Effects
of gambling
Martin
Luther once said “Money won by gambling
is not won without sin and self-seeking sin”. He is very correct. When you
look closely at the life of gamblers, you will discover the following internal
attitudes;
·
Materialism
·
Greed
·
Discontent
·
Reliance on chance vs
Reliance on God’s providence
·
Laziness vs Hard work
·
Thwarting of charity
·
Seeking to gain from
the loss of others
Remember,
the nature of a ‘thing’ can be known by
the effect it produces. The attributes mentioned above show that gambling
results in very poor personal effect. Externally, gambling shows itself to be
no better, producing the following effects;
·
Addiction
·
Poverty
·
Crime
·
Dishonesty
·
Family strife and
divorce
·
Escape into alcoholism
·
Exploitation of the
poor
When both its external and internal effects are
considered, it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that gambling demonstrates
itself to be spiritually bankrupt
God
is the same yesterday, today and forever it is foolish to think that He would
come to love those that desires money
Gamblers are never satisfied with
money because “Whoever loves money never gets enough, whoever loves wealth is
never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless” (Ecclesiastes 5:10).
Gambling is a way to bypass work. But “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent
hands bring wealth” (Proverbs 10:4)
No
matter what be the case that will tempt you into gambling or to still continue
gambling, remember the Bible constantly reminded us to put our hope in God
alone. “For in God alone my soul waits in silence. For my hope is in Him”
(Psalm 62:5) and “As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be haughty,
nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on God who richly furnishes us
with everything to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17).
Instead
of gambling, find a hand work to do. Instead of wasting all those money and
think it’s just very little, give it to the poor and God will reward you for
charity.
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