Proverbs 30: 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.
So, here is the balanced approach that is written in the Bible, and if we were to cultivate the scriptural perspective and practice, riches and material wealth would not pose an existential threat to the Christian and habits of gambling could be overcome, or better yet avoided, for it all starts in one’s mind….[Prophets & Kings pp 59] In the midst of prosperity lurks danger. Throughout the ages, riches and honor have ever been attended with peril to humility and spirituality.
It is not the empty cup that we have difficulty in carrying; it is the cup full to the brim that must be carefully balanced. Affliction and adversity may cause sorrow, but it is prosperity that is most dangerous to spiritual life. It is never the will of God that His servants should point out a problem without offering solutions, and therefore, we must turn to the word of God again to see what is His ideal will on the matter in question.
God’s ideal will is that wherever possible, those who can, should work for their daily bread because doing so staves off a ton of evils, that would otherwise be suggested to idle minds. If you do not have anything to do, try to find something good to do, because the temptation to gamble has greater appeal to an idle mind, than one that is preoccupied with work. [1] Try to get a job, or wherever possible, start your own business, because labor or being employed is noble.
Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!