambling recovery needs the support of people who have “been there.”
 
I’m so sorry to hear you are going through these temptations with the gambling,
and yes, I will pray for you. Your are beloved of God,
and He can do wonders with someone who asks for His help.

Our Father
Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
 
God bless and heal you. I pray that He moves in your life and heals you. I pray that He protects your family from harm and uses this weakness for good. May He shower you with His love during this period of darkness in your life.

Combatting an addiction should send you racing for the sacraments. Make full use of the graces the church makes available. If you’re going to fight this evil make it a fair fight. Satan wants you feeling alone and despondent. God will provide you with the power to win if you persevere. Again, God bless you!
 
**Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
Amen.

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.**
 
Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kindgom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliever us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
 
Paul,
I wish to pop back in here to just say how much I admire the courage it took for you to post this prayer request.
Be of good courage.

And as a suggestion, if you have holy cards, place one in your wallet or other places to act as barriers between you and your betting. Carry a rosary in your change pocket. If necessary you could even draw a cross on the backs of your hands…Anything to keep God in front of you. Then Call on Him every time you see one of these symbols.

Peace
James
 
JRKH said:
Paul,
I wish to pop back in here to just say how much I admire the courage it took for you to post this prayer request.
Be of good courage.

And as a suggestion, if you have holy cards, place one in your wallet or other places to act as barriers between you and your betting. Carry a rosary in your change pocket. If necessary you could even draw a cross on the backs of your hands…Anything to keep God in front of you. Then Call on Him every time you see one of these symbols.

Peace
James
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Thank you all for your prayers and advice

James thanks for recomending confession,i feel i need to go ,but i think i distanced myself further from it by getting upset at my priest today for reasons i wont go into
,with my last confession appointment last week ,i didnt make it ,i think probably because i may have been at the casino all night and couldnt wake up in the morning ,

instead of going to midnight Christmas mass,i went to the casino and played till 4 am ,so i didnt go to Christmas mass during the day either

Im in a daze and can hardly do anything to help mum around the house

anyhow pardon me carrying on,most likely i will cut up all my bankcards ,i will work something out to save my money

before i came home and read your post about Holy cards in my wallet ,i opened my wallet and noticed my St Jude Holy card and said a prayer,i havnt noticed them in along time in my wallet

thanks for your prayers
 
Consider putting mum or some other trusted person in charge of your spending money. Then, ponder what it is that triggers your desire to gamble and remove it or avoid it. You are certainly under spiritual attack. Resist him and the devil will flee! In spite of what you may think of your Priest, he has the authority to forgive your sins. Is your humility lacking for some reason? Do you have a lack of forgiveness in your heart? We must not ask for forgiveness until and unless we also forgive from our hearts. Do you, or have you spent time with our Lord at adoration?

Just a few (more) things to ponder.

By way of real help, I am praying.
 
Paul_theApostle said:
Thank you all for your prayers and advice

James thanks for recomending confession,i feel i need to go ,but i think i distanced myself further from it by getting upset at my priest today for reasons i wont go into
,with my last confession appointment last week ,i didnt make it ,i think probably because i may have been at the casino all night and couldnt wake up in the morning ,

instead of going to midnight Christmas mass,i went to the casino and played till 4 am ,so i didnt go to Christmas mass during the day either

Im in a daze and can hardly do anything to help mum around the house

anyhow pardon me carrying on,most likely i will cut up all my bankcards ,i will work something out to save my money

before i came home and read your post about Holy cards in my wallet ,i opened my wallet and noticed my St Jude Holy card and said a prayer,i havnt noticed them in along time in my wallet

thanks for your prayers
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I am so sad that you are going through this torment. My fervent hope is that when (not if…but when) you get this under control, your experience will be of help to others.
Then your torment will turn into a gift from God.

I am glad that the postings and advice have been of help to you.
Yes - cut up the cards if you cannot trust yourself with them and maybe try some of the other ideas to keep God in front of you.
Call your confessor as soon as you can and apologize - set-up an appointment and get there. Don’t give up on yourself… God certainly won’t…and neither will we.

