I need some help

[whosincontrol]

Let me introduce myself...Im a49 year old, married man, who works on a church support staff. This makes me somewhat vulnerable, but i feel like I can come here and write, and not be judged.
I had compulsive tendencies for a long long time. I've been overweight due to compulsive over-eating, almost lost my job a few years ago because of going to a strip club, and this last month decided not to trust God in my financial situation and took monry and gambled. Thank God my wife found out...Im not sure I could have stopped.
I feel lost. I feel out of control. Please play for me.

Thanks,

whos in control

 

[tapero]

Let me introduce myself...Im a49 year old, married man, who works on a church support staff. This makes me somewhat vulnerable, but i feel like I can come here and write, and not be judged.
I had compulsive tendencies for a long long time. I've been overweight due to compulsive over-eating, almost lost my job a few years ago because of going to a strip club, and this last month decided not to trust God in my financial situation and took monry and gambled. Thank God my wife found out...Im not sure I could have stopped.
I feel lost. I feel out of control. Please play for me.

Thanks,

whos in control

Dear Lord, I pray for this precious man that he would lean on you for help getting through these things. Give him the strength and faith he needs to stay on the narrow path. Thank you Lord. In Jesus name I pray. Amen

 

[Ruth~]

I am praying that you will be able to control your impulses and compulsions.

 

[CarolinaMom]

I'm not a doctor or anything, but I read somewhere some of the things you're doing could be related to being bi-polar? Maybe look up a site on bi-polar disorder and see if you relate to anything.

 

[Bamboo_Chicken]

I am praying for you whosincontrol

 

[seajoy]

Let me introduce myself...Im a49 year old, married man, who works on a church support staff. This makes me somewhat vulnerable, but i feel like I can come here and write, and not be judged.
I had compulsive tendencies for a long long time. I've been overweight due to compulsive over-eating, almost lost my job a few years ago because of going to a strip club, and this last month decided not to trust God in my financial situation and took monry and gambled. Thank God my wife found out...Im not sure I could have stopped.
I feel lost. I feel out of control. Please play for me.

Thanks,

whos in control

Hello whosincontrol, and welcome to this site!

All of us have our faults and difficulties, I'm sure your's feels like quite a burden right now. You know what you are doing/have done, is wrong...that is a start. Pray for God to give you continued strength through this difficult time.

Try speaking with your pastor. I would think he would really want to help you. Sometimes help is so close, and we don't take that opportunity to use it. Your wife may want to go with you, and need to talk with someone also.

I will certainly pray for you, and ask for God's healing for your mind. Remember, He loves you with an everlasting love.

seajoy