STEEMCHURCH/GAMBLING/A MENACE IN THE SOCIETY..... I was a victim

About a year ago when I gained admission into the higher institution I got into trouble because I was a gambler, I gambled away my entire life savings and also lost some money kept with me by friends to sport betting.

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I started gambling when a friend introduced me to sport betting sites. I started with N500.The amount started increasing to N1000 and the amount got bigger and bigger. As if to lure me deep, I was winning at the initial stage, so it was easy for me to keep raising the stakes.

Before I knew it, I was not just betting on sports, I was also playing ‘Baba Ijebu’, lottery and several other gambling games.
As if that was not enough, I used my school fees to bet
Things got so tough that I couldn’t pay my school fees.

My friends warned me, I was so adamant to them because I believed I will win very soon ..my parents heard about my stupid act, they also advised me but something within me urged me to keep playing as I was bound to win big soon.
I never won big, rather I lost heavily.By the end of my first year in school I had gambled away all my life savings... I was so broke until I met a friend who agreed to pay my tuition fee for the next academic session... If only I could keep a bag for him till weekend, Initially I declined to do such a thing but when he gave me N500 and also paid for my betting stakes at a betting joint. I accepted to keep the bag for him.
Knowing fully well that the bag contain some Stolen items.... I had no choice than to keep the bag, simply because he paid for my betting stake...
Oh!!! what A life

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Later that evening my room was invaded my the police and I was arrested for a murder case I know nothing about.. Because they found the phones and keys of the deceased person in my room .But I was released from prison after a month ,when I finally explained Wat happened to the Judge in court .

I learnt my lesson, but in the hard way

In our society today, I observe that there is an upsurge in internet gambling . There are still some persons who gamble on snooker boards, lotto , dice, cards, Play Station of which I’ve been a part of before.
And I tell you that all these are wrong and not of God. People have gone as far as selling their properties: shoes, phone, belt, and several things because of gambling. Some have gone into huge debts as a result.

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Biblical view of Gambling
Gambling precedes covetousness,envy and results into greed.
Nowhere in the Bible is gambling mentioned, not that I know of. But that doesn’t mean it is not a sin, after all, pornography isn’t mentioned in the Bible, yet we all know it’s a sin. No gambler is ever satisfied. He/she is greedy of gain. Gambling is an addiction. We must flee from this thing.

Only near case of gambling I can find in the Bible is in Judges 14:12

"And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets d and thirty change of garments"

we have Samson here, putting forth a riddle to 30 companions, had a bet with them that if they could answer the riddle, he will give them 30 sheets and 30 change of garment, but if they can’t, they will give him 30 sheets and 30 change of garments.

‘In the end, these gamble resulted into threat and Samson killing 30 people to fulfill his vow.
If you read on to chapter 15, Samson’s wife and her father were burnt with fire. What started as fun and excitement ended up in wrath and deaths.
True Christians must remember that all things are lawful unto us, but all things are not expedient, don’t allow the devil to bring you under the power of gambling.

Many Christians wonder if gambling is a sin and what the Bible has to say about it. While casinos, lotteries, and other of today's get rich quick games aren't specifically mentioned within the Bible, God has still warned against the temptation. Most often when people gamble it is because they become addicted to the love of money.
A simple game can become a sin when it takes over our minds and hearts and leads us down a road of never being satisfied.
1 Timothy 6:10
"For the love of money is the root of all m evil: which n while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

##Finally

Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.Dont be greedy, be contented with what you have

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