My husband is a gambling addict. He has been lying and stealing for a long long time. He’s tried to get help and sometimes it gets better and sometimes it gets worse. We’ve been together for a long time and I just don’t know what to do. I don’t know how I can ever trust him again.
Please please pray for us. My heart is shattered. I literally don’t know what to do every day. I am barely hanging on and don’t know how I will ever get through this. Do I spend the rest of my life never trusting him and always worrying? Or do I go out on my own and break up my family? Both are bad choices. Please please pray for me. I would appreciate it so much. I need help.
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Dear Lord
You gift us so many beautiful things in life but two of the most beautiful are marriage and family. Through our faults we often make a mess of both. I pray for this marriage to find healing, I ask you to break the addictions that are causing so many issues. May the foundation of marriage be brought back together through trust.
Amen
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Thank you for your prayers 
dear lord, please find a way so that ijustcant435 is free from the sins of her husband. the temptations on this planet are so great and the desires are even greater. please I ask for you to find a way to help keep a family together without causing pain in any of their lives through gambling.
a footnote. I am at a loss at why gambling is legal in most of the world. I can’t believe that revinue comes before social peace. I believe the government is the greatest sinner on the planet for allowing this family destroying menace to continue. in my country gambling is advertised on television it’s used to pay for the waining free to air television market. although child psychologists all agree that it’s causing generational harm. nobody does anything about it.
5 more years of “programming” then it’ll all be too late.
government is the problem down here
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Thank you so much. We are still trying to hang in there. It’s been really hard -many days. I spend just crying all day.
All prayers are appreciated
My heart goes out to you. What you’re going through is incredibly heavy, and it makes complete sense that you feel shattered, confused, and torn between two painful choices. Living with someone struggling with addiction, especially when it involves lying and stealing, is deeply traumatic. None of this is your fault, and your pain is very real.
I want you to know that God sees every tear you’ve cried, and He is not distant from your suffering. He cares about your heart, your safety, and your future. You are not alone, even though it feels that way right now.
Here is a prayer for you and your husband:
"Lord God, I lift up this precious wife and her husband to You. You see the brokenness, the betrayal, the fear, and the exhaustion she is carrying. You know how heavy this burden is. I ask that You surround her with Your peace that passes all understanding. Calm her anxious thoughts and hold her heart together when she feels like she is falling apart.
Father, I pray for her husband. Break the chains of gambling addiction in his life. Bring him to deep and lasting repentance, not just temporary change. Give him the courage to seek real, accountable help and to walk in honesty. Replace every desire for gambling with a desire to honor You and to love his family well.
Lord, give her wisdom for every next step — whether to stay, to separate for a season, or to create stronger boundaries. Let her know she does not have to make every decision today. Guide her one day at a time. Protect her and her family spiritually, emotionally, and financially. Place the right people, counselors, and resources around her.
Remind her that she is loved, seen, and valued by You. Heal the deep wounds of betrayal in her heart, and in time, if it is Your will, restore trust in a healthy, safe way. In Jesus’ name, amen."
Please remember: you do not have to walk through this alone or in silence. There are people and organizations who care and who can help you find emotional, spiritual, and practical support in this season.
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You deserve support, prayer, and guidance as you navigate these painful decisions. I will keep you in my prayers for strength, clarity, protection, and hope, one day at a time.