Higher Stakes Testimony: Mary

I was employed by Satan and held captive to gambling and greed for almost 10 years. I was a regular church member, yet I was captive to the bondage of gambling and greed. In the beginning I would gamble for fun, but after several years it began to be a habit. I realized I had played the games of chance too long when I was distraught after losing money that I could not afford. Sometimes I won, but not as much as I lost. Every weekend I was doing a repetition of losing and going back to the casinos to try to win my money back. I was always depressed after losing, and would ask myself why I went back over and over again. One day a friend suggested I look over the Setting Captives Free website for another program - at the time Higher Stakes was not available. I checked back with the website approximately six months later, and behold, when I saw the Higher Stakes program, my heart "leaped" for joy because about this time I was in a position where I was desperate to be freed from this habitual sin of gambling. I was at the point of financial ruin because of my gambling habits. I did the Higher Stakes course with anticipation because I knew the content of the program had the potential of setting me free from this sin. As of now, my relationship with the Lord has increased. I am stress-free because now I feel as if I have control over my days. I have been free from gambling and betting for almost 2 months or 59 days, and I will continue to drink from the proper fountain of life, my Lord and Savior, with a renewed mind. I give thanks to my Lord Jesus Christ, the Setting Captives Free website and to Karen W. (my mentor) who has helped me with my whining and many questions. May God Bless you all and may God continue to smile upon you and grant you His grace for helping me get free from this bondage that has held me captive for years. God Bless. I look forward to other Setting Captives Free programs that will assist me. Thank you.