I’m now 23 years old. I have been a Christian since I was 8 years old. When I was 15, all I want is to be well-known around my Asian community. I was a gambler, I took my parents money to go gamble without notice many times. I was a cheater, I had 2 lovers and I lost both of them on the same night. I was in darkness for many years.
When I was 19, I found a way to win money in gamble. I can make thousands of dollars each week and this skill is ever with me. At this moment, I have been going to church for more than 10 years already. I never wanted to go to church but my parents forced me to go every Sunday (I never listen to the message). But this one Sunday, my pastor was preaching on the podium, he said, “Don’t gamble”. Right away in my head I said, “Why?, why God said this? I don’t have to work or go to school anymore because I make so much money already, why does God say this?”
On Wednesday and Thursday that week, I started to test on his word to see what happen if I listen to his word and stop gambling. I saw that my life on that two days was very PEACEFUL, I felt a lot of HAPPINESS, and seen like everyone around have COMPASSION toward me. I love this feeling so much, I sense that there is something going on here. I started TO chase after God since. I quit gambling and started to work back again because the bible said, “You eat with your sweat”.
My life started changing since; I have stopped gambling for 3 years now. I went back to school, God forgave all my sins, I teach the youth sometimes at my church, I shared my testimony at a winter Christian camp, and to many other people. He blesses my life in many ways. I will continue to follow him and the rest he will take care. Please pray for me so that I can hold on to Him forever and ever.
IT IS ALL THANKS TO GOD. May this testimony touch people life and get to know the LOVING God.
Submitted by: Carson Nguyen
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Awesome testimony Naquan! This really touched me! I will pray that you’ll live for God till all the ends of the Earth! =D -Liz
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Hi Liz
This testimony was actually written by Carson Nguyen and it’s awesome. I appreciate it because there are Christians who struggle with gambling and need to know that God can help them with this too.
I thank God for that touched your heart….God bless you Liz in Jesus name
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I was baptized as a teenage but really had a true experience with God about two years ago. I am a chronic gambler, my marriage is in trouble because of it. I have tried to stop on many occasions but always fall back. I have repented so many times that I feel extremely foolish now. But the Holy Spirit continues to tug at my heart. Pray for me and if you have any advice. I am also well qualified in accounting but I am having problems finding a well paying job, if you can pray about that as well. Thank you Giselle.
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Carson Nguyen Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Dear my sister in Christ, Giselle. Please look at my comment to Christ. I will pray for you.
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Matt UK Reply:
December 2nd, 2010 at 9:33 am
my brothe,r Gamblers Annonamous saved me and my business at 25 yrs old. I was fortunate to recognise it had become a problem. I like Carson would win and also lose. It was the losing days or stints that have dispare. Even when you win it is never enough. I can happily work for myself helping others and its been a complete reform of my life both spiritual in Christ and personality wise. I have money! I have time for people! and I prayed that the Lord J Christ helped me, and he didnt fail
God Bless
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Hey Giselle,
I believe the testimony above is a perfect example of how God is MORE than able to help you stop gambling. The fact that God’s tugging at your heart says alot in itself.
I encourage you to surrender gambling to the Lord. I know it’s not easily but God is able to keep you from falling. As I pray for your strength, I encourage you to avoid things, people, or any triggers that will prompt the desire to gamble.
Sometimes you have to distance yourself from the things that causes temptation to go against the will of God for your life. This takes discipline but it’s possible especially when your in alignment to God’s perfect will.
I pray in Jesus name that your desire to gamble be no more. That your mind and heart be released from the desire to gamble in Jesus name. I decree and declare in the name of Jesus that you’re a CONQUEROR over it and it’s not a conqueror over you. You shall be delivered in Jesus name; Amen!
I will continue to keep you in my prayers. Keep pressing on. It’s a process but YOU can do ALL THINGS through CHRIST who STRENGTHENS YOU.
God bless you
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Christi Reply:
March 4th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
My husband has been trying to overcome his gambling additcion for almost 10 years. I found out last week that he has started again, and have felt like I am at the end of my rope, trying to raise 3 children, work, and manage a household, and now this again.
Your words and prayer for Giselle brought tears to my eyes. I hope you don’t mind if I use your prayer daily in the hope that my husband will recover for good this time. Thank you for sharing your words.
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Carson I have been gambling for more than a decade and I am at the end of my rope. I realize and really want to ask God to help me quit. could you give me some guidence. thanks
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Carson Nguyen Reply:
September 27th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Dear Christ, my brother in Christ. I really don’t know how I did it, but I remember this one thing I did and it was the solution. There is only one way to go, to follow God and drop everything (darkness) and trust in him that he will take care of everything for me in the future OR living the same old ways in darkness without happiness and peace. I followed God. To follow God’s way is easy but now has been 4 years already, I am in Respiratory school, great girlfriend, great family, great church, wisdom from the bible, and many other blessings in my life (but remember we have to suffer to go to heaven). It is not easy to drop everything at first but as the day by day, then weeks, then months, and then years and I was free.
I will pray for you Christ. May God be glorify forever and ever.
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Thank You for sharing your story. Im a christian since 87 and started to go to Bingo once in a while 4 years ago. Now I gamble slots and almost everyday. I am going to go to a recovery group on Friday nite for gambling. I CANT BELIEVE I am where Im at. Please pray for me. I cant stand this life anymore , but i also no its not going to be easy to stop. I am going to not gamble for 5 days an maybe longer. I want to test GODS word
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i really wish that god can do magic, i really want to stop gambling but i cant, i don’t understand who is controlling me halfway, maybe he allows this or punishes me for this? i may be able to stop for weeks or month, off course when i dont have money, i can do that, but when money is around, then the triggers comes in, i wish god would just give me a different mind and give me a different view in life and a different way of thinking because everything that i think of seems to be all bad luck..i wish that god can hear us in a single prayers but why does it have to be many prayers like others say,,before he hears us?
why does god allows us to get destroyed with no mercy not even a little bit , like i needed that last bet just enough to win and go home and i dont get it, like roullete, i covered all 30 numbers, and the balls always fal on the one numbers i dont have, and it happens all the time, its a very very strange situation, when how the ball knows when to break and not fall and sometimes the ball acted so funny and twirls before it even landed and fall, like it doesnt want to land, pray for me brethren. wish me that all my bad luck go away and free me from gambling for good because i want to stop. so many angels in heaven , how i wish that at least one of them will guide my way, my life in a different way through Jesus Christ…Lord I am not worthy at this life, forgive me, maybe there is a reason, but lord it hurts a lot and i am not happy in this life when i lose, can i have just a little break? The casino wins 7 times or more before i even win one, that is so weird, even on a black and red bet..
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God .please help me … i am about to end my life living in las vegas for 12 years never gambel since 3 years a go when i won most of time but i go back and put every penny back …. and went through everything my line of credit my credits card my daily tips from the restaurant where i work i became retarted nothing onm my mind but gamlin my desk is full of recipts from the A T M … please god why my brain not thonking like before my the urges on my mind … i am frustrated lost every thing i am about to get ckiked out my home for not paying my mortgage … please god help me … i got nothing about being homless … i am very educated my family suffering oversees … i cant help them anymore … please god change my way of thinking i run to casino and have 500 % feeling of winning and i loose everything please god i play very heavy with dollars machines it hurt a lot and if i won i put all back …. never home with money … god last chance other wise i am ending my life
please i need support i went through all G A and Hospital s but nothing work … please god
people help me please
kallin18@yahoo.com
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