Peace
James
 
po18guy said:
Consider putting mum or some other trusted person in charge of your spending money. Then, ponder what it is that triggers your desire to gamble and remove it or avoid it. You are certainly under spiritual attack. Resist him and the devil will flee! In spite of what you may think of your Priest, he has the authority to forgive your sins. Is your humility lacking for some reason? Do you have a lack of forgiveness in your heart? We must not ask for forgiveness until and unless we also forgive from our hearts. Do you, or have you spent time with our Lord at adoration?

Just a few (more) things to ponder.

By way of real help, I am praying.
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thanks for your prayers,i feel a bit more at peace since posting this thread
yes giving mum or my brother the money may be a good idea

with my priest this morning we were organising a mass for my late dad and he wanted me to organise the music but being in the state im in at the moment with my mind all muddled there is no way i could do it ,i got mad at him and said he should organise for somebody else to do it because me or my brother just want to come to mas and stand and pray,

ive been angry inside from the gambling and losing ,and even in church this morning with the priest i was trembling and my legs were shaking,and i just wanted to get out of there

im praying to St Francis thank God today and yest and its giving me some peace

and unbelievably ive managed to join a St Dymphna league and become a member where the members pray for me and i will recieve info and prayers to her

the Priest from there invited me to join and it must be God working in my life,i cant see it any other way,there is no way i wouldve done that by myself

sorry to bore everyone by writing alot

but thanks,your right it must be some kind of attack,going to gamble everyday has taken me away from God and prayer and church

peace
 
Paul_theApostle said:
thanks for your prayers,i feel a bit more at peace since posting this thread
yes giving mum or my brother the money may be a good idea

with my priest this morning we were organising a mass for my late dad and he wanted me to organise the music but being in the state im in at the moment with my mind all muddled there is no way i could do it ,i got mad at him and said he should organise for somebody else to do it because me or my brother just want to come to mas and stand and pray,

ive been angry inside from the gambling and losing ,and even in church this morning with the priest i was trembling and my legs were shaking,and i just wanted to get out of there

im praying to St Francis thank God today and yest and its giving me some peace

and unbelievably ive managed to join a St Dymphna league and become a member where the members pray for me and i will recieve info and prayers to her

the Priest from there invited me to join and it must be God working in my life,i cant see it any other way,there is no way i wouldve done that by myself

**sorry to bore everyone by writing alot **

but thanks,your right it must be some kind of attack,going to gamble everyday has taken me away from God and prayer and church

peace
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You are not boring us my friend…It is obvious from your posts how much distress you are in.
Of course we can only be just so much help, but perhaps you talking to us and us talking to you like this can be a good support for your conscience…Trying to help you think clearly and getting back on the right track.

We are here…

Peace
James
 
JRKH said:
You are not boring us my friend…It is obvious from your posts how much distress you are in.
Of course we can only be just so much help, but perhaps you talking to us and us talking to you like this can be a good support for your conscience…Trying to help you think clearly and getting back on the right track.

We are here…

Peace
James
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Amen! Prayers continuing. The spirit, as with the body, can experience illness, yet it always has recourse to the Divine Physician for healing.
 
JRKH said:
You are not boring us my friend…It is obvious from your posts how much distress you are in.
Of course we can only be just so much help, but perhaps you talking to us and us talking to you like this can be a good support for your conscience…Trying to help you think clearly and getting back on the right track.

We are here…

Peace
James
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Thank you

Thank God also

Lord thank you for helping me during this stressful time,and for being always being there to await my return to you

help me not to wander to far away from you Lord lest i get lost and cant find my way back
through the prayers of your saints,St Peter and Paul ,Francis ,Dymphna,Dominic,St Michael and the Angels help me to find peace once again and calm the storm that has come over me,

Hail Mary full of grace
the Lord is with thee
blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus

Holy Mary mother of God
pray for us sinners now and
at the hour of our death
Amen

Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be thy Name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven
give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil
Amen
 
Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kindgom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliever us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen
 
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