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    Durr posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 years, 1 months ago

    Last night I watched a baseball game. The announcer was telling a story about how he encouraged a player who had struck out, grounded out, and basically helped the Cubs lose the game. He told him to not worry about the past, to keep his head up, and to keep up the quality at-bats because the hits will come again.

    There are three groups of people fighting gambling. The first group is people who are studying here, taking notes, studying those notes, taking time in prayer, fighting by using the Bible, and basically going all-out in their war towards freedom. The second group is people who are reading here, thinking about it, praying a little, and strongly considering ways to quit. The third group is people who badly want to quit.

    Now, one would think that a lot of people would quit from group 3, people who badly want to quit. Nope, not many at all. One would also think that a lot of people would quit from group 2, (people who are starting to change). A few more, but really, not many at all. The truth is, that almost all the people who quit come from a group just like group one.

    Group one people will consistently do the things recommended at this site. They will make up their own top ten list of things they need to do to quit, and they will try to do those things every day. And if they don’t like tips 4 and 6, they will do them anyways because THEY ARE GOING TO QUIT THEIR HABIT NO MATTER WHAT.

    What makes a great major league baseball player? Talent? It helps, but there are a million talented kids in the minor leagues. A great baseball player is someone who has some talent and who strikes out and keeps trying. They ground out, and try even harder. They fly out, and go back to their notes and rework their technique some more. They fail and fail and fail and never stop working.

    A great baseball player is someone who keeps changing until they can make it to the major leagues. Someone who always works and never quits.

    Pray: “Father, help me to do whatever it takes to quit this habit.”

    Lastly, joining group one will be one of the best decisions you ever made.