I got hooked on horse racing gambling at the tender age of nine and eventually became a compulsive gambler. I stole money from my parents and sister to feed my habit. I was also addicted to pornography. These addictions continued even after I was married and had kids.

I treated my wife and kids harshly and would shout at them for no reason at all. But even though I was very rude to my wife, she was kind toward me and would invite me to attend church. I went irregularly and it was after a year or so that I was born again.

The church I attended preached a mixed message of law and grace. I was a Christian who had no assurance of the gift of salvation purchased by the Lord Jesus Christ for me and believed I was often in and out of fellowship with God. I accepted everything that the church taught, believing that I was receiving the truth.

I was taught to search my heart for any unconfessed sin, especially before going to sleep. But the more I searched my heart, the more sin-conscious I became. I kept on confessing my sins so many times that I had headaches. And my addictions to gambling and pornography worsened!

Then one day, as I was surfing television channels, I chanced upon Pastor Prince’s preaching. I was “magnetized” to what he was saying. To cut a long story short, by the superabounding grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, I was set free from more than thirty years of bondage to compulsive gambling and pornography.

Now, whenever I’m surfing the Internet and a picture of a scantily clad woman appears, I just confess that I am God’s dearly beloved and that I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Immediately, the temptation melts away like butter on a hot, sunny day.

Today, by the amazing grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am facilitating a small Bible study group that expounds on the beauty of our Lord and loving Savior, Jesus Christ. All praises be to His wonderful name. Amen.